Pennsylvania Dutch Skillet Supper
Pennsylvania Dutch Skillet Supper is a one-pan cabbage-sausage recipe that comes together in no time at all! Bite size morsels of sausage, potatoes and cabbage nestled in a savory broth! Serve with a warm loaf of bread and call it dinner!
This one-pan supper recipe is often considered, Irish, German or just plain ole American. My family has had this easy meal on a monthly basis for as long as I can remember and our ancestors are French and Irish…go figure.
Why this recipe works
Pennsylvania Dutch Skillet supper is a quick and easy way to get vitamins and nutrients on the weeknight dinner table fast!
- One-pan clean up – who doesn’t love that? No messy kitchen or a lot of pots and pans to fool with – just one cast iron skillet does the trick!
- Cost efficient – the onions, potatoes and cabbage are pretty inexpensive
- Feeds a large group – You can easily feed six hearty meals with one large link of cooked sausage
Ingredients
The ingredients for this easy cabbage-sausage-potato recipe are pretty simple
- Green cabbage – depending upon how many people you’re feeding, a 2-3 pound head of cabbage is usually enough to feed 4
- Butter – just about two tablespoons (or a little vegetable oil or canola oil) to saute the onions and potatoes
- Onions – I used sliced sweet yellow onions, but you can use plain yellow onions or white- your call
- Link sausage -I like to use about a pound of smoked sausage or Keilbasa; you can use whatever type of link sausage you like for this Pennsylvania Dutch cabbage recipe
- Potatoes – I prefer a waxy potato, like a Yukon gold or a red creamer; these hold up better in the hot skillet than the brown russet or Idaho potatoes
- Chicken broth – you’ll need just a little chicken broth or chicken stock to steam the green cabbage and potatoes
- Garlic powder – just a pinch
- Caraway seeds – these really give a nice flavor to the cabbage and sausage mixture
- Salt and ground black pepper to taste
Instructions
This is an overview. For exact ingredients and measurements, please see the recipe card below.
Meal prep: Core and cut the cabbage into bit size pieces and set aside. Then dice the potatoes and slice the onions. Slice the sausage into 1/4″ inch bite size pieces. Set all this aside
- In a large cast iron skillet on medium heat, melt butter; saute onions and potatoes for a few minutes
- Add cut cabbage and sausage; season mixture with garlic powder and sprinkle caraway seeds over the mixture
- Pour in a little chicken broth and cover
- Allow to simmer 8-20 minutes or until the potatoes are tender
Add in the diced potatoes and sliced sausage
Pour a little chicken broth over the mixture; add a little garlic powder and caraway seeds; cover and simmer until potatoes are tender.
I think you’ll find this cabbage-sausage skillet recipe a well-balanced and delicious weeknight dinner!
Serve this quick and easy cabbage recipe with a side of homemade cornbread and call it dinner!
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Pennsylvania Dutch Skillet Supper
Ingredients
- 1 head green cabbage , about 2-3 pounds; rough cut into 1"inch pieces
- 2 tablespoons butter (unsalted)
- ¾ cup chopped yellow onion ¼" inch slices
- 1-2 cups diced Yukon gold potatoes 1" inch cubes
- 1 pound smoked sausage, or Keilbosa ¼" inch slices
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon caraway seed
- ¾ cup chicken stock
Instructions
- In a cast iron skillet, melt butter; saute onions and potatoes in butter for 5 minutes2 tablespoons butter (unsalted), ¾ cup chopped yellow onion, 1-2 cups diced Yukon gold potatoes
- Add chopped cabbage and smoked sausage; combine well1 head green cabbage, 1 pound smoked sausage, or Keilbosa
- Season with garlic powder and add caraway seeds; combine well1 teaspoon garlic powder, 1 tablespoon caraway seed
- Add chicken broth; combine; cover and allow to cook until potatoes are tender¾ cup chicken stock
- Season to taste with salt and ground black pepper
