Smoked Sausage and Cabbage Skillet

📍 Where this dish comes from: Memphis, Tennessee · Beale Street Historic District
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This is exactly the kind of humble, one-skillet dish that fed soul food families through the week — smoked sausage and cabbage, cooked together until the cabbage soaks up all the smoky, rendered fat. Simple, fast, and satisfying.

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Smoked Sausage and Cabbage Skillet

Smoky sausage rounds pan-fried with cabbage until tender and lightly caramelized at the edges.

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Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes minutes

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Servings: 4 servings

Calories: 330kcal

Ingredients

• 12 oz smoked sausage sliced into rounds
• 2 tbsp butter
• 1 small head cabbage chopped
• 1/2 onion sliced
• 2 cloves garlic minced
• 1/2 tsp smoked paprika
• Salt and black pepper to taste

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Instructions

• Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add sausage and cook 4–5 minutes, until browned.
• Add onion and cook 3–4 minutes until softened.
• Add cabbage and garlic, tossing to combine.
• Cook 10–12 minutes, stirring occasionally, until cabbage is tender and lightly caramelized at the edges.
• Season with smoked paprika, salt, and pepper. Serve hot.

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 330kcal | Protein: 16g | Fat: 26g | Fiber: 4g

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Health Benefits

• Cabbage provides fiber and vitamin C at a very low carb cost.
• A one-skillet dish that keeps added fat modest, using just what the sausage renders plus a small amount of butter.
• A budget-friendly dish that’s just as satisfying as more involved recipes in this chapter.

Pairs Well With

• Smoked Turkey Collard Greens
• Cauliflower "Potato" Salad, Mustard Style