Instant Pot Cabbage, Sausage and Potato Soup

Turn to Instant Pot Cabbage, Sausage, and Potato Soup when you need a quick yet hearty meal that warms you up.

This soup offers the perfect chilly weather meal that requires few ingredients – five main ingredients, in fact.

Spiced with the essentials of salt, pepper, Cayenne, and garlic, the healthy, filling soup can help you use up a bummer crop of cabbage or that massive five-pound bag of potatoes you caught on sale.

This is a very satisfying soup. My husband has never cared for cabbage but he loves this soup.

Cabbage, sausage, and potato soup offer a hearty meal perfect for a chilly day. Leftovers keep well in the fridge or freezer.

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Why I love do Instant Pot Cabbage, Sausage, and Potato Soup?

• Cooking sausage and potato soup in an Instant Pot provides me with the taste of simmering soup on the stove but at a cooking speed similar to that of a microwave.
• This soup offers a healthy meal that, with one or two recipe alterations, can produce a low-calorie meal.

What meat goes best with cabbage?

Traditionally, Polish kielbasa sausage pairs best with cabbage. You can also use ham with cabbage and potatoes.

Why is my Instant Pot Cabbage, Sausage, and Potato Soup bitter?

Some vegetables, such as leeks, cause bitterness, so if you add them to the basic recipe, try cutting that vegetable or reducing the amount used. Also, remove the scum from the top of the soup. It consists of vegetable skin that contains impurities that cause a bitter taste. Simmering the soup slowly helps remove bitterness.

Why do people put vinegar on cabbage?

Without vinegar, cabbage loses its purple color and turns blue when cooking.

What happens if you don’t wash cabbage?

Bacteria develop on cabbage while it grows on the ground and insects can crawl inside. Without washing it, bacteria remain on the vegetable which can cause illness in those who eat it. Thoroughly wash the exterior leaves, then remove them and cut the cabbage. Wash the interior leaves.

How to Serve Instant Pot Cabbage, Sausage, and Potato Soup?

This sausage and potato soup tastes best served piping hot in bowls with a side salad and scrumptious bread, such as garlic bread or onion fritters. Top it off with a carrot cake for dessert.

Cooking Tips:

• The salt and the garlic help to combat the aftertaste of cabbage, which can come off as bitter. Avoid leaving them out.
• After washing the cabbage, soak it in salted water for about three hours. This helps it remain crisp and removes some of its bitterness.

Variations:

• You can alter this sausage and potato soup recipe in a couple of ways to increase its healthy nature and tailor it to some special diets. Here’s how.
• Trade the salt for NoSalt, a sodium substitute that works as a one-to-one substitute for table salt, if you have high blood pressure and need to reduce your salt intake. For the garlic salt, mix one-part NoSalt with two parts powdered garlic.
• To make this soup lower in fat and calories, substitute Light Parkay for the butter. Use turkey polska kielbasa instead of pork.

Ingredients:

• Cabbage chopped
• Chicken broth
• Smoked sausage cut into rounds
• Potatoes
• Minced garlic
• Onion
• Butter
• Cayenne pepper
• Garlic salt
• Pepper to taste

How to make Instant Pot Cabbage, Sausage, and Potato Soup:

Step 1. Mix together the cayenne pepper, garlic salt, and pepper in a small bowl, and stir to combine.

Step 2. Place the chopped cabbage in the bottom of the Instant Pot and cover the with the broth. 

Step 3. Add the seasoning mixture.

Then top with a stick of butter cut into pieces.

Step 4. Layer the sausage, then the onion, and garlic.

Then finally add the potatoes.

Step 5. Sprinkle on the rest of the seasoning mixture, and top with the remaining ½ stick of butter cut into pieces.

Step 6. Place the lid on the Instant Pot, and set the dial to the sealing setting.

Step 7. Push the manual button, and set it for 8 minutes.

Step 8. Once the time is done, do a quick release and serve.

Serve warm!

Instant Pot Cabbage, Sausage and Potato Soup

Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 6 minutes minutes

Total Time: 21 minutes minutes

Servings: 6

Turn to Instant Pot Cabbage, Sausage, and Potato Soup when you need a quick yet hearty meal that warms you up. This soup offers the perfect chilly weather meal that requires few ingredients – five main ingredients, in fact. Spiced with the essentials of salt, pepper, Cayenne, and garlic, the healthy, filling soup can help you use up a bummer crop of cabbage or that massive five-pound bag of potatoes you caught on sale.

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Ingredients 

• 1 Medium head of cabbage chopped
• 1 C. Chicken broth
• 1 Package smoked sausage cut into rounds
• 4-5 Medium gold potatoes largely chopped or 1 small bag of baby gold potatoes halved
• 1 Tbsp. Minced garlic
• 1 Onion sliced into wedges
• 1 Stick of butter
• ⅛ tsp Cayenne pepper
• 2 tsp. Garlic salt
• Pepper to taste

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Instructions

• Mix together the cayenne pepper, garlic salt and pepper in a small bowl, and stir to combine.
• Place the chopped cabbage in the bottom of the Instant pot and cover the with the broth. 
• Add 1 tsp of the seasoning mixture, and top with ½ a stick of butter cut into pieces.
• Layer the sausage, then the onion, garlic and finally the potatoes
• Sprinkle on the rest of the seasoning mixture, and top with the remaining ½ stick of butter cut into pieces.
• Place the lid on the Instant Pot, and set the dial to the sealing setting.
• Push the manual button, and set it for 8 minutes.
• Once the time is done, do a quick release and serve.

Nutrition

Calories: 343kcal | Carbohydrates: 39g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 48mg | Sodium: 916mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 3g

Author: Laura

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How to store Instant Pot Cabbage, Sausage, and Potato Soup?

For the best results, store this sausage and potato soup in air-tight plastic-lidded containers. You can also use gallon-sized plastic and zippered storage bags.

How to reheat Instant Pot Cabbage, Sausage, and Potato Soup?

For refrigerated soups, pour the contents of one plastic container into the Instant Pot. Set the pot on “Keep Warm” mode to gradually warm the soup. Do you need lunch or dinner faster? Microwave the soup in 60 seconds in the plastic storage container.

How long does Instant Pot Cabbage, Sausage, and Potato Soup last in the fridge?

Leftovers of this delectable soup can last for a few days in the fridge. Store this delicious, quick soup for up to four days in the refrigerator.

Can I make ahead Instant Pot Cabbage, Sausage, and Potato Soup?

Absolutely, you can make Instant Pot cabbage, sausage, and potato soup ahead. It refrigerates well and you can freeze it, too. Let the soup cool fully before pouring or ladling it into plastic storage bowls, then add the fitted lid.

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