Instant Pot Cabbage, Potatoes and Sausage is such an easy and delicious one pot supper. With bacon and sausage it’s got lots of flavor. Plus you get your vegetables in with the cabbage, carrots and red potatoes.
Instant Pot Cabbage, Potatoes and Sausage
I love one pot meals for a busy weeknight. This Instant Pot sausage, cabbage and potatoes is a winning dinner with so much flavor.
One thing I’ve really come to love since I started cooking in an Instant Pot is cabbage. Cabbage gets perfectly tender in the Instant Pot in a short amount of time. It almost tastes like noodles or rice to me giving me the feeling of eating carbs. Which I like.
Ingredients/Substitution Ideas
- Bacon
- Smoked sausage–kielbasa, andouille, beef smoked sausage, chicken sausage or turkey sausage all work. I sliced mine in half lengthwise and then into quarter inch slices.
- Minced garlic–fresh or jarred
- Chicken broth–or beef broth or water and Better than Bouillon
- Worcestershire sauce
- Cabbage–I used green cabbage. It seems like a lot at first but it shrinks down a ton!
- Baby carrots–you can also use regular carrots cut into chunks
- Red or yukon gold potatoes
- Seasoned salt–I used Lawry’s brand
- Crushed red pepper flakes
How to make cabbage potatoes and sausage?
Instructions:
- Fry the bacon: Turn Instant Pot to saute setting. When display says HOT add in the bacon and fry until crispy. Use a slotted spoon to move the bacon to a paper towel lined plate.
- Brown sausage in bacon grease: Add the sliced smoked sausage into the pot and brown in the bacon grease for a couple minutes. Then add in the garlic and saute for 30 seconds.
- Deglaze the pot: Pour in the broth and scrape the bottom of the pot so that nothing is sticking. Turn off Instant Pot.
- Add ingredients: Add in the Worcestershire sauce, cabbage, carrots, potatoes. Sprinkle in the seasoned salt and red pepper.
- Pressure cook: Cover Instant Pot and secure the lid. Make sure valve is set to sealing. Set the manual/pressure cook button to 4 minutes. When time is up move valve to venting. Remove the lid.
- Finish it off: Gently stir. Taste test and add extra salt and pepper to taste, if needed. Scoop onto plates and sprinkle each serving with some of the bacon.
Recipe Notes/Tips
- Serve with a slice of crusty bread and butter. Homemade French bread is my favorite!
- Try mixing up the seasonings and spices. Some ideas are cajun seasoning, caraway seeds, smoked paprika, ranch dressing mix etc.
- Try adding in some fresh green beans. Add them in at the same time you add in the carrots.
- I used my 6 quart Instant Pot*. You can also make this in an 8 quart pot. Halve the recipe in the 3 quart pot.
- Helpful tools I used: saute paddle*, cutting boards*, knives*, slotted spoon*, kitchen shears*, garlic press*
- Store leftovers in an airtight container* in the refrigerator for up to 5 days or in the freezer for up to 3 months.
- Other recipes you can make with the rest of the package of bacon you have: Instant Pot Cheesy Bacon Breakfast Potatoes and Instant Pot Bacon Cheddar Chicken Pot Pie.
Frequently asked questions
- Can I use ground sausage instead of smoked sausage? Sure! I would brown the sausage using the saute setting and drain off the excess grease before pressure cooking.
- Can I use russet potatoes instead of red potatoes? Sure! I would peel the Russet potatoes before pressure cooking them. Use the same pressure cook time.
- Can I use packaged bacon crumbles instead of raw bacon? You can. The main difference will be that you won’t have the flavor from the bacon grease when you brown the sausage and saute the garlic.
- How do I cut the carbs down? You can use cauliflower florets in the place of the potatoes. You can also leave out the carrots and replace it with celery chunks instead.
- Is this recipe gluten free? You can make this recipe gluten free by making sure you use gluten free Worcestershire sauce and broth.
- Is this recipe dairy free? Yes! This is a great dinner for someone who is lactose intolerant.
- How much cabbage do I need? It’s hard to say exactly (that’s why I weigh mine out) but it’s about half a large head of cabbage.
More Instant Pot recipes with Cabbage…
Instant Pot Cabbage Roll Soup
An easy way to enjoy all the flavors of cabbage rolls. This soup will be your family’s new favorite!
Instant Pot Cabbage Roll Casserole
A super easy and fast way to have the flavors of cabbage rolls for dinner tonight.
Instant Pot Smoked Sausage and Cabbage
An easy all in one pot meal of smoked sausage, potatoes, onion and cabbage. Dump everything into the pot and walk away!
Instant Pot Unstuffed Cabbage Soup
This soup has the flavors of a cabbage roll with its ground beef, plenty of seasonings and lots of cabbage. It is a low-cal, high protein soup that satisfies!
Instant Pot Lazy Stuffed Cabbage
All the flavors of stuffed cabbage in a super fast and easy stew. This is a delicious and healthy dinner that will fill you up!
Did you know you can filter the recipes on my website to search by meat type, IP or Crockpot, low carb, gluten free, etc.? Use the filter to find exactly what you are looking for.
Cabbage, Potatoes and Sausage
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 4 minutes
- Total Time: 24 minutes
- Yield: 4–6 servings 1x
Description
Instant Pot Cabbage, Potatoes and Sausage is such an easy and delicious one pot supper. With bacon and sausage it’s got lots of flavor. Plus you get your vegetables in with the cabbage, carrots and red potatoes.
Ingredients
- 3 slices of bacon, cut into 1 inch pieces
- 1 (12 oz) package of smoked sausage, sliced in half lengthwise and then sliced into quarter inch pieces
- 1 Tbsp minced garlic
- 2/3 cup chicken or beef broth
- 1 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1 1/2 pounds of chopped cabbage
- 2 cups baby carrots
- 1 pound red or yellow potatoes, cut into cubes
- 1 tsp seasoned salt
- 1/4 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
Instructions
- Turn Instant Pot to saute setting. When display says HOT add in the bacon and fry until crispy. Use a slotted spoon to move the bacon to a paper towel lined plate.
- Add the sliced smoked sausage into the pot and brown in the bacon grease for a couple minutes. Then add in the garlic and saute for 30 seconds.
- Pour in the broth and scrape the bottom of the pot so that nothing is sticking. Turn off Instant Pot.
- Add in the Worcestershire sauce, cabbage, carrots, potatoes. Sprinkle in the seasoned salt and red pepper.
- Cover Instant Pot and secure the lid. Make sure valve is set to sealing. Set the manual/pressure cook button to 4 minutes. When time is up move valve to venting. Remove the lid.
- Gently stir. Taste test and add extra salt and pepper to taste, if needed. Scoop onto plates and sprinkle each serving with some of the bacon.
- Category: Sausage
- Method: Instant Pot
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This is such a yummy recipe. I make it pretty much as written but I do sauté a sliced onion and add a few extra spices. The crispy bacon topping is a must. Thanks for another winner!
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Sounds like an awesome version! Thanks for the 5 stars 🙂
This recipe looks and sounds amazing!! Can’t wait to try it!!
Made this last month and again a few weeks ago to finish off the cabbage. We loved it. It was easy to make and very delicious. Keeping in our recipe folder to make again.
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Thanks for the 5 stars! So glad you liked it David.
I didn’t have any uncooked bacon, but I do keep a container of bacon grease in my fridge, so I browned the sausage in that and added crumbled bacon. I knew that my husband didn’t like sauerkraut, but after 30 years of marriage I had no idea that he doesn’t like cabbage! He eyed up my dish and asked what was in it. He got his own bowl and remarked, “this is really pretty good, seeing as how I don’t like cabbage.” Hahaha! This one will go into the menu rotation. Thanks!
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I’m glad we figured out a way to make him enjoy cabbage!!! Great story!
Delicious and easy to make. Thank you.for another very good recipe.
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You’re welcome! Thanks for the 5 stars Sue!
Can I make it in crock pot or on stove—don’t have instapot. Directions?
if I don’t have an instant pot how do I cook it on the stove or in a crock pot and directions thank you
OMGoodness. Forget Octoberfest, we’ll have an “oink fest” at our house when this gets done. Gotta share something. My Dad used to fry up bacon to keep in ‘fridge to make BLT’s. He’d save the grease for me to use as seasoning & I’d freeze it until needed. When he passed away I had a few containers in the freezer. Well, a few months ago I used the last of it & thought “what to do now?” Found something called “Bacon Up” online & ordered some. WHOA! I keep it in the ‘fridge & it’s amazing. So, when I make this I’ll use bagged bacon crumbles, and will saute my onions in Bacon Up. Will be back with stars.
P.S. recipe doesn’t call for onions but I put onions in pretty much everything
Bacon up?! I need to find that! Thanks for the tip
I was right. My hubby just plowed through that bowl of yumminess!! Oh, BTW, if you get extra containers of Bacon Up, just keep them in the freezer until you need them.
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Good tip!! will do