I’ll be the first one to tell you that although I don’t personally like smoked sausage, my family absolutely loves it! As I was brainstorming family-friendly keto/low carb recipes, I thought adding smoked sausage recipes to my keto/low carb recipes would be a huge hit with my hubby and kiddos. Smoked Sausage & Cabbage is very low carb, flavorful, and family-friendly even if I don’t love the smoked sausage part. It’s one of those simple one-skillet meals that come together so quickly. At the very last minute, I added a little of my homemade sugarfree BBQ sauce that made such a huge difference! It was good before, but the BBQ Sauce totally kicked it up a notch. I had no idea how well cabbage and BBQ sauce would go together. They are indeed a match made in heaven, and I’m sure it’s the case for the smoked sausage as well but since it’s not my favorite I picked them out and ate just the cabbage. My family, on the other hand, devoured it. In fact, there was just enough left for a meal the next day, and Keto/Low Carb Smoked Sausage & Cabbage rewarmed perfectly.
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Keto/low carb Smoked Sausage & Cabbage is now a family favorite (even though I pick out the smoked sausage). I have included a step-by-step tutorial below to show you just how easy this recipe was to prepare.
Saute smoked sausage in butter in a cast iron skillet for 7 minutes. If you are OCD and your eye is twitching from the irregularity in my smoked sausage slices please know I did not do that on purpose. Lol!
Remove smoked sausage from the skillet and add shredded cabbage, onions, and 1 tablespoon of butter. Cover and cook on low/medium heat for 10 minutes. Stir, then add 1/3 cup of water and cook covered for another 10 minutes.
Remove lid again and add 1/3 cup water then cook for an additional 5 minutes covered.
Add smoked sausage back to skillet.
This is the secret ingredient that made the Keto/Low Carb Smoked Sausage & Cabbage taste amazing! All I added was 1/3 a cup, but it was the perfect amount that gave it just the right amount of flavor.
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Smoked Sausage & Cabbage {keto/low carb}
Ingredients
- 14 oz All Natural Smoked Sausage, Beef I used Nitrate Free
- 3 tbsp butter
- 1/2 cup diced onion
- 1 head fresh cabbage, shredded
- 2/3 cup water
- 1/3 cup homemade sugar-free BBQ sauce
- salt & pepper to taste
Instructions
- In a skillet, melt 2 tablespoons of butter.
- Cut smoked sausage into slices then saute in butter for approx 7 minutes on medium heat stirring occasionally to prevent sticking.
- Remove sausage from skillet and set aside.
- Add chopped cabbage, onion, and 1 tablespoon butter to skillet. Stir until butter is melted. Cover with a lid and allow to simmer on medium/low for approx 10 minutes.
- Remove lid and stir adding 1/3 cup of water. Cover and cook on low/medium heat for 10 minutes.
- Remove lid then and stir the cabbage from the bottom then add the remaining 1/3 cup water and cook for an additional 5 minutes if needed. (Depending on the size of your head of lettuce and how finely you chopped you may need to cook more or less)
- Add the sausage back to the skillet along with 1/3 cup homemade sugar-free BBQ sauce and cook on low/medium heat uncovered for 5 minutes.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition
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