This dish is total comfort. Potatoes, cabbage, smoked sausage, and a tangy homemade mustard vinaigrette. I’m in love! This Sheet Pan Roasted Kielbasa and Cabbage Dinner is so incredibly easy and gives me everything I need on one plate. I know I’ll be making this one often.
Do I Have to Use Kielbasa?
If you can’t find kielbasa, you can probably get away with using just about any smoked sausage here. It’s the smokiness that is important because that deep smoky flavor really pulls the ingredients together, so don’t be tempted to use fresh sausage. Go smoky.
Double Your Kielbasa and Cabbage Dinner with Caution
If you want to double this recipe, make sure to split everything between two baking sheets so that everything gets ample exposure to hot air. Crowded ingredients = soggy vegetables and no delicious browning. And you could probably get away without doubling the dressing (I had some leftover). BUT this recipe is so easy that if you are doubling it for meal prep purposes, I’d suggest just making a second fresh batch later in the week. It’s too easy to not have it fresh!
Prefer cooking in a skillet? Try my Kielbasa and Cabbage Skillet!
Sheet Pan Roasted Kielbasa and Cabbage Dinner
Servings 4Ingredients
MUSTARD VINAIGRETTE
- 1/4 cup olive oil ($0.52)
- 2 Tbsp red wine vinegar ($0.20)
- 1 Tbsp stone ground or whole grain mustard* ($0.08)
- 1 small clove garlic, crushed or minced ($0.08)
- 1/4 tsp salt ($0.02)
- Freshly cracked pepper ($0.03)
ROASTED KIELBASA AND VEGETABLES
- 1/2 lb kielbasa ($1.60)
- 1 lb baby red potatoes ($1.63)
- 1/2 head cabbage** ($1.02)
- 2 Tbsp olive oil, divided ($0.26)
- Pinch of salt and pepper ($0.05)
- Handful chopped fresh parsley ($0.22)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400ºF. In a small bowl whisk together the olive oil, red wine vinegar, mustard, crushed garlic, salt, and freshly cracked pepper for the vinaigrette. Set the vinaigrette aside.
- Slice the kielbasa into 1/4-inch thick rounds. Wash the potatoes well and slice them into 1/4-inch rounds as well. Place the kielbasa and potatoes on a large baking sheet and drizzle with 1 Tbsp olive oil. Toss the kielbasa and potatoes in the oil until they are well coated and the surface of the baking sheet is also covered in oil. Sprinkle a pinch of salt and pepper over top.
- Remove any dirty or damaged leaves from the cabbage. Cut the stem off the cabbage, then cut it in half. Reserve one half for a different recipe. Slice the remaining half into 1-inch wide slices. Cut each slice into two pieces. Place the cabbage pieces on the baking sheet with the kielbasa and potatoes, nestling them down so that they are laying flat on the baking sheet.
- Brush the remaining 1 Tbsp olive oil over the surface of the cabbage pieces and add a final pinch of salt and pepper to each.
- Roast the kielbasa, potatoes, and cabbage in the preheated oven for 20 minutes. Remove the baking sheet from the oven and carefully flip the kielbasa, potatoes, and cabbage pieces. The cabbage may fall apart a bit as it’s flipped, which is okay. Return the baking sheet to the oven and roast for an additional 10-15 minutes, or until the cabbage is tender and the edges are slightly brown and crispy. The kielbasa and potato slices should be well browned.
- Remove the baking sheet from the oven and top with fresh chopped parsley and a drizzle of the mustard vinaigrette. Serve warm.
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How to Make Roasted Kielbasa and Cabbage Dinner – Step by Step Photos
Preheat the oven to 400ºF. Prepare the vinaigrette first to allow the flavors time to blend. In a small bowl whisk together 1/4 cup olive oil, 2 Tbsp red wine vinegar, 1 Tbsp stone ground or Dijon mustard, 1 small clove of minced or crushed garlic, 1/4 tsp salt, and some freshly cracked pepper. Set the dressing aside.
You’ll need 1/2 lb. kielbasa (or any smoked sausage) for this recipe. I froze the other half of mine so I could make this again another day. :)
Slice the kielbasa into 1/4-inch rounds. Clean 1 lb. baby red potatoes well, then slice them into 1/4-inch rounds. Place the kielbasa and potatoes on a large baking sheet and drizzle with 1 Tbsp olive oil. Toss the kielbasa and potatoes until they are well coated in the oil and the oil has coated the surface of the baking sheet. Sprinkle a pinch of salt and pepper over top.
Remove any dirty or damaged leaves from a 3lb. head of cabbage. Cut it in half and reserve one half for a different recipe. Remove the stem of the half that will be used, then cut the cabbage into 1-inch wide slices. Finally, cut each slice into two pieces.
Nestle the cabbage pieces into the kielbasa and potatoes so that they are laying flat on the baking sheet. Brush the remaining 1 Tbsp olive oil over the surface of the cabbage pieces, then add a final pinch of salt and pepper.
Roast the kielbasa, cabbage, and potatoes in the preheated oven for 20 minutes, then carefully remove them and flip all the pieces (you’ll notice that they brown on the bottom, so it’s important to flip them all). The cabbage may fall apart a bit as you flip it, but that’s okay. Return the baking sheet to the oven and roast for 10-15 minutes more, or until the cabbage is tender and slightly browned on the edges, and the kielbasa and potatoes are well browned.
Top the baking sheet with a handful of chopped fresh parsley and a drizzle of the prepared mustard vinaigrette (you probably won’t need it all).
And that’s it! Now it’s ready to devour.
THIS is all I need. 🙌
Our family has been making this for years, and it’s always delicious! Truly one of my favorite dinners. There are lots of potato/cabbage/sausage recipes of some sort out there, but I feel like this is the only one that actually provides the right technique to properly brown all the ingredients and let their tastiness shine through, instead of just being baked in an aluminum foil packet or some such nonsense.
Tonight is the second night I have made this. It was wonderful the first time. I used red cabbage. Tonight I am making it with venison chops because that is what we have. Looking forward to it. I recommend this recipe. So good!
Delicious! I used vegetarian Beyond Meat bratwurst and added a touch of honey to the vinaigrette because my red wine vinegar is sharp, but otherwise followed the recipe. Though I couldn’t fit everything on one sheet Pan… I had to use two. It was worth the extra dish though! I’d never cooked cabbage like that, and I loved the way it turned out.
We love this recipe! Although I do use fresh pork sausage to make it and it’s delicious!
This is one of our all-time favorite recipes! My husband and I can’t stop eating it whenever I make it. There is something so comforting about it, and I love that it’s an easy one pan meal. I am ADDICTED to roasted cabbage now thanks to this recipe! We have made this with kielbasa, chicken sausage, local pork sausage-it’s always delicious!
My whole family devoured this and requested that it gets put into the regular rotation. The dressing is super tasty!
This was really delicious! I used Beyond sausage and purple cabbage. Also toasted some black mustard seeds and added to the dressing. Also, to get the smoky flavor that kielbasa has but Beyond sausage doesn’t, I brushed it with some natural smoke flavor and let it soak in about 15 minutes before slicing.
where did you get your beyond sausage. I was thinking about doing the same.
We have made this recipe from BudgetBytes more than any other. It’s always satisfying and comforting, plus it’s easy to make. The vinaigrette is the crucial part of the recipe; I feel like you can be flexible with the type of meat or vegetables, but the vinaigrette is what ties all of the flavors together. Enjoy!
I hardly ever write a review but this was simple and delicious! That mustard vinaigrette was AMAZING! we doubled the recipe and cooked on the suggested 2 sheet pans and it came out perfect.
This is delicious!! Since I didn’t have a head of cabbage I sauted a bag of cabbage slaw. My family devoured this dish ❤️
I’ve made this recipe several times-it’s always delicious. I do find it takes more than one baking pan to make. It might be due to my thinner cuts of potatoes but that makes them crispier which I prefer. I tend to make this with brats more often than smoked sausage. Last night I just had my husband grill the brats instead of putting them on the baking sheets. The vinaigrette is takes the dish to another level.
We replaced the potatoes with carrots, and uncooked whole bratwurst for kielbasa, but otherwise followed recipe. Will definitely have this again. Its fast, easy, versatile and flavorful.
Happy to hear it May!
I have always loved this recipe but my family has recently stopped eating meat. Do you have any ideas of what to serve with the cabbage and potatoes to make it a full meal?
Aside from using some sort of store bought vegetarian sausage substitute, I would probably just add an additional vegetable, like maybe cauliflower or broccoli. Vegetables contain protein, too! :)
Tofurky makes a vegetarian kielbasa that is really delicious! I’ve been able to find it in the organic sections at Festival Foods, Woodmans and Meijer. It cooks a little bit faster than normal kielbasa, so I usually let the veggies cook for 10 minutes on their own before adding it, but it’s a great substitute. :)
I was actually thinking white beans would be good in this!
This dish is amazing. I’ve made it with keilbasa and chorizo. Keilbasa is great but the chorizo is amazing🔥.
I also added an onion cut into 1/8’s and cloves of garlic.
This is the bomb, I couldn’t wait in between each bites for the next.
Plus it’s so easy that you don’t need the instructions after making it a couple times. WINNER
Happy to hear it! Thank you!
You’ll probably be hearing a bit from me because I’m on maternity leave (in Australia) & looking for recipes that won’t force me back to work too early for the money! I was doubting that this could be delicious but it was definitely cheap. Oh. My. Goodness. I’m going back for seconds this meal is amazing. The roasting actually makes cabbage delicious & the dressing, phwoar! Thank you! I’ll be doing this again.
So happy to hear it! And good luck to you!