Recipes & Cooking Recipes by Ingredient Pork These Cozy Kielbasa Recipes Make an Easy, Comforting Meal If you haven’t tried it before, kielbasa is a Polish smoked sausage, usually sold in a “U” shape. By Andrea Beck Andrea Beck Andrea Beck served as garden editor at BHG and her work has appeared on Food & Wine, Martha Stewart, MyRecipes, and more. Learn about BHG's Editorial Process Updated on May 7, 2024 Close Photo: Brie Passano Kielbasa sausage is a smoked Polish sausage that adds big flavor to a variety of dishes. It's a hearty main dish when paired with vegetables, pasta, and potatoes. It also serves as a flavorful addition to seafood boils, breakfast hash, and casseroles. Try these tasty recipes with kielbasa, and consider subbing it into your favorite sausage dishes! 01 of 05 Apple-Kielbasa Hash Jason Donnelly Kielbasa and potatoes? Yes, please! If you’re looking for a familiar way to try this Polish staple, look no further than this simple breakfast hash. It combines a ton of familiar ingredients, like yellow potatoes, Brussels sprouts, and fried eggs, with kielbasa to make a classic breakfast sausage skillet. View Recipe 02 of 05 Shrimp and Sausage Boil Alison Miksch Change up the flavor of your shrimp boil just a little by using kielbasa. It has a similar smoky flavor to andouille sausage, but with less spice, which can help the other ingredients in the boil shine. Cook the sausage, potatoes, corn, and seafood all together in a big pot, then serve it family-style for everyone to share. View Recipe 03 of 05 Sauteed Red Cabbage with Onions and Smoked Sausage Andy Lyons One skillet is all you’ll need to toss together this kielbasa recipe. Cook the sausage with red cabbage and Swiss chard for an easy veggie side. If you want to make this recipe heartier for a winter meal, try serving with baked or mashed potatoes. View Recipe 04 of 05 Cabbage and Kielbasa Brie Passano This dish has multiple European influences, featuring Polish kielbasa and German spaetzle. The kielbasa and cabbage cook all together in one skillet, giving you time to cook the spaetzle on the side. Combine everything at the end for a hearty, delicious comfort food dinner! View Recipe 05 of 05 Sausage and Peppers Soup Jacob Fox Sausage and peppers are a classic combo, and it’s so easy to turn this dish into a kielbasa recipe. Cook sliced kielbasa, sweet peppers, and onions together in your Dutch oven, then turn it into soup by adding canned tomatoes and tomato paste. A dash of crushed red pepper adds a hint of heat, but you can always add more to turn up the temperature. View Recipe Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit