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Old Fashioned Cabbage Kielbasa and Bacon
Old Fashioned Cabbage Kielbasa and Bacon is a hearty and comforting dish. Few ingredients, budget- friendly and ready in less than 30 minutes, this dish is a knockout!
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
45 mins
Servings: 8
Calories: 236 kcal
Course:
Side Dish , Main Course
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- ½ pound Bacon
- 1 pound turkey kielbasa
- 5-6 dashes pepper sauce vinegar based like our homemade version
- 1 head cabbage cored and chopped
Instructions
- Using your largest skillet or pot, fry bacon until almost cooked, 5-7 minutes. Chop your bacon to create big enough pieces that can be easily pierced with a fork. Remove some of the bacon fat from the pan, leaving a few tablespoons behind, if desired.
- If I am only using a half a pound of bacon I usually do not remove any excess grease. If I use a pound of bacon I do. I take a few pieces of paper towel, scrunch them up into a ball and soak up some of the grease and discard the paper towel.
- Add chopped kielbasa. Stir until cooked. By cooking the bacon first, and then your kielbasa, you will have the tastiest cabbage on earth, I believe.
- Remove some fat if necessary, leaving a few tablespoons to cook your cabbage. I remove the excess bacon grease with a few pieces of paper towel scrunched up in a ball. I used to just pour the excess grease into a jar I kept handy by the stove, just like my grandmother taught me to!
- Add chopped cabbage. Try to cut the cabbage in pieces about the same size as your slices of Kielbasa. The cabbage will cook evenly and fit easily into everyone's mouth that eats it!
- Also, the skillet will seem too full when you add the cabbage at first but don't worry, the cabbage will gradually reduce in size as the water is released from it, between 10 and 15 minutes.
- Adjust and then stir until cabbage is cooked.
- Add 5-6 dashes or 1-2 tablespoons of our homemade hot pepper sauce.
- Add salt and pepper to taste. Serve and enjoy!
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Notes
- When you make this delicious cabbage dish, to make it out of this world good, add that special something that will send your friends and family to the moon and back!
Nutrition Information
Calories
236kcal
(12%)
Carbohydrates
10g
(3%)
Protein
14g
(28%)
Fat
16g
(25%)
Saturated Fat
6g
(30%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
3g
Monounsaturated Fat
6g
Trans Fat
0.04g
Cholesterol
49mg
(16%)
Sodium
888mg
(37%)
Potassium
361mg
(10%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
5g
(10%)
Vitamin A
203IU
(4%)
Vitamin C
59mg
(66%)
Calcium
59mg
(6%)
Iron
6mg
(33%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 236
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 236kcal | 12% |
| Carbohydrates | 10g | 3% |
| Protein | 14g | 28% |
| Fat | 16g | 25% |
| Saturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 3g | 18% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Trans Fat | 0.04g | 2% |
| Cholesterol | 49mg | 16% |
| Sodium | 888mg | 37% |
| Potassium | 361mg | 8% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 203IU | 4% |
| Vitamin C | 59mg | 66% |
| Calcium | 59mg | 6% |
| Iron | 6mg | 33% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.