This is how to make a Kielbasa skillet recipe in 20 minutes. Also, if you want it with veggies in the oven, we have a popular kielbasa sheet pan oven method. However, kielbasa in the skillet is the absolute quickest. Check this out and others in our Main Courses, Pork, and Beef Categories.
How To Make Kielbasa Skillet Recipe
- Prepare all ingredients. Dice onions and cut kielbasa to bite-sized pieces.
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2. Then, brown the diced onions in some oil.
3. After that, add the kielbasa to mildly browned onions. Cook meat and onions for a few more minutes until kielbasa is browned.
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4. Then, add remaining ingredients and cook for final 1-2 minutes.
5. Finally, serve with other great side dishes.
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Types of Meat for Kielbasa Skillet
These ingredients are extremely unique for kielbasa, whether you use the sausage, beef, or turkey kind of kielbasa. However, you can use this recipe for any of those types but the two that are favored are the kielbasa sausage (pork) and the turkey kielbasa. So, these ingredients make this main course recipe the favorite for all family members, including the kids.
What sides are good when you cook Kielbasa sausage in a frying pan?
Here are some ideas of some great side dishes that might help. Try mashed or Baked Potatoes, Squash, green beans, corn on the cob, simple salad, and fruit in a cup. Kielbasa also goes great with cooked cabbage or southern cooked cabbage. And, just chunks of cooked kielbasa added into cooked cabbage is an option listed in those recipes. For fruit or soup sides, check out this list of suggestions.
- Southern Potato Salad or Mashed Potato Salad
- Cream of celery soup homemade
- Tomato soup
- Cantaloupe salad
- Cantaloupe
- Pineapple and cottage cheese
Nutritional Values of Kielbasa Skillet Recipe
There are about 470 calories in a serving of this homemade kielbasa skillet recipe. More detailed nutritional values are shown in the <Print Recipe> option. Also, learning more, look at Wikipedia’s article about kielbasa and its Polish origins.
Conclusion of Stovetop Kielbasa in a Skillet
So, now you know how to cook this extremely fast and tasty kielbasa recipe. Also, here’s another fast one as an open faced kielbasa sandwich. Also, here’s how to cook Little Smokies in 10 minutes on the Stove Top.
Cook Kielbasa Stovetop
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Ingredients
- 13 oz kielbasa or smoked sausage; 1 pkg of 12-16 oz is fine
- ½ Tbsp oil
- 1 medium onion, diced
- 1½ Tbsp dark brown sugar or brown sugar
- 1 tsp yellow mustard
- ½ tsp lemon juice optional
- 1 tsp honey optional
- ½ tsp molasses optional
Instructions
- Partially sauté the onions in the oil on medium to medium-high for about 5 minutes. Then, add in the kielbasa chunks and cook at medium high.13 oz kielbasa, ½ Tbsp oil, 1 medium onion, diced
- When the meat begins to show browned edges (usually within 5-10 minutes), reduce heat to medium-low. Add in remaining ingredients and cook for another 2-3 minutes.1 tsp yellow mustard, 1½ Tbsp dark brown sugar, ½ tsp lemon juice, 1 tsp honey, ½ tsp molasses