Cajun cabbage boil with chicken sausage
20 min · 38 g protein · 343 cals / serving
The viral cabbage boil made on the stove in 20 minutes: nuggets of chicken sausage and chicken thigh browned in a deep pan, then big chunks of green cabbage braised under a lid in a Cajun, paprika and garlic broth until silky. Lemon and parsley at the end. All the boil flavour without the stick of butter, and it is even better the next day.
Ingredients
- 12 oz raw turkey sausage, fresh chicken (or turkey) sausage links, the meat pinched from the casings in 3 cm (1 1/4-inch) nuggets
- 14 oz boneless skinless thighs chicken thigh, cut into 4 cm (1 1/2-inch) pieces
- 2 tsp canola oil
- 1 small green cabbage (about 1 1/4 lb) cabbage, cored and cut into 4 cm (1 1/2-inch) chunks
Cajun broth
- 1 tbsp cajun or creole seasoning, mild or hot
- 1 tsp paprika, smoked if you have it
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 4 tsp lemon juice
- 2 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped
Steps
- Heat the oil in a large, deep lidded skillet or a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Brown the sausage nuggets and chicken pieces, turning them, for 4 minutes; they finish cooking later.
- Meanwhile, core the cabbage and cut it into 4 cm (1 1/2-inch) chunks, and stir the Cajun seasoning, paprika and garlic into the broth.
- Tip the cabbage onto the meat, pour the spiced broth over and cover. Simmer over medium heat for 7–8 minutes, stirring once, until the cabbage is tender and the sausage and chicken are 165°F inside.
- Uncover and let the broth bubble for 1–2 minutes to concentrate. Drizzle with the lemon juice, scatter the parsley and spoon the pan juices over each plate. It keeps 4 days in the fridge; reheat covered, with its juices, until piping hot.
Good to know
Can I use smoked sausage?
Yes, smoked chicken or turkey sausage gives the classic boil smokiness, at about 67 instead of 70. It carries more carbohydrate and salt, so the dish is no longer strictly keto. Slice it in coins and brown it for 3 minutes; it is already cooked through, so it only needs heating with the cabbage.
How hot is it?
Gentle with a mild Cajun blend, which is how children usually eat it. For the grown-ups, pass hot sauce at the table, or use a hot blend and a pinch of cayenne.
Per
- Calories
- 96
- Protein
- (45%)
- 11 g
- Fat
- (44%)
- 5 g
- Carbohydrates
- (11%)
- 3 g
- of which sugar
- 1 g
- Fiber
- 1 g
- Sodium
- 295 mg
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Computed from the ingredients with our published formula, not yet kitchen-tested. How
As written, 1374 kcal goes into the pot and 1601 g of ingredients comes out as about 1431 g of food: 96 kcal per 100 g. Cooking moves water and energy density is the score's biggest lever, so the dish is scored as cooked, not as an average of its parts. Every ingredient links to its food page, with the same data and score. The label's percentages are each macronutrient's share of the calories. The full formula.