Potato and Sausage Soup is a budget friendly meal with lots of flavor! Tender smoked sausage is combined with onions, potatoes, carrots, and cabbage and simmered in a flavorful broth.
This soup reheats well for the perfect meal all week long!
I can’t get enough soup recipes regardless of what time of year it is. From a hearty hamburger soup to a bowl of classic chicken noodle soup, they’re warm, comforting and nourishing!
How to Make Sausage Soup
This soup is as easy as can be, but it is still hearty and delicious!
- Sauté the onion, garlic, and celery in butter (per recipe below).
- Simmer Add vegetables, broth, water, bay leaf, and other seasonings and simmer uncovered.
- Stir in tomatoes (including the juices) and simmer another 10 minutes.
Remove the bay leaf and season with salt and pepper.
What to Serve with Sausage Soup?
This soup is so hearty it really doesn’t need much more! But you can’t go wrong with cheesy garlic breadsticks or quick and easy to make dinner rolls.
Add some fresh greens with an easy kale salad with fresh lemon dressing for a bright and tangy side! You can also serve a side of raw veggies like carrots, cauliflower, broccoli, and zucchini rounds with french onion dip.
Leftovers?
Leftovers will keep in the fridge for 4-5 days and reheat well in the microwave or on the stovetop.
Most soup recipes and stews can be easily frozen however soups with potatoes don’t freeze well. The potatoes tend to break apart and may have a grainy texture once thawed.
If you plan to freeze this soup, skip the potatoes and add extra celery and carrots (or cook the potatoes on the side). You can freeze this with the potatoes too of course, just keep in mind the texture may change slightly.
More Hearty Soups
- Chicken Tortilla Soup – favorite easy recipe
- Homemade Lentil Soup – full of hearty vegetables
- Crockpot Potato and Sausage Soup – filling & comforting
- Beef Barley Soup – complete meal in a bowl
- Taco Soup Recipe – 30-minute meal
- Creamy Potato Soup – a creamy favorite
- Slow Cooker Vegetable Beef Soup – hearty and healthy
Potato and Sausage Soup
Ingredients
- 1 onion diced
- 1 tablespoon butter
- ½ pound smoked sausage sliced
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1 stalk celery chopped
- 1 carrot chopped
- 1 large potato peeled and diced
- 3 cups cabbage chopped
- 4 cups low sodium beef broth
- 2 cups water
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- ¼ teaspoon dried dill
- 15 ounces diced tomatoes with juice
- 1-2 tablespoons cornstarch
Instructions
- Cook onion, butter, garlic, celery and sausage in a soup pot until onion is tender, about 5 minutes.
- Add potatoes, carrot, cabbage, broth, water, bay leaf and seasonings. Simmer uncovered 15 minutes or until potatoes are tender.
- Stir in tomatoes with juices and cornstarch and simmer 10 minutes more.
- Discard bay leaf and season with salt & pepper to taste. Serve with sour cream if desired.
Nutrition Information
Nutrition information provided is an estimate and will vary based on cooking methods and brands of ingredients used.
Course Main Course, Soup
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Read your “how to make sausage soup” section and was unable to locate when you put in the “sausage”.
The sausage is cooked in step 1 with the onions.
I don’t see any tomatoes in the pictures? Would it be good without them?
I think it would be good with or without tomatoes, Patrick!
Can you use chicken broth instead of beef broth? Will that change the taste?
It will change the flavor slightly but will still be delicious!
I have made this several times since finding this recipe on Pinterest, but I make it in my electric pressure cooker instead of the stove top. I follow all the steps, cooking the onion, celery, garlic and sliced smoked sausage on the sauté mode and then turning it off. Then I add everything else, including the tomatoes and pressure cook on high for about 12 minutes. I don’t add the cornstarch at all. This soup is delicious, quick and I usually have all the ingredients on hand. We normally have crusty dinner rolls with it. Leftovers are just as good, if not better!
what flavor broth, veg, chicken, beef?
The ingredients list calls for low sodium beef broth, but your favoirte low sodiym broth would work if you prefer.
Can this go in the crockpot ? If so how long?
Hi Carol, we have this crockpot potato and sausage soup recipe that will work perfectly for you!
This is the BEST soup I’ve ever had! This is a frequent recipe made in our home now. So delicious!
Thanks, Jourdan. Glad you enjoyed it!
Could I substitute the sausage for some leftover ham?
That’d be delicious Jennifer!
Fantastic recipe, I used more veggies than it called for and still had plenty of brothh
We loved this soup! I used smoked turkey kielbasa. It was hearty, healthy, flavorful, and full of good veggies! We will make this again soon!
We enjoyed the sausage potatoe soup this evening and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Was awesome, thanks.
So glad you loved it Aaron!
Love soup. Could have it every day.
How to adjust this to the Instant Pot please?
I haven’t tried this in the IP as of yet. If you try it, let us know how it goes!
This was an easy, satisfying soup! We decided it would be perfect for St. Patrick’s Day. I made it with kielbasa but will try corned beef. I make alot of soup and this would also be perfect for a beginner.
Thanks for a great dinner!
Could this recipe be made in a crock pot. If so, would there be different instuctions for it and how long should it be cooked for.
Please advise.
Hi Violet, I haven’t made this in the crockpot. Let us know how it works for you if you try it!
Hello Holly:
Could I make the Potatoe & Sausage Soup in a crock pot/slow cooker?
If so, how long would I cook it for and would the ingredients be the same or should the recipe be doubled?
Looking forward to your reply.
Hi Sarah, I haven’t tried this in the slow cooker as of yet. If you try it, please let us know how it goes!
Could I use crushed tomatoes vs diced? Recipe sounds amazing.
Thanks, Janet
That should turn out fine Janet. Hope you enjoy it!
The potatoe, sausage soup. What sausage is best. Pork, italian, dont want to spicy? Please suggest
I would suggest a smoked sausage such as Kielbasa or a mild Polish sausage.
This is much like my Mother-in-law used to make, less the carrots, cabbage, celery, garlic and tomatoes. She was Hungarian and made potato soup. First she browned the sausage slices then added onion (diced) and lightly cooked that. Then, she added the diced potatoes and stirred them around prior to adding 2-3 tablespoons of sweet Hungarian paprika, salt to taste and chicken stock. After boiling until the potatoes are tender, sour cream can be added to the pot or it can be added per bowl when it is served. Serve with crusty bread. The potato soup I grew up with was good then, but this soup was a winner from beginning to end. My husband felt there should be some in the refrigerator at all times.
Thank you for sharing your Mother-in-Law’s recipe Brenda, it sounds delicious and comforting! I’ll have to give it a try!
I hope you do try it. It sounds so simple but tastes very complex. I think you’ll enjoy it.
Recipe sound delicious
The picture shows a light colored broth, then when u add tomatoes, doesn’t it turn tomatoee? or a red color?
what can be used if u don’t put the tomatoes?
It sounds wonderful. I will try it.
You could leave the tomatoes out if you prefer Diane :)
I totally agree with your comment Diane…the instant you add a can of diced tomatoes with the juice it will change the color of the broth…