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Whether you’re craving a hearty meal, a quick and tasty snack, or a flavorful addition to your favorite dishes, smoked sausage has got you covered.

From sizzling sausage stir-fries to zesty sausage sandwiches that will make your taste buds dance, these recipes will elevate your culinary game to new heights.

So, get your taste buds ready, gather your ingredients, and let’s dive into a world of smoky, mouthwatering goodness that will leave you coming back for seconds and thirds!

PS – Be sure to check out these 25+ sides for kielbasa too!

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This easy Kielbasa Soup recipe is filled with savory sausage, hearty potatoes, and healthy vegetables. It’s a warm and comforting soup that’s perfect for a cold winter day.

Kielbasa Soup

Overhead shot of red beans and sausage in red bowl topped with scoop of rice.

Cajun Instant Pot Red Beans & Rice with Sausage is a traditional New Orleans recipe made with smoked sausage, red beans and cajun seasoning. Plus, with the help of your pressure cooker there's no need to soak the beans, meaning that this delicious dinner can be on your table in under an hour!

Instant Pot Red Beans & Rice with Sausage

Sausage Sauerkraut Oktoberfest Skillet Bake | platingsandpairings.com

This Oktoberfest inspired dish combines polska kielbasa sausage and sauerkraut, topped with emmentaler cheese and thin potato slices and baked until bubbly.

Kielbasa Bake

This cream cheese smoked sausage pasta recipe is fast, uses everyday ingredients, and it’s easy to make and comforting!

Get the RECIPE from Salt and Lavender

Cream Cheese Smoked Sausage Pasta

This smoked sausage pasta recipe is quick, uses a handful of everyday ingredients, and it’ll hit the spot on busy weeknights!

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Simple Balsamic Smoked Sausage Pasta

Give yourself a much needed break in the kitchen and whip up this smoky, veggie-packed black bean soup for a meal that cuts way back on prep time, not flavor.

Get the RECIPE from The Modern Proper

Black Bean Soup with Smoked Sausage

This sausage kale skillet gnocchi is loaded with flavor and such a delicious, simple weeknight meal. Parmesan and pepper flakes top it off!

Get the RECIPE from How Sweet Eats

Smoked Sausage and Kale Skillet Gnocchi

Smoked Sausage, White Bean and Spinach Soup is full of wholesome ingredients and packed with flavor thanks to two special ingredients.

Get the RECIPE from Iowa Girl Eats

Smoked Sausage, White Bean and Spinach Soup

This insanely delicious Chicken and Smoked Sausage Cassoulet is chocked full of flavor. It features tender pieces of chicken rubbed with fragrant Herbes de Provence nestled into a bed of onion, carrot, kielbasa, fire roasted tomatoes and cannellini beans.

Get the RECIPE from Melissa's Southern Style Kitchen

Chicken and Smoked Sausage Cassoulet

Cheddar Smoked Sausage Fritters are the most amazing appetizer of all time. Always the first to go on game day. Exploding with flavor.

Get the RECIPE from How To Feed A Loon

Cheddar Smoked Sausage Fritters

Andouille Sausage Appetizer Bites With Cranberry Cheddar – quick, flavorful and delicious appetizer, perfect for the holidays. Loaded with fall and winter flavors.

Get the RECIPE from Cooking LSL

Andouille Sausage Appetizer Bites With Cranberry Cheddar

Smoked Sausage Ragù is a simple way to add some smoked flavor to your next ragù sauce. Serve over creamy polenta and pair it with some delicious red wine and you’ve got yourself an awesome dinner.

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Smoked Sausage Ragù and Parmesan Polenta

Smoked Sausage Risotto combines smoked sausage and mushrooms for a creamy, meaty, hearty and comforting risotto recipe. This risotto recipe uses homemade smoked chicken stock giving it a rich mildly smoky undertone.

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Smoked Sausage and Mushroom Risotto

This dish is easy to make and comes packed with flavor from the smoked sausage so I don’t need a long list of ingredients to extract and impart flavors. Along with that, I’ve paired it with some spaghetti squash instead of pasta for a better-for-you bite.

Get the RECIPE from Real Food by Dad

Spaghetti Squash Bowl with Smoked Sausage

Cooking kielbasa in the air fryer is one of the easiest dinner you can make that the whole family will love. Try it for breakfast too.

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Air Fryer Make Kielbasa Sausage

Pan-fried sausage and potatoes is an easy one-pan meal made with only a handful of ingredients. Pesto adds a delicious herby parmesan flavor!

Get the RECIPE from Salt and Lavender

Pesto Pan-fried Sausage and Potatoes

Our creamy Cajun shrimp pasta is an easy, flavorful weeknight meal. Made with homemade blackening blend and andouille sausage, it’s packed with flavor!

Get the RECIPE from Well Seasoned Studio

Creamy Cajun Shrimp Pasta with Andouille Sausage

Best Instant Pot red beans and rice recipe! This easy, one-pot red beans recipe makes the most flavorful red beans and rice in about an hour.

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Instant Pot Red Beans and Rice

Cheesy Baked Andouille Dip is not your average sausage dip. It is creamy, super cheesy, easy to make, and full of bold Cajun flavor that will knock your socks off!

Get the RECIPE from The Two Bite Club

Cheesy Baked Andouille Dip

Cajun Shrimp and Andouille Skewers: Shrimp and sliced andouille sausage are tossed with lemon juice, cajun seasoning and threaded onto skewers and grilled!

Get the RECIPE from Simply Scratch

Cajun Shrimp and Andouille Skewers

This easy Cajun corn chowder recipe is bursting with bold Louisiana flavors! It’s a budget friendly and hearty recipe that easily feels a crowd.

Get the RECIPE from Salt and Lavender

Cajun Corn Chowder

This lentil stew recipe leverages the bold flavors of Cajun andouille to create a balance of smokiness, spice & herbs.

Get the RECIPE from Craft Beering

Lentil Stew with Cajun Andouille Sausage

Be transported to New Orleans for a night with this creole inspired chicken and andouille sausage gumbo with bell peppers, celery and onion.

Get the RECIPE from Modern Crumb

Chicken and Andouille Sausage Gumbo

This Roasted Squash and Apple Soup with Andouille Sausage is sweet, savory and absolutely delicious! Rich and creamy, with a little spice, this is the perfect winter soup for any occasion.

Get the RECIPE from Sunny With Shadows

Roasted Squash and Apple Soup with Andouille Sausage

The BEST Seafood Boil loaded with shrimp, crab, andouille, potatoes, eggs, and corn on the cob and drowned in an epic garlic butter sauce!

Get the RECIPE from Butter Be Ready

Cajun Seafood Boil with Garlic Butter Sauce

Grilled Andouille sausage hot dog, topped with grilled corn with a little elote seasoning, and a cilantro aioli. It’s an explosion of flavors in one bite.

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Grilled Andouille Sausage Hot Dogs with Elote Topping

An ode to my favorite city! Whether you live here, moved away, or simply love visiting, this recipe for Pittsburgh Pierogy Nachos with kielbasa, sauerkraut, and a homemade beer cheese sauce will bring a little bit of Pittsburgh to your kitchen.

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Pittsburgh Pierogy Nachos

Sausage Kabobs are simple to make, nutritious, and loaded with flavor! We combine smoked sausage with veggies & the best seasoning blend!

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Sausage Kabobs

Smoked Andouille Sausage and Cream Cheese Rolls are the perfect way to celebrate Mardi Gras! A super soft and pillowy potato roll dough is filled with onions, pepper, celery and of course seasoned smoked pork sausage.

Get the RECIPE from Joy The Baker

Smoked Andouille Sausage and Cream Cheese Rolls

Cheesy kielbasa and spaetzle casserole is a combination of Polish kielbasa sausage, a blend of cheeses, and German spaetzle noodles. It is a merging of German and Polish comfort foods in one casserole dish.

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Cheesy Kielbasa and Spaetzle Casserole

Take the classic southern dish to the next level with this shrimp and grits with andouille sausage recipe sautéed in creole seasoning!

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Shrimp and Grits with Andouille Sausage

How to Make Ahead and Store

Many of these smoked sausage meal ideas can be made ahead of time and stored in the refrigerator for a few days or even in the freezer. Simply check the individual recipes for full storing instructions and details on how to make ahead.

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30+ BEST Smoked Sausage Recipes

Here's 30+ tasty smoked sausage recipes to try for dinner tonight! These easy recipes are smoky, savory and delicious! Try this easy Kielbasa Soup recipe. Filled with savory sausage, hearty potatoes, and healthy vegetables.

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Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 35

Total Time: 45

Servings: 6 people

Created by Platings and Pairings

Ingredients

14 ounces kielbasa sausage (cut into bite sized pieces)
1 tablespoon butter
1 tablespoon olive oil
½ medium onion (minced)
1 bulb fennel (thinly sliced (or 1 stalk celery, diced))
3 cloves garlic (minced)
3 russet potatoes (peeled (optional) and diced)
2 medium carrots (peeled and diced)
1 15-ounce can cannellini beans (drained and rinsed)
1 ½ teaspoons smoked paprika
1 teaspoon italian seasoning
4 cups bone broth or chicken stock
2 cups water
2 cups loosely packed baby spinach
Salt and pepper (to taste)
Hot sauce (to taste)
Fresh chopped parsley (to garnish (optional))

Instructions

Add sausage to a large stockpot and cook over medium-heat for 5-6 minutes, stirring and flipping occasionally, until the sausage is lightly browned. Use a slotted spoon to transfer the sausage to a separate plate, and set aside.
Heat the butter and olive oil in the pan over medium high heat. Once melted, add the onions and fennel and saute about 5 minutes, until beginning to soften. Add the garlic and saute 30 seconds longer, until fragrant.
Add the potatoes, carrots, beans, paprika, italian seasoning, broth, water and cooked sausage. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, for 15-20 minutes, until the potatoes are tender and can be pierced easily with a fork.
If you would like a thicker soup, use a potato masher to mash up some of the potatoes and beans.
Stir in the spinach and season with hot sauce, salt and pepper, to taste. Enjoy!

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30+ Smoked Sausage Recipes (Easy Dinner Ideas)