Kielbasa, Cabbage, Potato & Onion Diversity Casserole

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 lb polish sausage, sliced (hillshire farm's polska kielbasa or other smoked sausage)
• 1/2 cup butter, plus
• extra virgin olive oil, for pan
• 1 1/2 large onions, sliced
• 2 carrots, diced
• 2 russet baking potatoes, peeled, diced
• 1 red bell pepper, diced
• 1 head green cabbage, cored and thinly sliced
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 (1 1/4 ounce) package onion soup mix, dry
• 1 2/3 cups milk or 1 2/3 cups half-and-half
• 2 tablespoons vinegar (or white vinegar)
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 4 eggs, lightly beaten
• 2 cups ritz crackers, crushed (or keebler club or wheat thins)
• 1 tablespoon caraway seed

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 325º. butter or spray 9 x 13 casserole dish with pam.
• 2 in a large dutch oven on medium/high heat, sauté sliced sausage in a bit of olive oil until browned. remove to a bowl.
• 3 reduce heat to medium and add butter. sauté onions, carrots, potatoes, bell pepper, and cabbge until lightly caramelized – about 20 minutes. add salt, pepper and onion soup mix. stir in milk, vinegar, and sugar. add sausage and drippings. bring to boil. reduce heat to medium-low; simmer for 5 minutes. remove pot from heat and let cool slightly, then gently stir in eggs.
• 4 in a large zip-lock bag, crush crackers with caraway seeds. into the pot of veggies and sausage, add ½ of the cracker mixture. pour into prepared casserole dish. dust top evenly with remaining crackers. bake at 325º for 45 minutes, or until heated through and top is golden brown.