Instant Pot Sausage Cabbage Bowl with Quinoa

Instant Pot Sausage Cabbage Bowl with Quinoa

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This Instant Pot Sausage Cabbage Bowl with Quinoa is a fantastic meal of healthy comfort food. And you just can’t beat the ease of a pressure cooker meal.


This Instant Pot Sausage Cabbage Bowl with Quinoa is a fantastic meal of healthy comfort food. 233 calories and 5 Weight Watchers Freestyle SP

I never thought I’d say this, but I am on a cabbage kick lately. To be more precise my pre-30-something self would be floored that I said that. But I’d like to think that the old adage, “With age comes wisdom” holds some truth. My new found love for the crunchy vegetable all started with my Thai Chicken Salad recipe, one of my all-time favorite meals.

Next came the 5-Minute Spicy Stir-Fried Cabbage – the perfect side dish – and a backyard barbecue hit, my Healthy BLT Slaw. While I tend to gravitate to Napa cabbage because of its mellow flavor and red cabbage for its pop of color, I set those two aside in favor of regular green cabbage for this Instant Pot sausage cabbage bowl


This Instant Pot Sausage Cabbage Bowl with Quinoa is a fantastic meal of healthy comfort food. 233 calories and 5 Weight Watchers Freestyle SP

If you don’t have an Instant Pot, stovetop directions are included below. If you have fallen in culinary love with your Instant Pot (hand raised here!), this is one to try. I regularly use my Instant Pot to cook vegetarian chili, curry and lentil soup, but this was the first time cooking quinoa in this handy pressure cooker. It took 3 minutes for the quinoa to reach a perfect level chewiness. Um, sold!

This Instant Pot Sausage Cabbage Bowl with Quinoa is a fantastic meal of healthy comfort food. 233 calories and 5 Weight Watchers Freestyle SP

While I used raw chicken sausage in this recipe, pork or turkey sausage can be substituted, with an adjustment to the nutritional information. When cooked under high pressure in the Instant Pot, the sausage breaks down and incorporates almost seamlessly with the quinoa and cabbage. In the stovetop version, the sausage remains slightly chunkier, but tastes just as good!

As for the cabbage, 12 cups may seem like a huge amount but just like spinach, it cooks down to a miniscule portion of that volume.

If you’re feeding just a couple of people, note that this Instant Pot sausage cabbage bowl keeps well in the fridge for 1 to 2 days, making it perfect for leftover dinners and lunches. It will become even thicker as the quinoa absorbs all of the liquid. I prefer it this way, but feel free to add in extra chicken broth if you would like a soupier texture.

This Instant Pot Sausage Cabbage Bowl with Quinoa is a fantastic meal of healthy comfort food. 233 calories and 5 Weight Watchers Freestyle SP

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This Instant Pot Sausage Cabbage Bowl with Quinoa is a fantastic meal of healthy comfort food. 233 calories and 5 Weight Watchers SmartPoints

Instant Pot Sausage Cabbage Bowl with Quinoa

This Instant Pot Sausage Cabbage Bowl with Quinoa is a fantastic meal of healthy comfort food. 233 calories and 5 Weight Watchers Freestyle SP

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Course: Entrees

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Clean Eating, Gluten Free, Healthy Dinner Recipes, Poultry Recipes

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 42 minutes

Total Time: 52 minutes

Servings: 6 Servings

Calories: 233.5kcal

Instructions

In the Instant Pot:

  • Set Instant Pot to Saute setting. Add the olive oil and allow to heat for 30 seconds. Add the chicken sausage (squeezed out of casings) and onion, and cook, breaking up the sausage with a wooden spoon, until the sausage is browned, about 5 minutes. Stir in the garlic, paprika, oregano, salt and pepper.

  • Add the chicken broth and diced tomatoes, and stir to combine.

  • Put the lid on the Instant Pot, close the steam vent and set to HIGH pressure using the manual setting. Decrease the time to 12 minutes. (It will take about 15 minutes for the Instant Pot to reach pressure.)

  • Once the time is expired, carefully use the quick release valve (it may sputter a bit) to release the steam.

  • Stir in the quinoa and pile the cabbage on top (don’t stir it in). Put the lid on the Instant Pot again, close the steam vent and set to HIGH pressure. Decrease the time to 3 minutes. Release the steam using the quick release valve.

  • Stir in the parsley and season to taste. Serve.

On The Stovetop:

  • Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan set over medium-high heat (if not nonstick, first lightly coat with cooking spray).

  • Add the chicken sausage (squeezed out of casings) and onion, and cook, breaking up the sausage with a wooden spoon, until the sausage is browned, about 5 minutes. Stir in the garlic, paprika, oregano, salt and pepper, and cook for 30 seconds.

  • Add the chicken broth, diced tomatoes and quinoa, and stir to combine. Bring to a boil, then cover and reduce heat to low. Cook until the quinoa is tender, 15 to 20 minutes.

  • Stir in the cabbage and cook, stirring occasionally, until the cabbage is tender, 4 to 5 minutes.

  • Stir in the parsley and season to taste. Serve.

Notes

Weight Watchers Points: 5 (Freestyle SmartPoints), 5 (SP), 6 (Points+), 5 (Old Points)

Nutrition

Serving: 1.33Cups | Calories: 233.5kcal | Carbohydrates: 26g | Protein: 16.7g | Fat: 8.9g | Saturated Fat: 2.3g | Cholesterol: 55mg | Sodium: 874.9mg | Fiber: 6.4g | Sugar: 8.9g

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