Easter Kielbasa Recipe | Holiday Food Appetizers | Polish Traditions

A favorite Polish traditional food is Easter Kielbasa.  There's plenty of recipes for leftover kielbasa, if there are any leftovers ! Add to your charcuterie board!

Easter Kielbasa

Every Easter my mom would cook kielbasa which she would serve as an appetizer picky before dinner.

I've continued the tradition in my family, and now even my non-Polish extended family looks forward to me bringing the 'basa !

Easter Kielbasa is different than regular kielbasa.  To me, this Polish sausage is sweeter, and not so heavily spiced.  It's an easy Easter appetizer to bring to a buffet.

My granddaughter used to call them 'basi, but now calls them "Easter hot dogs."

The City of New Britain, Connecticut is known as the Polish Capitol.  Many Polish food stores and Polish restaurants can be found throughout the city.  There you can find all brands of Polish Kielbasa.

I particularly like the Martin Rosol's Polish Kielbasy which can also be found in local supermarkets in the meat department.  It has to say "Easter Kielbasa" on it, and it's only made for the Easter Holiday.

How To Cook Easter Kielbasa

My family method of cooking Easter Kielbasa is easy!  Simply place the kielbasa in a large frying pan, cover with water, and simmer for about 20 minutes.  Remove and refrigerate.  Then, simply slice the kielbasa and serve with traditional Polish Hot Horseradish mustard ! We also use the Bookbinders Stone Ground Dijon Mustard because the kids find the Horseradish Mustard a tad too hot.

Easy clean-up with my handmade crochet Dishcloths for sale in my Moomettes Crochet shops!

Check out our Easter Bunny Cake!

Other Polish traditional dishes -
Kapusta Soup (Sauerkraut Cabbage)
Golumpkii (Beef Cabbage)
Polish Pierogi

Happy Easter !

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Easter Kielbasa and Chicken Paprika Shepherd Pie Recipe with Loaded Mashed Potatoes

Add seasoned mashed potatoes to your preferred recipe such as this Kielbasa or Chicken Paprika Shepard Pie for an ideal addition to any suppertime dish. With  a frugal value price, flavored mashed potatoes are the ideal go-to side dish for your favorite meals. Add sour cream, chive, onions, spices.  Your choice.

Our family gets together for a pot-luck Easter Buffet.  I'm part Polish and like to share and celebrate my heritage with an Easter Kielbasa dish.  Check out my other Polish recipes for Golumpki and Pierogi here .

Easy clean up with these Handmade Kitchen Dishcloths from Moomettes Crochet !

Chicken Paprika Shepherd's Pie

1 or 2 c. Mashed” potatoes 

1/2 cup milk

3 tablespoons butter or margarine

1 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1/2-inch pieces, or kielbasa

1 medium onion, chopped (1/2 cup)

1 1/2 cups frozen mixed vegetables

1 jar (12 oz) home-style chicken gravy

2 1/4 teaspoons paprika

1/2 cup sour cream

  Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 2-quart shallow casserole or 8-inch square glass baking dish with cooking spray. Make mashed potatoes with1/2 cup milk and 2 tablespoons of the butter.
    Meanwhile, in 12-inch nonstick skillet, melt remaining 1 tablespoon butter over medium-high heat. Add chicken and onion; cook 4 to 6 minutes, stirring frequently, until chicken is no longer pink in center. Stir in mixed vegetables, gravy and 2 teaspoons of the paprika. Add leftover kielbasa if desired. Cover; cook over medium-low heat 5 minutes, stirring frequently to prevent sticking.
    Stir sour cream into chicken and kielbasa mixture. Spoon into casserole. Spoon or pipe potatoes in 8 mounds around edge of casserole. Sprinkle potatoes with remaining 1/4 teaspoon paprika.
    Bake uncovered 25 to 35 minutes or until mixture bubbles around edge of casserole.

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