When all you want is a good Polish sausage, nothing else will do. If you know, you know. Make delicious Grilled Kielbasa with veggies to satisfy the craving for an amazing sausage.

📝 Why This Works
✔️Quick and Easy | Sometimes you just want something fast and easy on the grill. Grilled Kielbasa is the answer.
✔️Already cooked | Grilling this is a piece of cake because it has already been cooked once. You only need to reheat the sausage on the grill.
✔️Perfect Pairing | The smoky depth of grilled kielbasa finds its perfect match in the fresh, vibrant flavors of charred seasonal veggies.
🌭 Ingredients
🛒Precooked Kielbasa – Any type of smoked sausage originating in Poland is considered a kielbasa. It is usually a blend of meats starring pork and comes already smoked.
You can buy raw, unsmoked kielbasa as well, but that defeats the purpose of this recipe, which is a great smoky flavor when you don’t have the time. As a result, choose a pre-cooked kielbasa.
🛒Sweet Peppers – We got the small tri-color package. These are perfect for the grill because they are already the right size. If you have larger peppers you should cut them into smaller chunks for fast cooking.
🛒Jalapeños – Some heat is an excellent addition. Feel free to skip them or add more sweet peppers to the grill instead of the hot variety.
🛒Red Onions – We love the flavor of red onions for this recipe. In a pinch, use sweet onions instead. Yellow onions are softer and perhaps a bit too bland for grilling.
🛒Tomatoes – Roma tomatoes often have the best flavor in winter, and work just as well but require a longer cook time. In the summer if you have garden tomatoes, cut them into uniform smaller size chunks.
🛒Olive Oil – Just a light coat is needed so the vegetables don’t stick to the grill.
🔥 Instructions
👉Step 1. Make shallow diagonal cuts on the kielbasa surface to form a crosshatch pattern. This helps it absorb more flavor and cook faster.
👉Step 2. Cut the tomatoes in half and the onions into quarters.
👉Step 3. Add all the veggies to a large bowl, spray them with oil, and mix them up for even coverage.
👉Step 4. Set up the grill for direct heat and preheat it to 350°F.
👉Step 5. Place the kielbasa and onion halves on the grill (and any other firm veggies you might want to grill).
👉Step 6. After 4-5 minutes, turn the links and onions.
👉Step 7. Place the peppers on the grill.
👉Step 8. After a couple more minutes, place the halved tomatoes on the grill, cut side down.
👉Step 9. The kielbasa is ready when its internal temperature reaches 145-155°F. Use a digital meat thermometer for accurate measurement. This takes around 8-10 minutes at 350°F.
👉Step 10. Keep an eye on the veggies – they won’t all be ready at exactly the same time. Turn each as needed and remove once charred on both sides.
👉Step 11. Serve hot!
❗ Recipe Tips and Tricks
📌Time Adding The Vegetables | Onions will take longer to grill, and tomatoes will take a lot less time. Add them on at different moments to have them all finish within a short time frame. This way you can enjoy them hot!
📌Choosing The Right Kielbasa | For this fast grilled kielbasa with charred veggies always choose the precooked sausages.
Good quality kielbasa will have a short list of recognizable ingredients. Avoid the ones that include excessive fillers or artificial preservatives.
The texture should be firm and not too dry, a good indication of a high meat content and proper smoking technique.
🍱 Storage
❄️Fridge | Keep leftovers in the refrigerator with the vegetables in an airtight container for 3-4 days, as per USDA’s rules. You can use a freezer-quality plastic bag if you prefer.
🧊Freezer | Freeze the leftovers in an airtight container and use within 2-3 months for best quality. We add the leftovers and vegetables to Tupperware containers with a bit of rice and freeze them for lunches.
🔪 Meal Prep
Chop up the leftovers before refrigerating or freezing. Use them later in scrambled eggs, use them in a soup, or just reheat them in a skillet straight up.
🔄 Additions and Substitutions
👍Add A Dry Rub | Rub them with mustard and add your favorite rub to them like we did the smoked hot dogs, a little sauce as is done with the smoked little smokies or in a cast iron skillet as we did with the sausage and peppers.
👍Grill Other Veggies | So many vegetables are great with kielbasa. Try large mushrooms on the grill, grill up some potatoes and carrots, or choose hot peppers instead of sweet peppers.
👍Pair With Fruit | Apples or pineapple are a fun addition to the grill and go perfectly with this flavor profile.
🍽️ Serving Suggestions
What goes with grilled kielbasa? You have so many options and this is what makes a quick meal like this so satisfying!
⭐Self-contained Meal | You can serve kielbasa and grilled vegetables as a dish in and of itself. And a low-carb one!
⭐Starchy Sides | Make it more filling by pairing the sausage and veggies with a starchy side such as rice, potatoes, or fresh bread.
⭐Sandwiches | Serve them on a bun as a grilled kielbasa sandwich and feel free to add extra toppings and condiments.
⭐Dipping Sauce | Accompany your meat platter with savory dipping sauces such as hot mustard, honey mustard, ketchup, garlic aioli, or a creamy horseradish sauce.
❓ Recipe FAQ
The pre-cooked kielbasa we used took 8-10 minutes tops, but of course, that can vary depending on the thickness of the sausage.
No. Purchase and use pre-cooked, smoked kielbasa for this recipe. It’s basically reheating the meat with the added flavor from the grill. If you purchase raw kielbasa you will want to cook it differently.
Shoot for an internal temperature between 145ºF and 155ºF and check the temperature using an internal temperature probe.
Polish sausage and kielbasa are the same things, so follow our step-by-step grilled kielbasa recipe for perfect results your whole family will love. Eight to ten minutes on a pre-heated grill is all you need.
Potatoes take longer to cook than smoked kielbasa, so if that’s your goal you will want to dice up your potatoes and start those earlier in a foil packet or grilling pan.
I recommend halving baby or new potatoes and plan for a total cooking time of 20-25 minutes on those.
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Grilled Kielbasa
Equipment
- Grill
- GrillGrate optional (great to have for uniform cooking and minimizing flare-ups)
Ingredients
- 2 Kielbasa precooked
- 2 Roma Tomatoes
- 1 Red Onion
- 6 Sweet Peppers
- 2 Jalapeños
- Olive Oil spray or regular
Instructions
- Make ⅛" cross hatch marks on the kielbasa. This is a must for flavor absorption and faster cooking.
- Cut the tomatoes in half and quarter the onions.
- Add all the veggies to a bowl and brush or spray them with olive oil. Give them a good mix.
- Heat the grill to 350°F. Set it up for direct heat. I also like to use a grill grate to get those gorgeous grill marks.
- When the grill is hot, place the kielbasa and onions on the grill. (also add any other firm veggies you might want to grill).
- Turn them over after 5 minutes.
- Add the peppers to the grill.
- After a couple more minutes, place the halved tomatoes on the grill, cut-side down. Tomatoes grill fast. They only need 3-4 minutes, so they are the last to go in.
- The kielbasa is ready when its internal temperature reaches 145-155°F. This takes around 8-10 minutes at 350°F.
- Keep an eye on the vegetables – they won’t all be ready at exactly the same time. Turn each as needed and remove once charred on both sides.
- Serve hot!
Notes
Nutrition
Jason’s been firing up the grill for over 30 years after graduating from the US Coast Guard Academy. His love of finely-grilled steak and chicken led him to buy his first Weber grill to put on his apartment patio in 1992. Each military move led to a new grill (a mixture of gas and charcoal) until he fell in love with the Big Green Egg in 2008. Since then, he has added another 4 grills to the collection. Yes, he has a problem. Jason loves smoking in the ceramic BGE with exotic woods including olive wood from Egypt and hard to find varieties such as sassafras and orange wood. Jason takes the term “foodie” to a whole new level, jumping at the chance to take food tours and cooking classes during foreign travels. These have provided inspiration to incorporate new ideas into recipes when he gets back home. He has been featured in Fox News, Parade, Yahoo News, Kansas City Living and more. After retiring from the military and moving to southwest Florida, he has focused grilling and smoking locally sourced meats and fish (read: he likes to catch his own fish!)
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