Slow Cooker Sausage And Apples Recipes

SLOW-COOKER SAUSAGE AND APPLES

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in a 4- or 5-qt. slow cooker. Cook, covered on low, until heated through, 3-4 hours.

SLOW-COOKED SAUSAGE DRESSING

Steps:

• Combine the first 5 ingredients. In a nonstick skillet, cook and crumble sausage with onion and celery over medium-high heat until no longer pink, 4-5 minutes; drain. Add to stuffing mixture; stir in broth and butter. Transfer to a greased 5-qt. slow cooker., Cook, covered, on low 3-4 hours or until apple is tender, stirring once.

SLOW-COOKER CHICKEN SAUSAGE WITH CABBAGE & APPLES

Steps:

• Toss together the cabbage, apples, salt, paprika, pepper, and 1 1/2 tablespoons of the olive oil in a 5- to 6-quart slow cooker. Cover and cook on HIGH until the vegetables are tender, 5 to 6 hours.
• Heat the remaining 1 tablespoon oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high. Add the sausage, and cook, turning to brown on all sides, about 4 minutes. Remove from the heat; add 3 tablespoons of the vinegar. Return to the heat, and cook until most of the liquid evaporates, about 30 seconds. Add the stock to the skillet; bring to a boil, scraping to loosen the browned bits from the bottom of the skillet. Spoon over the vegetable mixture in the slow cooker. Cover and cook on HIGH until the flavors come together, about 1 hour. Garnish with the fresh parsley leaves, if desired, and serve with a splash of apple cider vinegar.

SLOW COOKER SAUSAGE, SAUERKRAUT AND APPLES

Steps:

• DIRECTIONS Add the sausage, carrots, potatoes, onion, sauerkraut, apples, and bay leaf to your slow cooker. If you want a crispier sausage, you can brown them first according to package instructions. Mix the sauce ingredients together well and pour over top of everything in the slow cooker. Cook on high for 4-5 hours, or low for 8-10 hours. Discard the bay leaf, serve, and enjoy!

SLOW COOKER ACORN SQUASH STUFFED WITH SAUSAGE AND APPLES

Steps:

• Brown sausage meat well and break into small pieces. Drain well. Combine meat with onion, apples, oregano, and salt. Generously fill each squash half with the mixture and arrange halves in the slow cooker in staggered layers. Pour about 1/4 cup water into the bottom of a slow cooker. Cover and cook on low for 3-4 hours, until squash is tender. Serve at once with hot buttered rice.

SAUSAGE, SAUERKRAUT & APPLES

Steps:

• Rinse sauerkraut and squeeze dry.
• Cut sausage into 2-inch pieces.
• Put 1/2 the sauerkraut in the slow cooker.
• Add the sausage pieces on top.
• Continue to layer remaining ingredients in slow cooker in the order listed.
• Top with remaining sauerkraut.
• Do not stir the layers.
• Cover.
• Cook on high 4 hours, or low 6-7 hours.
• Stir before serving.

SLOW COOKER CRANBERRY APPLE STUFFING

Steps:

• Melt butter in large skillet on medium heat. Add celery and onion; cook and stir 5 minutes or until softened. Stir in apples and cranberries.
• Spray inside of slow cooker with no stick cooking spray. Add stock and seasonings; stir to blend. Stir in bread cubes and vegetable mixture. Cover.
• Cook 3 hours on LOW or until desired texture.

SLOW COOKER LENTIL SOUP WITH SAUSAGE AND APPLES

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a large (12-inch) skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onion, season with salt, and cook, stirring, until the onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Add half the diced apples and cook, stirring until softened, adjusting the heat as necessary to avoid scorching, about 5 minutes. Add the celery, garlic, sage and thyme, and stir to combine. Pour in the cider and let it come to a bubble. Scrape the mixture into a 6- to 8-quart slow cooker.
• Add the sausage, lentils, nutmeg, 1 teaspoon salt and a generous amount of black pepper to the slow cooker; pour in 3 cups water. Cover and cook on low until the lentils are tender and the flavors are mellowed and blended, about 8 hours. The soup holds well on the warm setting.
• Just before you are ready to eat, add the vinegar. Stir together the sour cream with the mustard, then stir the mixture into the soup. Taste and add more salt and pepper if necessary. Serve in bowls topped with the scallions and remaining chopped apple.

SLOW COOKER KIELBASA WITH SAUERKRAUT AND APPLE

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Rinse the sauerkraut and squeeze it dry to remove the brine. Place half of the sauerkraut in the slow cooker.
• Cut the sausage into 2-inch lengths. Place the sausage pieces in the slow cooker.
• Continue to layer the ingredients in the slow cooker in this order: the sliced apples, brown sugar, salt, pepper, and caraway seeds, if using.
• Top with the remaining sauerkraut. Pour the apple juice over all of the ingredients.
• Cover and cook on low for 6 to 8 hours or until the apples are tender.
• Stir before serving and enjoy.

SLOW COOKER SAUSAGE AND APPLE STUFFING

Steps:

• Tear bread into small pieces and spread out on a baking sheet. Let dry at room temperature for 8 hours or overnight.
• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir sausage in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove sausage to a paper towel-lined plate to drain. Drain and discard grease from the skillet.
• Melt butter in the same skillet over medium heat; stir in onion and celery. Cook and stir until very tender, about 10 minutes. Add sausage, apple, parsley, sage, rosemary, thyme, salt, and pepper. Cook for 2 minutes, then remove from heat.
• Put dried bread pieces into a large bowl. Pour sausage mixture over bread and mix.
• Combine chicken broth, applesauce, and egg in a bowl. Pour over bread mixture and mix well. Add more broth, as needed, to moisten all the bread. Don't add too much now; more can always be added later if needed.
• Spray the inside of a slow cooker with cooking spray. Pour stuffing mixture into the slow cooker; cover and cook on High for 1 hour. Reduce heat to Low and cook for 4 hours; stir the stuffing halfway through cooking, scraping the sides and adding more broth if it seems dry.

SAUSAGE AND APPLE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• 1. Heat oil in a large pan on a medium heat, fry the sausages 5 mins turning frequently.
• 2. Scatter over the onion, and cook for another 5 mins until softened.
• 3. Increase the heat and add the rosemary and apples, and cook for 3-4 minutes till the apple changes colour.
• 4. Add the cranberry sauce and mustard to the stock and stir, then add the stock to the pan too.
• 5. Bring to the boil and simmer uncovered for 10 mins.
• 6. Season to taste and serve with mashed potatoes (sweet potatoes work well with this dish)