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A Year of Slow Cooking

Saturday, January 19, 2008

Slow Cooker Sausage and Vegetables Medley Recipe




Day 19.


This is one of our family favorites. It is easy, healthy and tastes great. Lots of good stuff all at the same time. Earlier in the week, Chris posted on Work It, Mom her sausage soup slow cooker recipe and it reminded me that we haven't had any sausage yet this year.


That there is a travesty.



The Ingredients:




--5-6 chicken or turkey sausage links. I used 3 Itallian Seasoned Chicken and Turkey Sausage and 2 Chipotle Spiced Chicken Sausages--both varieties were from Trader Joe's
--1/2 package of mushrooms
--potatoes 1-2 medium brown ones or equivalent.

--few stalks of celery
--some baby carrots
--some brocolli
--some cauliflower
(the amount of veggies really doesn't matter---it's completely up to you. If you have onion and bell pepper, use them. Sweet potato, eggplant, zuchinni, whatever; it's all good)
--2 cups chicken broth
--1/3 cup white wine (not necessarily necessary)
-->see that handful of spinach in the background under the potatoes and celery? I forgot to put it in. oops.


The Directions:

--cut all veggies into 2-inch chunks
--layer into crockpot, most to least dense
--add sliced sausage
--add broth and wine
--cover and cook on low for 8 hours or high for 4.
--right before serving, add a handful of fresh spinach and cover for 10 minutes to wilt leaves
(I forgot.)


Delicious. And terribly easy--no spices are needed due to the flavorful sausage.

14 comments:

Damsel said...

Yummy! I love lots of veggies like that!

Tara said...

What a great looking one potter!

kelly said...

oh wow! i'm gonna have to try this one for sure-no TJs here so i'll have to stalk the local grocery stores for some yummy looking sausages...

Amy said...

Oh, that looks so good!

Canadian Saver said...

Sounds very healthy! I'm gonna try it :-)

Joanne Brown said...

That looks a great way of getting lots of veggies into a meal. I LOVE veggies!

Jennifer P. said...

I'm sure your kids were really sad that you forgot to add the spinach :)! Looks yummy!

jupoma said...

Found your site today - YAY! Tried the Sausage and Veggie Medley - yum-o! Even hubby ate it and he hates crockpot food. I used 5 Jennie-O Italian sausages, tons of fresh carrots, onions, red bell pepper, and potatoes. I increased the broth, omitted the wine, added two bay leaves, and some McCormick's Seasoned Pepper - I cooked it 6 hrs on high - because I was worried about the chunks of veggies cooking through.
It was perfect! Thank you! Keep up the good work! I'll be checking out your blog regularly.

cath said...

This is probably a really stupid question, but do I need to cook or brown the sausage first?! Love your blog - keep coming back to it as I meal plan!

Stephanie O'Dea said...

Hi Cath,

it's not a stupid question. No, you don't need to pre-brown the sausage. If you are using uncooked sausage (like traditional pork sausage with thin casing) your sausage will fall apart a bit, but will still taste great and cook nicely. My sausage was a cured turkey flavored sausage that slices nicely.

xoox steph

cath said...

Oh, awesome - thank you! This is on tap for tomorrow -- we're looking forward to it! Cath

EveryGamer said...

Has anyone tried this with Kielbasa, or would that be to salty?

hollyjoy85 said...

I'm making this tonight! Smells amazing!

Read the Book said...

I made this today and used potatoes, broccoli, and green beans because I didn't have anything else. The beans turned out surprisingly well!

And I found yummy spinach and mozzarella sausages at Walmart :)

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