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by Gwen@SlowCookerKitchen.com · September 16, 2016 · Updated: September 21, 2020

Crockpot Sausage and Pepper Dinner

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This recipe is one of the easiest, tastiest crockpot sausage dinners ever made in this kitchen!

Crockpot Sausage Dinner

Granted, it's pretty close to the One-Pot Sausage Dinner from a few months back, but it's got enough of its own flavors to warrant a recipe.  This crock pot sausage and pepper dinner is full of all sorts of yumminess!  Lots of peppers and TONS of garlic tosses it right over the top for yumminess!

It takes just a few minutes too!  It's a true "dump-and-go" dinner.  Another beautiful thing...it's tasty and healthy.  If you want to make it even healthier you can easily purchase organic veggies and turkey sausage.

There's also no-salt chicken stock readily available.  You can find it in most any grocery store or big-box store.  If you'd like to take a step even further into healthy, you can substitute broth.  Even organic broth.  That's about as healthy as you can get unless you make your own.  Which that's possible too and on my to-do list.


In This Article (click headings to jump)

  • 1 Slow Cooker Sausage Directions
  • 2 Cook Time Notes
  • 3 Freezer Meal Notes
  • 4 Which crock-pot works best?
  • 5 Printable & "Pin It For Later" for Crockpot Sausage Recipe
  • 6 Recipe
  • 7 Crockpot Sausage Dinner
  • 8 Ingredients  1x2x3x
  • 9 Instructions 
  • 10  
  • 11 More Slow Cooker Kitchen Crock Pot Sausage Recipes...
  • 12 Crockpot Sausage & Green Beans
  • 13 Recipe
  • 14 Crockpot Sausage and Pepper Dinner
  • 15 Ingredients  1x2x3x
  • 16 Instructions 
  • 17 Slow Cooker Sausage & Shrimp
  • 18
  • 19 Crockpot Gumbo
  • 20
  • 21 One-Pot Sausage Dinner


Slow Cooker Sausage Directions

All you have to do is do a little washing and slicing, toss everything in and let it cook while you get on with your day.  If you'd like, you can double the recipe.  As is, it feeds 3 to 4 people.  Double, of course, about twice that.  I cooked double, fed a couple other folks and we had leftovers another night.

If you decide to double the recipe, do layers.  I mean half the potatoes, half the sausage, etc.  It will help it cook more evenly.

Layer the potatoes on the bottom, then layer the sausage slices...

Crock Pot Sausage

 


Layer on the squash, then the peppers...

Smoked Sausage Dinner

 

This recipe was doubled.  This is the second layer and why this large of a crock pot is so full.


Pour on the broth/stock...

Slow Cooker Sausage

Cover and cook on low for 5 to 7 hours.


Cook Time Notes

Your cook time will probably vary from mine a bit.  Crockpot cooking depends on a lot of things.

  • The size of the batch you make (single or double)
  • The thickness of your vegetables (potatoes here)
  • How full you fill your crock pot
  • The brand, shape and fickleness of your own slow cooker

And on those potatoes...this is how I sliced mine.  Scrubbed, skins on and between 1/4 and 1/2 and inch.  There was no science involved here.  I just sliced them thin.

Sliced Potatoes for Crock Pot Sausage Dinner

We had company so I needed to make a double batch.  My cook time for both a double batch and thin-sliced potatoes was almost 7 hours.  The results were creamy, fall-apart delicious.

So... when the potatoes are tender, supper's ready.  Just add salt and pepper to taste and enjoy!


Freezer Meal Notes

You can make this a freezer meal if you'd like.  The vegetables won't have the same texture after they are frozen, but it's still a delicious meal.

To turn this into a freezer meal just dump everything in, label and freeze.  You can freeze it with or without the chicken broth/stock right in the bag.


Which crock-pot works best?

This recipe was made in my handy-dandy tried and true 7-quart crock pot.  You can't get much more standard or dependable that this guy.  Mine's been around a long time and worked pretty hard on a weekly basis.

If you are looking for a good, dependable, cheap slow cooker...this one's for you.  No frills and no bells or whistles.  It just cooks.


Printable & "Pin It For Later" for Crockpot Sausage Recipe

 

Recipe

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Crockpot Sausage Dinner

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This crockpot sausage dinner is super easy, very tasty and takes just a few minutes to make.
5 from 4 votes
Print Recipe Pin Recipe
Prep Time 10 minutes mins
Cook Time 7 hours hrs
Total Time 7 hours hrs 10 minutes mins
Servings 4 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 3 medium Yukon potatoes washed and sliced
  • 1 yellow squash or zucchini washed and sliced
  • 2-3 bell <g class="gr_ gr_179 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Punctuation only-del replaceWithoutSep" id="179" data-gr-id="179">peppers </g> washed and sliced
  • 1 package smoked sausage links cut into 1/2 inch slices
  • 10-15 cloves of garlic depending on your taste
  • 1 cup chicken broth

Instructions
 

  • Wash and slice all the veggies
  • Toss everything in the crock pot
  • Pour the chicken broth over the top
  • Cover and cook on low for 5 to 7 hours; when the potatoes are tender, you're done
  • Salt and pepper to taste before serving
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!

 Crockpot Sausage Peppers


More Slow Cooker Kitchen Crock Pot Sausage Recipes...

If you liked this recipe you might want to check out these options too!

Crockpot Sausage & Green Beans

This recipe is almost like mine, but it's a friends and she told me I could share it with you guys.  Its really good too!

Recipe

Crock Pot Sausage

Crockpot Sausage and Pepper Dinner

SlowCookerKitchen.com
5 from 4 votes
Print Recipe Pin Recipe
Prep Time 5 minutes mins
Cook Time 8 hours hrs
Total Time 8 hours hrs 5 minutes mins
Servings 4 to 6 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 2 pounds fresh green beans washed and trimmed
  • 1/2 cup vegetable broth
  • 1 pound smoked sausage cut into small chunks
  • 8 potatoes peeled and quartered

Instructions
 

  • Layer ingredients in the following order: potato slices, green beans then sausage
  • Pour the broth over the top
  • Cover and cook on low for 6 to 8 hours
  • Add salt and pepper to taste
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!

Slow Cooker Sausage & Shrimp

This slow cooker sausage dish includes shrimp!  It only takes 5 minutes to prep and includes six easy ingredients.  Psst...It's healthy too.  Just don't tell anyone your feeding that has issues with healthy food...they'll never know!

Slow Cooker Shrimp and Sausage


Crockpot Gumbo

If you're a Cajun/Creole fan...this crock pot gumbo includes both sausage and shrimp.  Psstt...if you don't want to deal with shrimp you can just use chicken and smoked sausage.  It's yummy either way!

Slow Cooker Gumbo


One-Pot Sausage Dinner

Here's a super easy, one-pot crock pot sausage dinner!  With cabbage, potatoes, and carrots...it's amazing that so few ingredients can be so tasty!

One Pot Smoked Sausage Dinner

 

Here’s even MORE crock pot sausage recipes!
Psstt…not ALL are crock pot but the ARE all sausage Red Bean Sausage
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 pound smoked sausage of your choice, sliced
1 onion, chopped
1 green bell pepper, chopped
1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
2 tablespoons dried parsley
1 teaspoon paprika
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 tablespoon ground black pepper
2 (15 ounce) cans dark red kidney beans
1 (15 ounce) can light red kidney beans
2 (14.5 ounce) cans diced tomatoes
5 green chile peppers, chopped 1 teaspoon salt
Heat oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add sausage and onion and saute until onions are translucent. Add bell pepper, garlic, parsley, paprika, cayenne pepper and ground black pepper. Saute all together, stirring occasionally, until bell pepper is a little tender (about 10 minutes).
Drain and rinse kidney beans. Add all kidney beans, tomatoes and chile peppers. Stir to mix together, reduce heat to medium and let simmer for 25 to 30 minutes. Add salt to taste while simmering.
Serve hot.

Chicken Sausage Breakfast Pudding
This isn’t for the crock…but it’s pretty dang good. Sure worth a whirl when you get the time…

1 (10 ounce) package al fresco® All Natural Wild Blueberry Breakfast Chicken Sausage,
1/2- inch pieces
8 slices multigrain bread
6 ounces fat free cream cheese 2 cups fresh blueberries
1 cup egg substitute 1 teaspoon cinnamon 2 cups skim milk
1/2 cup Vermont maple syrup
Spread cream cheese on bread and cube bread. Place the cubes in a 13 x 9 baking pan, sprayed with cooking oil. Sprinkle with cinnamon, top with 1-1/2 cups of blueberries. Place sausage pieces on top of mixture in baking pan. Beat egg substitute, maple syrup and milk together. Carefully pour over mixture in baking pan.
Bake in a 350 degrees F oven for 50 to 60 minutes. Top with remaining blueberries before serving.

Zesty Crock Pot Sausage and Peppers

This recipe calls for ground sausage NOT smoked. But its dang good too!

1 pound Bob Evans® Zesty Hot Roll Sausage
1 small onion, diced
2 (28 ounce) cans baked beans
112 cup brown sugar
112 cup ketchup
2 tablespoons prepared mustard
In 3 quart Dutch oven, crumble and brown sausage with onions over medium heat. Drain. Add beans, sugar, ketchup and mustard to sausage. Bake at 350 degrees F for 1 112 hours or until hot.

Zesty Sausage and Pasta

This one’s perfect for the skillet or the crock pot…
1 pound sweet Italian pork sausage, casing removed
1 (26 ounce) jar Prego® Traditional Italian Sauce
1I2 cup sliced pitted ripe olives
1I8 teaspoon garlic powder
1I2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
4 cups large tube-shaped pasta (ziti, rigatoni), cooked and drained
Cook the sausage in a 3-quart saucepan over medium-high heat until the sausage is well browned, stirring frequently to break up meat. Pour off any fat.
Stir in the pasta sauce, olives and garlic powder. Heat to a boil. Reduce the heat to low. Cook for 5 minutes or until the sausage is cooked through.
Stir in the cheese and pasta. Serve with additional cheese, if desired.

Spicy Sausage and Pepper Penne

3 cups penne pasta, uncooked 1 pound Italian sausage
1 green bell pepper, cut into thin strips
1 red bell pepper, cut into thin strips
1 (26 ounce) jar spaghetti sauce 1 teaspoon fennel seed
Dash crushed red pepper
4 ounces PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, cubed
1I4 cup KRAFT Shredded Parmesan Cheese
Cook pasta as directed on package.
Meanwhile, crumble sausage into large skillet; cook and stir on medium heat 8 min. or until done. Drain. Add bell peppers; cook
and stir 5 min. or until crisp-tender. Stir in next 3 ingredients; cook 5 min. or until heated through. Add cream cheese; cook 2 min. or until melted, stirring frequently.
Drain pasta. Add to sausage mixture; mix lightly. Top with Parmesan.

Zippy Sausage Stir-Fry

An excellent quick and easy stir fry supper!

1/2 cup chicken broth
1/2 cup soy sauce
4 tablespoons plum sauce
4 tablespoons cornstarch
1/2 tablespoon ground ginger
1 (1 pound) package Bob Evans® Zesty Hot Roll Sausage
1 cup sliced mushrooms
1 small red pepper, cut into 1 inch pieces
1 (16 ounce) package coleslaw mix
1/4 cup sliced green onions 1 minced garlic clove
4 cups cooked rice
In small bowl, combine broth, soy sauce, plum sauce, cornstarch and ginger. Stir well and set aside.
In large skillet, crumble and brown sausage, mushrooms and red pepper over medium heat until sausage is browned. Stir in coleslaw mix, onions and garlic. Cook until cabbage is softened, about 3 minutes. Stir sauce again and pour into skillet. Cook, stirring until mixture comes to a boil. Cook for 1 minute. Serve over hot rice.

Italian Sausage and Ziti Supper

Here’s an excellent baked zita and sausage dinner. I’ve not tried to convert it to the crock pot yet…but it’s in the works 

1 pound Italian sausage, casings removed
1/2 cup diced celery
1/2 cup diced onion
1 (14.5 ounce) can peeled and diced tomatoes
1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 pound dry ziti pasta
2 (4.5 ounce) cans sliced mushrooms, drained
8 ounces shredded mozzarella cheese
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
In a skillet over medium heat, cook sausage with celery and onion until sausage is evenly browned, about 5 to 10 minutes. Drain excess grease, and set aside.
In another skillet over medium-low heat, combine tomatoes, tomato sauce, garlic powder, salt, and oregano. Simmer while preparing pasta.
Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook pasta for 8 to 10 minutes, or until al dente; drain.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). In a 3 quart baking dish, layer ziti, mushrooms, sausage, mozzarella cheese, and sauce. Repeat layers, and top with grated Parmesan.
Bake for 45 minutes in the preheated oven, or until browned and bubbly.

AND here are some turkey sausage ideas too! There’s a breakfast option, a noodle dish and a savory delicious pie! Enjoy!

Turkey Sausage Breakfast Bake

1 pound ground turkey sausage
4 eggs, lightly beaten
4 green onions, finely chopped
1 (16 ounce) package frozen hash brown potatoes
1/2 cup milk
1 1/2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese
Place turkey sausage in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium- high heat until evenly brown. Drain, crumble and set aside.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
In a large bowl, stir together eggs, green onions, hash browns, milk, cheddar cheese and cooked sausage. Pour mixture into a 9x13 inch baking pan.
Bake in preheated oven for 60 minutes.

Turkey Sausage and Noodles

2 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 pound turkey sausage, cut into pieces
1 large onion, chopped
3 (3 ounce) packages chicken flavored ramen noodles
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour 2 cups water
1 cup frozen green peas 1/4 cup sour cream
In a large skillet, warm oil over medium heat and saute sausage and onion for 10 minutes. Meanwhile, bring a large pot of water to a boil.
In a small bowl, whisk together 2 seasoning packets from ramen noodles, flour and water until smooth; add this sauce and peas to skillet.
Bring mixture to a boil, cover and cook for 5 minutes or until heated through.
Add noodles to large pot of boiling water and cook for 3 minutes; drain.
Remove sausage mixture from heat and stir in sour cream; do not boil. Mix in noodles and serve.

Savory Turkey Sausage Pie

2 (10 ounce) cans refrigerated pizza dough
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 pound turkey sausage links, without casings
1 onion, diced
1 green bell pepper, diced
1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly oil a 10 inch quiche dish or pie pan.
Place one sheet of pizza dough in oiled pan. If necessary, trim edges of dough to fit pan. Bake dough in preheated oven for 7 minutes. Remove and set aside.
While dough is in oven, heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Crumble sausage into skillet and saute for 2 minutes. Add onions and green peppers, and saute an additional 5 to 7 minutes, until sausage is cooked through and onion is lightly browned. Add tomato sauce and stir well.
Pour sausage mixture into baked crust, and cover with second sheet of pizza dough. Trim edges as necessary, gently seal the two crusts together, and cut steam vents in top.
Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 15 minutes, until golden brown.

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  1. Lee Thayer says

    December 02, 2017 at 6:07 pm

    5 stars
    Absolutely brilliant! I did change the sausage to Cumberland, as Smoked Sausage can be a challenge to find here. Loved by the family as well. Thanks, Gwen for the wonderful recipe.

    Reply
    • gwen says

      December 03, 2017 at 8:37 am

      You absolutely can substitute Cumberland. It works great! And I wish I could get it on a regular basis here. You're absolutely welcome and thanks Lee :)

      Reply
  2. Lee Thayer says

    December 17, 2017 at 5:01 pm

    5 stars
    I made the Crock pot Sausage & Green Bean dish last night, 17 Dec, absolutely delicious. Well received by the family. I used two types of sausage, Italian and Vietnamese and 3/4 cup pork broth, excellent dish! Thanks Gwen for another winner :)

    Reply
    • gwen says

      January 17, 2018 at 4:29 pm

      That sounds excellent Lee! I'll have to explore using pork broth. I'd have to make my own, as I've never seen it for sale. But that's do-able. Thank you for sharing :)

      Reply

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