Slow Cooker Smoked Sausage, Potato and Vegetable Bowl
Keep this recipe handy for when you’re short on time or long on things you’d rather do than cook.
This one-pot comfort food meal is super easy to make and tastes so good.
It’s made with smoked sausage (precooked) that’s browned in a skillet before its added to the slow cooker pot.
Then vegetables, potatoes and broth are added to the pot, along with rice vinegar which adds some zing to the mix.
It’s so nice when all you have to do for a meal is grab a plate, or in this case a shallow bowl and dish up dinner right from the slow cooker pot.
I especially like that there’s broth along with the meat, veggies and potatoes.
It’s not a lot of broth like it would be for soup but it’s just enough to add another layer of light flavor to all of the ingredients.
It’s best if possible to serve this meal in a shallow bowl so that the delicious broth can be enjoyed with each bite.
Although I used turkey smoked sausage in this recipe, to my taste buds, the beef or pork (or combination of both) have a bit more flavor.
But the turkey smoked sausage does seem to be a bit less greasy than the beef and pork varieties.
This dish tastes really good when served with some butter on top of it so that it melts on top of the vegetables and potatoes.
And grated parmesan cheese makes a wonderful topping as well.
Serve this one-pot meal for dinner any time of the year. Comfort food is always a good thing.
Here are more One-Pot Recipes you may like, “Marsala Pot Roast Dinner with Potatoes and Vegetables“, “Roaster Pan Beef Stew with Vegetables and Red Wine” and “Eggplant Supper Soup with Ground Beef and Pasta“.
Let’s check out the ingredients.
Cooked smoked sausage (turkey, beef or pork, or combination of both beef and pork), red potatoes, carrots, green cabbage, onion (yellow or white), cauliflower, garlic, broth (chicken, vegetable or beef depending on what kind of sausage is used*), rice vinegar, salt, pepper and fresh parsley (for garnish).
*for example, if using turkey smoked sausage use chicken broth, for beef smoked sausage use beef broth, for a combination of smoked sausage meat types use the broth of your choice, or use vegetable broth if preferred.
Equipment – 5 quart slow cooker (crockpot) or larger (I used a 6 quart slow cooker)
A printable recipe with the measurements and instructions is located at the bottom of this post.
Here’s how to make it.
Cut the sausage into bite-size pieces.
Browning the Smoked Sausage – Heat a skillet on medium heat and add the pieces of cut sausage to the pan.
As the sausage starts to brown…
…turn it over and brown each side.
TIP – Turkey smoked sausage doesn’t have as much fat in it as the beef, pork, or beef & pork combination does. So if the turkey smoked sausage gets dry when browning it, a little bit of olive oil can be added to the pan.
Once all sides of the sausage pieces are browned (about 6 minutes),
…add them to the slow cooker pot.
Next,
…to the slow cooker pot,
…add coarsely chopped onion…
…chopped garlic…
…sliced carrots…
…red potatoes that are cut into quarters…
…and…
…coarsely chopped green cabbage.
To the pot, add broth…
…rice vinegar…
…ground black pepper…
…and salt.
With a large sturdy spoon…
…mix the ingredients together.
Cover the slow cooker pot with a lid and cook on the high setting for 4 hours or on the low setting for 6 to 8 hours.
FOR THE CAULIFLOWER – One hour before this is done cooking, add the cauliflower florets to the pot…
To the cauliflower florets…
…sprinkle salt…
…and pepper.
One hour before the end of the cooking time…
…remove the lid on the slow cooker and add the cauliflower florets on top of the ingredients in the pot.
As quick as possible, put the lid back on the pot and let cook for the remaining hour.
After it’s done cooking, give the broth a taste test and add more salt if needed.
Serve warm in a shallow bowl.
Top with chopped parsley, butter and/or grated parmesan cheese.
Then,
…dig in and enjoy.
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More Comfort Food Recipes You May Like:
Slow Cooker Pot Roast with Potatoes, Carrots and Gravy
Roaster Pan Pork Chop Dinner with Potatoes and Vegetables
Candied Yams with Pecans and Marshmallows
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Slow Cooker Smoked Sausage, Potato and Vegetable Bowl
Ingredients
- 1 package (13 ounces) smoked sausage (turkey, beef, pork, or a combination of meat types) cut into bite-size pieces
- 1/2 of a large onion (white or yellow) (about 1-1/2 cups) peeled and coarsely chopped
- 1/2 head of green cabbage coarsely chopped
- 1/2 head of cauliflower break apart in large florets
- 2 large carrots peeled and cut into "coins"
- 3 cloves (medium to large size) garlic peeled and chopped
- 6 medium size red potatoes cut into quarters
- 1 carton (32 ounces) chicken, beef or vegetable broth (depending on the type of smoked sausage used*) *i.e. if using turkey smoked sausage use chicken broth, for beef smoked sausage use beef broth, for a combination of smoked sausage meat types use the broth of your choice, or use vegetable broth if preferred.
- 3 tablespoons rice vinegar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt or add to taste
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1/4 cup coarsely chopped fresh parsley curly or Italian flat parsley (for garnish)
Equipment
- 5-Quart Slow Cooker (Crock-Pot) or larger
Instructions
- Browning the Smoked Sausage - Heat a skillet on medium heat and add the pieces of cut sausage to the pan. As the sausage starts to brown, turn it over and brown each side.
- Turkey smoked sausage doesn't have as much fat in it as the beef, pork, or beef & pork combination does. So if the turkey smoked sausage gets dry when browning it, a little bit of olive oil can be added to pan.
- Once all sides of the sausage pieces are browned (about 6 minutes), add them to the slow cooker pot.
- To the slow cooker pot add the onions, garlic, carrots, red potatoes, cabbage, broth, rice vinegar, salt and pepper.
- With a large sturdy spoon mix the ingredients together.
- Cover the slow cooker pot with a lid and cook on the high setting for 4 hours or on the low setting for 6 to 8 hours.
- FOR THE CAULIFLOWER - One hour before this is done cooking, add the cauliflower florets to the pot. To the cauliflower florets, add salt and pepper.
- One hour before the end of the cooking time, remove the lid on the slow cooker and add the cauliflower florets on top of the ingredients in the pot.
- As quick as possible, put the lid back on the pot and let cook for the remaining hour.
- After it's done cooking, give the broth a taste test and add more salt if needed.
- Serve warm in a shallow bowl. Top with chopped parsley, butter and/or grated parmesan cheese.
