Slow Cooked Chicken Sausage + Vegetables
This slow cooked chicken sausage and vegetables recipe is the perfect meal for one of those nights where you just don’t want to cook. It is so simple, healthy and hearty. Your family will love it. Let the slow cooker do it for you!
Crockpot season has arrived! With the cold weather and shorter days coming, slow cooked meals are the perfect option for dinner.
When daylight savings time ends, and we turn the clocks back…it can be depressing! It gets darker earlier, and by the time you get out of work, or home from picking up the kids, or running errands, its dark…and your brain is thinking its time for bed, when it’s really time to cook dinner.
Slow cooked meals are a life saver this time of the year. There are so many recipes out there for slow cooked dinner meals, it can be overwhelming.
Some have a lot of prep work, which to me defeats the purpose of a slow cooker. They are supposed to make your life easier, and do most of the work for you.
This recipe is so delicious, and easy. It has very little prep work. It will leave your house smelling amazing for you when you walk in the door, and your family will love it!
Or, if you are just cooking for you and a significant other, you will have left overs. Perfect!
All you need for this recipe is a package of chicken sausage, vegetables, and some spices. It’s so simple and healthy!
Two of my most favorite vegetables to add to a slow cooked meal are potatoes and carrots. They taste so good when slow cooked. And the soft tender texture they give off makes them taste even better!
The flavors that the onions, celery and leeks give off when slow cooked is what makes the entire meal. The flavors are incredible!
I used Al Fresco’s roasted pepper and asiago chicken sausage, but you can use whatever type of chicken sausage you want. If you aren’t a fan of chicken sausage, then use another type of sausage. You can alter the recipe to your liking if need be.
Enjoy!!
Slow Cooked Chicken Sausage + Vegetables
Ingredients
- 12 OZ. Package Chicken Sausage 4 Sausage
- 1 Medium Yellow Onion
- 4-5 Large Carrots
- 4-5 Medium White Potatoes
- 1 Leek
- 3-4 Celery Stalks
- 2 Cups water
- 1 TSP Salt
- 1 Bay Leaf
- Pinch Of Pepper
- Onion Powder
- Garlic Powder
- olive oil
Instructions
- Add 2 cups of water to crockpot.
- Add salt, bay leaf, a few sprinkles of onion powder, garlic powder, a pinch of black pepper, mix around.
- Wash and dice potatoes. I didn't peel my potatoes. I only cut off any eyes that were on my potatoes and rooted down into the flesh of potato. You can keep the skin on or peel it off.
- Add potatoes to crockpot.
- Peel and dice your carrots up. Add them to crockpot.
- Chop up leeks, onion, and celery. Add to crockpot.
- Drizzle some olive oil on top of vegetables, and toss veggies around.
- Lastly, dice up your chicken sausage and add on top of vegetables. Leave the sausage on top, don't mix around.
- Cover and cook on high for 4-6 hours or low for 8-10 hours.
- Enjoy!
