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!