Slow Cooker Sausage and Peppers is the perfect combination of sausage, peppers and onions in a flavorful sauce. Just a few minutes of prep is all it takes to get this ready for your slow cooker!
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A few weeks ago, one of my neighbor friends made sausage and pepper sandwiches for dinner and had a bunch of people over to enjoy . My hubby ranted and raved how tasty it was, so I knew, I needed to make it for him again.
Since my slow cooker has become my best friend these days, I decided to make the sausage and peppers in the slow cooker to save on time! The end result was fabulous!
Luckily, I had some Italian sausage on hand already, so after picking up a few peppers and onions at my grocery store, I was ready to get this prepped in no time!
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To prepare this, all I had to do was cut up the peppers, onions, and sausage. Using only salt and pepper, this meal was ready for the slow cooker in less than 10 minutes!
We served ours on toasted French bread and enjoyed as a sandwich, however, if you’re watching carbs, you can serve on its own and it will be just as scrumptious!
Feel free to use additional seasoning if desired, any even toss some mushrooms in if you want! My family is anti mushroom, so I tend to avoid those, but it would be a great addition!
If you are short on time and love a good slow cooker recipe, look no further, you definitely will want to try these Sausage and Pepper Sandwiches!!
Ingredients Needed:
- White onion, sliced
- Red onion, sliced
- Red pepper, sliced
- Yellow pepper, sliced
- Orange pepper, sliced
- Salt/Pepper
- Italian Sausage, cut into small chunks
- French bread, sliced for sandwiches
How to make Slow Cooker Sausage and Peppers:
1. Add ingredients into your slow cooker- Sausage, veggies, salt/pepper, and mix.
2. Cover your slow cooker and allow it to do its thing- yep, you get to sit back while it cooks itself.
3. Serve sausage/pepper mixture- as a sandwich, over pasta, mashed potatoes, or on its own! Its really that simple!
Grab your slow cooker and let it do all of the work for this easy Italian sausage and peppers recipe!
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Slow Cooker Sausage and Peppers
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 white onion *sliced
- 1 red onion *sliced
- 1 red pepper *sliced
- 1 yellow pepper *sliced
- 1 orange pepper *sliced
- salt/pepper *to taste
- 1 lb Italian sausage *cut into small chunks
- French bread *optional
Instructions
- Place peppers and onions on bottom of slow cooker.
- Sprinkle some salt and pepper on top.
- In a skillet, add the sausage and cook on medium-high until both sides are browned.
- Add sausage on top of peppers/onions in slow cooker.
- Place lid on slow cooker and cook on low for 6-7 hours, or high for about 4 hours.
- Once finished, place meat mixture onto French bread and serve!
Nutrition
Blair says
Hello- can you use an insta-pot for this recipe? Thank you!
Kristin says
Absolutely! I would do about 20 minutes on pressure cook, followed by a quick release! Enjoy!
Coty Pacino says
Is any liquid added to crock pot before adding vegetables
Kristin says
Nope, you’ll everything as written and as it cooks, juices release from the meat and are perfect! If you notice your slow cooker cooks a bit hot, you can add in some beef or chicken broth, about 1/4 cup. Enjoy!
DONALD ANDREWS says
I can do this in 10 minutes
Kristin says
It’s a great option for those that work all day and need something to be ready when they get home! Enjoy!
Lisa D Letto says
Am trying for a party next week. It is a rare recipe without a sauce, that I was searching for
Kristin says
Yay!! Hope you love as much as we do!
Bella says
Best and quickest sausage & peppers recipe – tastes just like the sausage & peppers from my favorite hot dog joint!
Thanks Kristin!
Kristin says
Yay!! So glad you enjoyed this recipe as much as my family does!!
Scott says
Stop lying about prep time. Unless you’re a professional chef, you’re not going to cut up three peppers, two onions, and the sausage in 10 minutes. Every recipe on these sites lies about prep time.
Kristin says
I can understand your point, but I typically use a chopper, so the peppers and onions get chopped in under 5 minutes leaving just the sausage for the other five minutes. Hope you enjoy the recipe!
Michele Sulikowski says
Kristen, I cut, sliced, de-seeded my 6 peppers and sliced one large onion in under 11 minutes. Regardless of the amount of time it takes to chop your vegetables it Doesn’t change the fact that this is a fantastic recipe. Thank you for sharing.
Michele
Kristin says
Yay!! So glad to hear you enjoyed!!
Arlene Melson says
Oh I am loving these recipes!!!
Kristin says
Yea!! So glad to hear that! Let me know which ones you try and how they turn out!