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Three Crockpot Sausage and Peppers sandwiches in whole wheat buns, topped with sautéed peppers, onions, and tomato sauce, arranged on a white surface with a blue patterned cloth in the background.
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4.98 from 41 votes

Crockpot Sausage and Peppers

Try this simple and quick crock pot sausage and peppers recipe. Everyone loves this slow cooker Italian sausage recipe and it's so easy to make!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time8 hours
Total Time8 hours 10 minutes
Course: Lunch, Main Course
Cuisine: American
Servings: 6
Author: Carrie Barnard
Cost: $20.43, $3.41 per Servings

Ingredients

  • 2 19 oz packages Italian Sweet Sausages (the big links)
  • 2 red peppers sliced
  • 2 green peppers sliced
  • 1 large onion sliced
  • 1 tbsp Italian seasoning
  • 2 teaspoon minced garlic
  • 1 8 oz can tomato sauce
  • 1 cup chicken broth
  • hot dog buns or cooked rice, to serve

Instructions

  • Add 2 packages Italian sweet sausages, 2 sliced red peppers, 2 sliced green peppers, 1 sliced large onion, 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning, 2 teaspoons minced garlic, 1 can tomato sauce, and 1 cup chicken broth to the crock pot.
  • Cover crock pot with lid and cook on low for 8 hours.
  • Serve the sausage on hot dog buns, on rice, or just slice the sausage and enjoy.

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Notes

Recipe Tips
  • Seasoning - We used dried Italian Seasoning, but you can also use fresh herbs.
  • Peppers - We like to combine different color bell peppers. Red, Yellow, and Green Bell Pepper all work great in this recipe.
  • Cut Peppers and Onions Thick - When we prepare that onions and peppers for this recipe, we like to cut them thick so they do not dissolve in the sauce.
  • Hoagies - We like to warm our hoagies in the oven to give them that crispy texture. Add the sausage to the hoagies for an amazing lunch or dinner idea.
Variation Ideas
This recipe is so versatile, there are tons of alternations you can make to this recipe to make it work for your family.
  • Tomato Sauce Variation - If you are out of tomato sauce, you can easily make crockpot sausage and peppers with crushed tomatoes, marinara sauce, or diced tomatoes with green chiles.  Either one would taste great in this simple recipe.
  • Use Chicken Broth - If your family does not like tomatoes, you can make crock pot sausage and peppers without tomatoes.  I would double the chicken broth so it doesn't dry out and just leave the tomato sauce out of the slow cooker.
  • Add Pasta - You can mix in cooked pasta in with the cooked sausage and peppers.
  • Mix in Potatoes - Add in some slices of potatoes with the other ingredients.
  • Chicken - The combination of chicken, sausage and peppers is so good. This mixture is perfect served over some rice.
  • Add in Some Spice - If you like sausage and peppers spicy, mix in some jalapenos or some red pepper flakes.
  • Mix in some different Veggies - Mix in some carrots, squash or even mushrooms with the sausage and peppers.
  • Sausage - There are different varieties of sausage flavors. You can use mild, medium or spicy Italian Sausage. Use what works for your family. You can even use pork sausage, turkey sausage or chicken sausage.

Nutrition

Calories: 356kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 31g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 100mg | Sodium: 1774mg | Potassium: 750mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 3065IU | Vitamin C: 223.9mg | Calcium: 71mg | Iron: 19.2mg
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