Sausage And Bean Slow Cooker Dinner Recipes

SLOW COOKER RED BEANS & SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Rinse and sort beans; soak according to package directions., In a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Brown sausage. Remove with a slotted spoon. Add onion, green pepper and celery to skillet; cook and stir 5-6 minutes or until crisp-tender., In a 5- or 6-qt. slow cooker, combine beans, sausage, vegetables and seasonings. Stir in broth. Cook, covered, on low 8-10 hours or until beans are tender., Remove 2 cups of the bean mixture to a bowl. Mash gently with a potato masher. Return to slow cooker; heat through. Serve with rice.

SLOW COOKER SAUSAGE, BEAN AND PASTA STEW

Steps:

• Spread the onions over the bottom of a 6- to 7-quart slow cooker and top with the carrots, garlic, white beans, thyme bundle and sausage links. Mix the diced tomatoes with the broth and 3 cups water and pour over the sausages. Add the Parmesan rind if using.
• Cook on high for 4 to 5 hours or on low for 7 to 8 hours; the beans will be tender and begin to fall apart. Uncover the slow cooker, remove and discard the thyme bundle and Parmesan rind and transfer the sausage links to a cutting board. Stir the pasta into the stew and continue to cook, covered, until the pasta is cooked through, about 20 minutes.
• Turn off the heat. Cut the sausages into bite-size pieces and stir into the stew along with the parsley and vinegar. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Serve with grated Parmesan on the side for sprinkling on top and crusty bread for soaking up the broth.
• Cook's Note: This stew is also a great way to use up leftover cooked pasta. Simply omit the ditalini, reduce the water by 1 cup and stir 1 cup of cooked pasta (cut up if long noodles) into the finished stew along with the sausage pieces.

SLOW-COOKER BARBECUE BEANS AND SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Whisk the broth, 3 cups water, tomato paste, brown sugar, molasses, mustard, barbecue seasoning and garlic in a slow cooker. Add the beans. Push a clove into each onion half; tuck the onions and sausages into the beans in the slow cooker. Cover and cook on high until the beans are tender, about 6 hours.
• Discard the onion halves. Stir in the vinegar and Worcestershire sauce, then let the mixture sit, uncovered, about 15 minutes. (The longer the beans sit, the more flavorful they will be.) Garnish with pickled peppers, scallions and/or sour cream, if desired.

SAUSAGE AND BEAN SLOW COOKER DINNER

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook the sausage until well browned, 5 to 7 minutes.
• Stir in the onion; cook and stir until lightly browned, 5 to 7 minutes more.
• Remove the sausages, and cut them into 1 1/2-inch to 2-inch pieces.
• Pour the beef stock, tomatoes, tomato puree, and hot sauce into the skillet with the onion and bring the mixture to a simmer, scraping up any brown bits from the bottom.
• Place the carrots into a slow cooker, followed by the garbanzo beans and kidney beans.
• Arrange the sausage pieces on top.
• Pour the sauce from the skillet into the slow cooker.
• Cook on Low for 4 to 6 hours.

SAUSAGE AND BEAN SLOW COOKER DINNER

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook the sausage until well browned, 5 to 7 minutes.
• Stir in the onion; cook and stir until lightly browned, 5 to 7 minutes more.
• Remove the sausages, and cut them into 1 1/2-inch to 2-inch pieces.
• Pour the beef stock, tomatoes, tomato puree, and hot sauce into the skillet with the onion and bring the mixture to a simmer, scraping up any brown bits from the bottom.
• Place the carrots into a slow cooker, followed by the garbanzo beans and kidney beans.
• Arrange the sausage pieces on top.
• Pour the sauce from the skillet into the slow cooker.
• Cook on Low for 4 to 6 hours.

SAUSAGE AND BAKED BEAN - SLOW COOKER CASAROLE

Steps:

• OK so brown the sausages in a frying pan - not fully cooked just browned. Then add to the slow cooker.
• Add the chopped onion to the slow cooker and gently soften, after 2 minutes, add the Garlic and season with salt and pepper. Then add to the slow cooker.
• Add the Potatoes, chopped tomatoes to the slow cooker and cook for about 6 hours on low.
• After 6 hours, add the tin of baked beans, the mushroom and the Worcester sauce - the give it a good old stir. Cook for another 1.5 - 2 hours.

SLOW-COOKER BEAN AND SAUSAGE MINESTRONE

Steps:

• If bean soup mix comes with seasoning mix, discard it. Heat beans and 8 cups water to boiling in 4-quart saucepan; reduce heat to low. Simmer uncovered 10 minutes; remove from heat. Cover and let stand 1 hour.
• Cook sausage and onion in 10-inch nonstick skillet over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until sausage is no longer pink; drain if necessary.
• Drain beans and discard water. Mix beans, sausage mixture, carrots, broth and 2 cups water in 5- to 6-quart slow cooker.
• Cover and cook on Low heat setting 8 to 9 hours.
• Stir in tomatoes and pasta. Increase heat setting to High. Cover and cook about 30 minutes or until pasta is tender. Sprinkle individual servings with cheese and parsley.