Slow Cooker Chicken Sausage Stew Recipes

SLOW COOKER CHICKEN SAUSAGE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Quickly brown the sausages in a pan over a medium heat, then transfer to the slow cooker. In the same pan, soften the onions and garlic, then transfer to the slow cooker.
• Sprinkle the flour into the slow cooker, stirring to ensure an even coating. Add all of the dried herbs and spices, salt, pepper, carrots and tomato puree. Pour in the tinned tomatoes, chicken stock, mixed beans and stir well. Drop in a bay leaf.
• Cook on high for 4 hours or 6 on low.
• Serve with good crusty bread!

SLOW COOKER HEARTY CHEDDAR-TOPPED SAUSAGE STEW

Steps:

• Prick sausages all over with fork (to keep them from bursting).
• Melt butter in large skillet over medium heat. Add sausages and cook until browned on all sides. Transfer to plate and set aside.
• Add onions or leeks, shallots and garlic to skillet and cook, stirring, until softened, about 5 minutes.
• Scrape onion mixture into slow cooker. Add potatoes, 1/2 cup of chicken broth, green peppers, tomatoes, lentils, vinegar and brown sugar. Add 1 teaspoon of rosemary and reserved sausages.
• Cover slow cooker and cook on low setting for 8 to 10 hours or until stew is thick, adding more of remaining broth if needed toward end.
• Season with salt and pepper. If stew is too acidic, add small pinch of additional brown sugar. Serve topped with cheese and sprinkled with remaining rosemary.

LENTIL & CHICKEN SAUSAGE STEW

Steps:

• In a 4- or 5-qt. slow cooker, combine all ingredients. Cover and cook on low for 8-10 hours or until lentils are tender.

CHICKEN AND SAUSAGE STEW

Steps:

• Place the chicken and water in a Dutch oven; bring to a boil. Skim fat. Reduce heat; cover and simmer 30-45 minutes or until chicken is tender. Meanwhile, puncture skins of sausages; place in a small saucepan and cover with water. Bring to a boil; cook for 20 to 30 minutes or until no longer pink. Drain. In a large skillet, brown sausages on all sides. Cool and cut into bite-sized pieces; set aside. , In small skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Using a slotted spoon, remove to paper towels; drain, reserving 2 tablespoons drippings. Crumble bacon and set aside. In the drippings, saute garlic until tender., Remove chicken from Dutch oven; cool. Drain broth; skim fat. Reserve 5 cups broth. Remove chicken from bones; cut into bite-sized pieces. , Pour reserved chicken broth into the Dutch oven. Add the chicken, sausage, bacon, garlic, parsley and oregano. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10 to 15 minutes. Stir in the tomatoes, tomato sauce, macaroni, salt and pepper; simmer 10 minutes longer or until heated through. If desired, sprinkle with additional parsley.

SAUSAGE AND CHICKEN STEW

Steps:

• Heat a large stock pot over medium to medium high heat.
• Cook sausage until nice and brown, about 20 minutes.
• Remove sausage and set aside.
• Reserve 2 tablespoons fat from pan.
• Sauté onions until tender.
• Add bell peppers and garlic and cook until softened.
• Add wine, turn up heat and boil for 1 minute.
• Reduce heat to medium.
• Add potatoes, tomatoes, broth, tomato paste, water, oregano, basil and marjoram and simmer until the potatoes are tender, about 30 minutes.
• Add sausage and chicken and green beans (if using) and simmer uncover for about 20-30 minutes.
• Add cheeses and serve over rice if desired.

SLOW COOKER CHICKEN AND SAUSAGE GUMBO

Steps:

• Heat the vegetable oil in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Whisk in the flour to form a thick paste until smooth, about 3 minutes.
• Reduce heat to medium and continue cooking, whisking constantly, until the flour turns a dark reddish-brown roux, about 15 minutes. Set aside to cool.
• Pour water into a slow cooker.
• Stir in the roux, sausage, chicken, okra, onion, bell pepper, celery, garlic, salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper.
• Cover and cook on Low for 6 to 7 hours.
• Skim off fat with a spoon.

SLOW-COOKER CHICKEN, SAUSAGE AND CABBAGE STEW

Steps:

• In 4- to 5-quart slow cooker, mix all ingredients except broth and soup.
• In medium bowl, mix broth and soup. Pour over meat and vegetables in slow cooker; stir gently until blended.
• Cover; cook on Low heat setting 6 to 8 hours.

SLOW COOKER CHICKEN STEW

Steps:

• Combine first 14 ingredients in an electric slow cooker.
• Cover with lid and cook on high setting for 4 hours or until carrot is tender.
• Combine the water and cornstarch in a small bowl, stirring with a whisk until blended.
• Add cornstarch mixture and frozen peas or edamame (and tofu, if using) to the slow cooker, stir well.
• Re-cover and cook on high-heat setting an 30 additional minutes.
• Serve with hot cooked rice.
• Note: I don't eat much meat and prefer more vegetables, so I often add extra firm cubed tofu at the last 30 minute mark. Tasty! Also good with small new potatoes added at the beginning, which is another good way to stretch the recipe. :).

SLOW COOKER KIELBASA STEW

Steps:

• Place half the sausage in a slow cooker, and top with the sauerkraut. Cover with the remaining sausage, apples, and onion. Top with the potatoes. Pour chicken broth over all, and sprinkle with caraway seeds.
• Cover, and cook on High 4 hours, or until potatoes are tender. Top each serving with Swiss cheese.