Slow Cooker Sausage And Sauerkraut

Slow Cooker Sausage And Sauerkraut
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Learn how to make sausage and sauerkraut in this easy slow cooker recipe. Enjoy the tangy mix of sauerkraut, chopped apples and savory caraway seeds with pan-seared kielbasa for a delicious spin on sauerkraut and sausage.Recipe courtesy of McCormick
Prep Time
10
minutes
Cook Time
3.98
hours
Servings
8
servings
Slow Cooker Sausage and Sauerkraut
Total time: 4.15 hours
Ingredients
  • 1 tablespoon oil
  • 1 pound raw pork kielbasa, such as ostrowski of bank street, inc. fresh polish kielbasa
  • 1 package (2 pounds) sauerkraut, drained
  • 1 medium apple, such as honeycrisp or gala, peeled, cored and chopped
  • 1 small onion, thinly sliced
  • 4 teaspoon mccormick® whole caraway seed
  • 4 teaspoon mccormick® garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon mccormick® celery salt
  • 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
  • 6 mccormick® bay leaves
Directions
  1. Heat oil in large skillet on medium-high heat.
  2. Add kielbasa in whole ring; cook 3 to 5 minutes per side or until browned but not cooked through.
  3. Remove kielbasa to cutting board.
  4. Cut kielbasa into 2-inch chunks.
  5. Place in 6-quart slow cooker.
  6. Set aside.
  7. Mix remaining ingredients in large bowl until blended.
  8. Top kielbasa with sauerkraut mixture.
  9. Cover.
  10. Cook 4 hours on HIGH, stirring halfway through cooking.