Slow Cooker Sunday: Sausage With Peppers And Onions

Opening day. Fenway Park. Green Monster. Spilling more than half of your two beers on the way back to your seat. SAUSAGE WITH PEPPER AND ONIONS. Yea, I know, Heaven. But, alas, it’s December and opening day seems like a lifetime away. If you’re dreaming about warmer weather like I am, then you will love these at home, slow cooked, sausage with peppers and onions.

I used venison sausage because it’s what was in our freezer, but you can follow the same exact recipe using Italian sausage. Other than the meat, all you’ll need is some bell peppers, sweet onions and of course sausage buns. Five links was enough for the two of us for dinner and lunch the next day. This is definitely a meal that I would suggest making more than you need. Cut up the sausage into coins for leftovers and eat it with rice for a super satisfying lunch!

This could not be any easier to make. Slice up the bell peppers and onions- I used three peppers of assorted colors and two sweet onions, but the quantities can be adjusted depending on what you and your family prefer. Lay those down in the crock pot first, then place the sausages on top.

You’re done. No seriously, all done. Some recipes call for either a type of broth or tomato sauce, but I really don’t think you need it. The vegetables will sweat and release plenty of liquid, and the fat from the sausage will add a ton of grease. By the time this has cooked down for five to six hours there will be plenty of liquid that has softened up the vegetables.

Now, the most important part of this post is how to assemble your sausage sandwich. Ladies and gentlemen, please put your peppers and onions in the bun first. BEFORE the sausage. You can put more on top of course, but when you add them to the bottom you are less likely to experience a sausage sandwich disaster (you know the kind, where you are somehow left with a soggy bun in your hands and all of the good stuff on the plate). Add some spicy brown mustard on top and you are good to go.

Here’s hoping your Sunday’s are low and slow, and Spring Training comes quickly!

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Sausage With Peppers And Onions

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Serves: 5

Take yourself out to the ball game without the long bathroom lines and $10 beers with these amazing sausage, pepper and onion subs.
Ingredients
  • 5 Venison (or Pork) Sausages
  • 2 Medium Sweet Onions, sliced
  • 3 Bell Peppers, julienned (any color will do)
  • Sausage Buns
Instructions
  1. Place the onions and peppers in the slow cooker, and the sausages on top.
  2. Cook on LOW for 6-8 hours, or HIGH for 3-4 hours