Slow Cooker Sausage & Peppers

Craving easy comfort food? These slow cooker sausage and peppers come together in minutes, then go straight from the freezer to the crock pot.

I’ll readily admit that over the past two years I have become more than a little obsessed with freezer cooking, and with developing new recipes that my kids and husband will love. But seriously, what’s not to love? Not only are they quick & easy to throw together, but they also save us a ton of money on groceries (and especially on eating out.)  Better yet, they make our sometimes hectic weekdays SO much simpler! There is nothing better than knowing at the end of a crazy day that dinner is waiting for us in the crockpot!

So yes, I’m obsessed. You’re just going to have to bear with me.

To be perfectly honest, I was a little nervous about how these slow cooker sausage and peppers would turn out, but they were a HUGE hit. There is some prep cooking required for this recipe but it is so worth it!

To make it as part of a freezer cooking day, just split the sausage, sauce, peppers & onions into multiple bags, then throw it right into the freezer.

Slow Cooker Sausage & Peppers

Here is what you need:

Step 1: Chop onion and set aside.

Step 2: Slice green peppers into strips; set aside.

Step 3: Brown sausages in a pan with 2 tablespoons of butter. Then remove sausage from pan and cut into thirds and set aside.

Step 4: Place 2 more tablespoons in pan and add peppers saute until softened. Then add last 2 tablespoons of butter and saute onions till softened.

Step 5: In a large bowl, mix together sauce, crushed tomatoes, red pepper flakes, Oregano Vitality Essential oil and peppers and onions.

Step 6: Divide sausage into 2-gallon size freezer bags ( be sure to label bags first.) Divide sauce mixture over top sausage.

Step 7: Thaw if frozen; cook in crockpot on low for 5-6 hours or high for 3-4 hours; until sausage is cooked all the way through. (Note-don’t worry if your sausage isn’t all the way thawed. It can also cook from frozen, it might just take a little longer.)

Step 8: Serve with sliced Italian bread and enjoy!

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SLOW COOKER SAUSAGE AND PEPPERS

This classic Italian dish comes together so quickly and will taste like you spent hours in the kitchen.

Course Main Course

Cuisine Italian

Keyword Slow Cooker Sausage and Peppers

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 6 hours

Total Time 6 hours 10 minutes

Servings 6 people

Ingredients

• 2-3 20 oz. packages mild Italian sausage
• 2 large onions sliced
• 4-5 green bell peppers sliced
• 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 29 oz can tomato sauce
• 28 oz can crushed tomatoes
• 4-6 tablespoons butter
• salt and pepper
• 1 drop Oregano Vitality Essential oil optional
• Italian bread cooking day only

Instructions

1. Chop onion and set aside.
2. Slice green peppers into strips;set aside.
3. Brown sausages in a pan with 2 tablespoons of butter. Then remove sausage from pan and cut into thirds and set aside.
4. Place 2 more tablespoons in pan and add peppers saute until softened. Then add last 2 tablespoons of butter and saute onions till softened.
5. In a large bowl, mix together sauce, crushed tomatoes, red pepper flakes, Oregano Vitality Essential oil and peppers and onions.
6. Divide sausage into 2 gallon size freezer bags ( be sure to label bags first.) Divide sauce mixture over top sausage.
7. Thaw if frozen; cook in crockpot on low for 5-6 hours or high for 3-4 hours; until sausage is cooked all the way through. (Note-don’t worry if your sausage isn’t all the way thawed. It can also cook from frozen, it might just take a little longer.)
8. Serve with sliced Italian bread and enjoy!

Recipe Notes

Preparation time: 5-10 minutes. Cooking time: 5-6 hours on low in crockpot or 2-3 hours on high. Number of servings (yield): 4-6.

Other slow cooker recipes you’ll love:

• Spinach & Sausage One Pot Pasta (Easy Freezer-to-Slow Cooker Recipe!)
• The BEST EVER Easy Slow Cooker Pot Roast
• Slow Cooker Stuffed Peppers

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