SLOW-COOKER PORK SAUSAGE AND SQUASH

Slow-Cooker Pork Sausage and Squash image

Sweet apples and maple syrup complement mellow butternut squash and hearty brown-and-serve sausage links.

Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories Entree

Time 5h45m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

2 tablespoons dried minced onion
1 medium butternut squash (2 lb), peeled, cut into 1-inch cubes
2 medium apples, peeled, cut into 1-inch cubes
1/4 cup real maple syrup or maple-flavored syrup
2 tablespoons frozen apple juice concentrate, thawed
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
2 packages (7 oz each) frozen brown-and-serve sausage links (original or maple flavor), thawed, cut up

Steps:

In 3 1/2- to 4-quart slow cooker, layer onion, squash and apples. In small bowl, mix syrup, juice concentrate, salt and pepper; pour over apples.
Cover; cook on Low heat setting 5 to 6 hours.
Gently stir in sausage. Increase heat setting to High. Cover; cook 20 to 30 minutes or until sausage is thoroughly heated.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 650, Carbohydrate 46 g, Cholesterol 95 mg, Fat 4 1/2, Fiber 4 g, Protein 20 g, SaturatedFat 16 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 1260 mg, Sugar 30 g, TransFat 0 g