Best Slow Cooker Pork Sausage And Squash Recipes

SLOW-COOKER PORK SAUSAGE AND SQUASH

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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

SLOW COOKER BUTTERNUT SQUASH STEW

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A hearty mixture of veggies and sage sausage in a slow cooker.

Provided by MAGGIEMAY84

Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Stews Pork

Time 3h

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 15

Ingredients

¾ butternut squash, diced
1 pound sage pork sausage, crumbled
3 potatoes, cut into small cubes
3 stalks celery, sliced
3 carrots, sliced
1 (15 ounce) can chickpeas, rinsed and drained
1 (15 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
1 large onion, diced
1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
1 green bell pepper, thickly sliced
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 ½ teaspoons curry powder
1 ½ teaspoons ground cumin
1 ½ teaspoons Chinese five-spice powder
salt and ground black pepper to taste

Steps:

Stir butternut squash, sausage, potatoes, celery, carrots, chickpeas, crushed tomatoes, onion, tomato sauce, green bell pepper, garlic, curry powder, cumin, five-spice powder, salt, and pepper together in a slow cooker or tagine.
Cover and cook on High until butternut squash is tender and sausage is cooked through, about 2 hours and 30 minutes. Stir ingredients halfway through the cooking process if possible.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 344.9 calories, Carbohydrate 45.6 g, Cholesterol 32.5 mg, Fat 13.3 g, Fiber 8.4 g, Protein 14.2 g, SaturatedFat 4.4 g, Sodium 888.9 mg, Sugar 6.5 g