Crock Pot Italian Sausage Dinner
Warm, hearty, and bursting with bold flavors, this Crock Pot Italian Sausage Dinner is the ultimate one-pot comfort meal that’s both effortless and delicious. Featuring golden-browned Italian sausage links nestled atop a vibrant medley of Yukon gold potatoes, sweet carrots, red bell peppers, and onions, all slow-cooked to perfection in a rich tomato-garlic sauce infused with Italian seasoning, this recipe is a feast for the senses. With minimal prep and the magic of a slow cooker, this dish delivers tender vegetables and perfectly juicy sausages with no fuss. Garnished with Parmesan cheese and fresh parsley, it’s a weeknight dinner hero that’s as satisfying as it is simple. Perfect for busy days and a guaranteed crowd-pleaser, this crock pot recipe is your go-to for easy Italian-inspired comfort food!
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Recipe Information
Ingredients
- 6 Italian sausage links
- 4 medium Yukon gold potatoes
- 3 large Carrots
- 1 large Red bell pepper
- 1 large Yellow onion
- 1 can (14.5 ounces) Diced tomatoes
- 1 can (8 ounces) Tomato sauce
- 3 cloves Garlic
- 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
- 1 tablespoon Olive oil
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- 0.5 teaspoon Black pepper
- 0.25 cup Parmesan cheese (optional, for serving)
- 2 tablespoons Fresh parsley (optional, for garnish)
Instructions
Peel and chop the potatoes into 1-inch chunks. Peel and slice the carrots into rounds. Seed and slice the red bell pepper, and roughly chop the onion. Mince the garlic cloves.
Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Brown the Italian sausage links for about 2-3 minutes per side, until golden. Do not cook them all the way through.
In the bottom of a 6-quart crock pot, add the potatoes, carrots, onion, and red bell pepper, layering evenly.
Place the browned sausage links on top of the vegetables.
In a medium bowl, mix together the diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, minced garlic, Italian seasoning, salt, and black pepper. Pour this mixture evenly over the sausage and vegetables in the crock pot.
Set the crock pot to cook on LOW for 6-8 hours, or on HIGH for 3-4 hours, until the vegetables are tender and the sausages are fully cooked through (internal temperature reaches 160°F or 71°C).
Once done, taste and adjust seasoning with additional salt or pepper if needed.
Serve hot, garnished with Parmesan cheese and fresh parsley if desired.
Nutrition Facts
Calories |
411 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
% Daily Value* |
|||
| Total Fat | 23.7 g | 30% | |
| Saturated Fat | 8.4 g | 42% | |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.0 g | ||
| Cholesterol | 48 mg | 16% | |
| Sodium | 1296 mg | 56% | |
| Total Carbohydrate | 32.9 g | 12% | |
| Dietary Fiber | 4.8 g | 17% | |
| Total Sugars | 8.4 g | ||
| Protein | 20.1 g | 40% | |
| Vitamin D | 0.1 mcg | 1% | |
| Calcium | 198 mg | 15% | |
| Iron | 2.4 mg | 13% | |
| Potassium | 1117 mg | 24% | |
*The % Daily Value tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
