We enjoyed this slow cooker root vegetables sausage stew for dinner Friday night, with Mac and my brother, Peter.
Served with crusty French bread, it made a hearty, satisfying meal, perfect for this time of year.
All four of us agreed that it was tasty and worthy of making again, especially during the fall and winter, when we crave chill-chasing comfort food.
WW Friendly Slow Cooker Root Vegetables and Sausage Stew
Be sure to include the parsnip when you make this slow cooker root vegetables sausage stew. It has a mellow sweet flavor that works well with the potato, sweet potato, carrots and sausage.
You can make this ahead too. Just put everything except the parsley in the ceramic crock of your slow cooker, cover and refrigerate for up to 12 hours.
Then, when you are ready, pop the insert into your slow cooker, turn it on and continue cooking as directed.
I definitely plan on making this again.
How Many Calories and WW Points in this Stew?
According to my calculations, each 1-⅓ cups serving has 259 calories and:
6 *SmartPoints (Green plan)
6 *SmartPoints (Blue plan)
4 *SmartPoints (Purple plan)
6 *PointsPlus (Old plan)
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Slow Cooker Root Vegetables Sausage Stew
Ingredients
- 1 large potato, peeled and cut into ½-inch cubes
- 1 large sweet potato, peeled and cut into ½-inch cubes
- 2 carrots, peeled and coarsely chopped
- 1 parsnip, peeled and coarsely chopped
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 1 pound smoked sausage, sliced (I used Aidell's Chicken & Turkey)
- 1 can (14 to 15 ounces) Italian style stewed tomatoes, with juices
- 1-½ cups chicken broth
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- ½ teaspoon dried thyme
- ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- ¼ cup chopped fresh parsley
Instructions
- I used my 4-Quart slow cooker.
- In your slow cooker, combine the potato, sweet potato, carrots, parsnip, onion, sausages, tomatoes (with their juices), broth, sugar, thyme and pepper.
- Stir well to mix.
- Cover and cook on LOW for 7 to 9 hours or on HIGH for 3 to 4 hours, or until the vegetables are tender and can easily be pierced with a fork.
- Stir in the parsley during the last 5 to 10 minutes of cooking.
- Season to taste with salt and pepper.
Recipe Notes
Source: 300 Slow Cooker Favorites (affiliate link) by Donna-Marie Pie
*Points® calculated by WW. *PointsPlus® and SmartPoints® calculated by Simple Nourished Living; Not endorsed by Weight Watchers International, Inc. All recipe ingredients except optional items included in determining nutritional estimates. SmartPoints® values calculated WITHOUT each plan's ZeroPoint Foods (Green plan, Blue plan, Purple plan) using the WW Recipe Builder.
If you like this slow cooked root vegetables sausage stew you might also like:
- Spanish Rice Bean Sausage One Dish Dinner
- Slow Cooker Cabbage Soup with Sausage
- Slow Cooker Lentil Chicken Sausage Stew
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Sherri
INSANELY delicious! My husband said it was the best soup/stew I'd ever made and one of the best he has ever had. I have to agree. So yummy - thanks for posting it!
Martha McKinnon
Glad you liked it Sherri!!
Jill
So good!!! Used a Trader Joe’s Spicy Chicken Sausage and WW points = 5