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Weight Watchers Recipe of the Day: Slow Cooker Sausage and Vegetables
A medley of fresh vegetables: corn, tomatoes, and zucchini, combined with spicy turkey sausage and cooked in the slow cooker until tender.
Easy. Healthy. Delicious.
This easy sausage and vegetables dish is flexible too. Use whatever vegetables and/or seasonings you have on hand. Add or substitute eggplant, yellow squash, red bell peppers and green beans as suits your fancy.
Skinny Recipe Notes
- Leave out the sausage and this versatile dish becomes vegetarian.
- For Simply Filling use lean ground beef, chicken or turkey instead of sausage. (Add your favorite herbs and spices to make up for any loss of flavor. Garlic, crushed red pepper flakes, basil, tarragon, parley or cilantro would be good.)
- Add vegetable or chicken broth to turn into soup.
- Toss with pasta for a satisfying summer meal.
Ingredients
- Spicy turkey sausage
- Onion
- Tomatoes
- Zucchini
- Corn
- Garlic
- Chopped fresh parsley, cilantro, tarragon or basil
How to Make Slow Cooker Sausage with Vegetables
Step 1: Gather and prepare all ingredients. Ideal slow cooker size 4- to 5-Quart.
Step 2: Place the sausage in a large nonstick skillet (affiliate link) set over medium heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring and breaking any large clumps of sausage, until nicely browned, 8 to 10 minutes.
Step 3: Scrape the sausage and onions into the slow cooker. Add the tomatoes, zucchini, corn, garlic (if using) and salt and pepper. Stir to combine.
Step 4: Cover and cook on LOW until the meat is cooked through and vegetables are very tender, about 4 to 6 hours.
Step 5: Taste and add fresh herbs and additional salt and pepper, if desired.
Step 6: Serve on its own, over rice or tossed with freshly cooked pasta.
How Many Calories and WW Points in this Slow Cooker Sausage and Vegetables?
According to my calculations, each serving has just 179 calories.
To see your WW Points for this recipe, track it in the WW App!
(You must be logged into WW on a smartphone or tablet.)
4 SmartPoints (Green plan)
3 SmartPoints (Blue plan)
3 SmartPoints (Purple plan)
5 PointsPlus (Old plan)
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Slow Cooker Sausage and Vegetables Recipe
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 pound uncooked spicy turkey sausage
- 1 cup chopped onion
- 2 cups chopped fresh tomatoes
- 3 cups chopped fresh zucchini
- 2 cups chopped fresh or frozen corn
- 1 garlic clove, minced (optional)
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- Chopped fresh parsley, cilantro, tarragon or basil stirred in at the end (optional)
Instructions
- Ideal Slow Cooker Size: 4 to 5-Quart.
- Place the sausage in a large nonstick skillet (affiliate link) set over medium heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring and breaking any large clumps of sausage, until nicely browned, 8 to 10 minutes.
- Scrape the sausage and onions into the slow cooker.
- Add the tomatoes, zucchini, corn, garlic (if using) and salt and pepper. Stir to combine.
- Cover and cook on LOW until the sausage is cooked through and vegetables are very tender, about 4 to 6 hours.
- Taste and add fresh herbs and additional salt and pepper, if desired.
- Serve on its own, over rice or tossed with freshly cooked pasta.
Notes
(Must be logged into WW on a smartphone or tablet.) 4 SmartPoints (Green plan) 3 SmartPoints (Blue plan) 3 SmartPoints (Purple plan) 5 PointsPlus (Old plan) Use this recipe as a template for whatever vegetables and/or seasonings you have on hand. Add or substitute eggplant, yellow squash, red bell peppers and green beans as suits your fancy. Leave out the sausage and this versatile dish becomes vegetarian. For Simply Filling use lean ground beef, chicken or turkey instead of sausage. (Add your favorite herbs and spices to make up for any loss of flavor. Garlic, crushed red pepper flakes, basil, tarragon, parley or cilantro would be good.) Add vegetable or chicken broth to turn into soup. Toss with pasta for a satisfying family-friendly meal.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
