Slow cooker sausage and vegetables, a melange of summer vegetables - corn, zucchini and tomatoes - combined with spicy turkey sausage. Delicious on it's own or tossed with pasta.
Prep Time30 minutesmins
Cook Time4 hourshrs
Total Time4 hourshrs30 minutesmins
Servings: 6
Calories: 179
Author: Martha McKinnon | Simple Nourished Living
Ingredients
1pounduncooked spicy turkey sausage
1cupchopped onion
2cupschopped fresh tomatoes
3cupschopped fresh zucchini
2cupschopped fresh or frozen corn
1garlic 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.
Squeeze the sausage from it's casings. Break apart the sausage into small pieces and put it in a large nonstick skillet 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 vegetables are very tender, 4 to 6 hours.
Taste and add fresh herbs and/or additional salt and pepper if desired.
Serve on its own, over rice or tossed with freshly cooked pasta.
Recipe Notes
Use this recipe as a template for whatever vegetables and/or seasonings you have on hand.Add and/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/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.Click here to see your WW PersonalPoints for this recipe and track it in the WW app or site.4*SmartPoints (Green plan)3*SmartPoints (Blue plan)3*SmartPoints (Purple plan)5*PointsPlus (Old plan)
Nutrition Facts
Slow Cooker Sausage & Vegetables Recipe
Amount Per Serving (1 /6th recipe - 1 scant cup)
Calories 179Calories from Fat 68
% Daily Value*
Fat 7.5g12%
Carbohydrates 15.7g5%
Fiber 2.8g11%
Protein 14.4g29%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.