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Meals in the slow cooker are great for busy nights. We recently tried a new one that has become a quick favorite. Today I’ll be sharing our crockpot sausage and potatoes recipe!

Ingredients:

sausage
potatoes
green beans
Italian seasoning
garlic powder
onion powder
salt and pepper
butter

Prep For Crockpot Sausage and Potatoes

Prep for this slow-cooker recipe is simple. Start by washing your potatoes. Once clean, dice them into even-sized cubes. The size is totally up to your preference. As long as they are evenly sized, they should all cook at the same time.

Once the potatoes are cut, it’s time to dice the sausage. Like the potatoes, this all comes down to preference. I like quarter-inch-sized medallions, but any size will due. You can even leave the sausage in longer links if you prefer.

The final step of prep is to gather your seasonings and open the can of green beans. Be sure to drain any liquid off the green beans to get rid of the metallic can taste.

Cooking Crockpot Sausage And Potatoes

With prep out of the way, it’s time to cook. Technically, you could just throw everything into the slow cooker and call it a day. However, I’m going to go over the steps to kick this dish up a notch.

Get a pan going on medium-high heat. Once the pan is up to temperature, add the sausage. We want to give the meat a nice sear, but it doesn’t have to be cooked all the way. The slow cooker will finish things off.

Once the sausage has some color on it, take it out of the pan. Add a little bit of water, lower the heat, and deglaze the pan. You need just enough water to get up any bits of sausage left behind.

The next step is to get everything in the slow cooker. I start with the potatoes and season them well before adding anything else. Following the potatoes will be the green beans and sausage, which will also be seasoned. We also want to add a bit of sauce we just made by deglazing the pan, around a half a cup. The last step is to add in your butter and turn on the slow cooker.

The setting you choose will be determined by how quickly you want the meal. Set the temp to high if you want the dish done in less than 5 hours. If you have all day, you can set it to a lower setting. You don’t want to set the slow cooker to high if you start the dish first thing in the morning, or the potatoes will turn to mush.

The green beans and sausage will cook quickly. Once the potatoes have reached your desired tenderness, the dish is complete!

Side Options

The wonderful thing about this dish is that it has built-in sides. The sausage covers your protein, the potatoes have the starch, and the green beans cover your vegetable. The dish can be eaten by itself and will leave you feeling fulfilled.

Since your greens and potatoes are covered, I’d opt for something like black eyed peas if you are looking for an additional side. Lima beans would also be a good option.

Slow Cooker Options

If you don’t have a good slow cooker, I have reviewed several models that could fill that need. The Instant Pot Duo is an excellent multi-cooker that features 9 in 1 functionality, including slow cooking. Multi-cookers are great for those with limited cooking space. You can find the same model I have on Amazon today!

The Frigidaire Triple Slow Cooker is another model I own that can tackle this dish. While this unit is more optimal for cooking multiple dishes, it can be used to cook anything that will fit in its three cooking spaces. Since all of the ingredients in this dish are diced small, they can easily fit in the Frigidaire. You can also find the Frigidaire on Amazon.

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