Slow Cooker Sausage and Kraut

Slow Cooker Sausage and Kraut is the easiest meal you will ever make...and so delicious!

Slow Cooker Sausage and Kraut

2 (13 oz.) packages fully-cooked smoked sausage, kielbasa, or turkey sausage

1 (32 oz.) bag or jar refrigerated sauerkraut, undrained

2 (15 oz.) cans whole new potatoes, drained*

2 tsp. caraway seeds

Slice sausage to desired size and add to a 6 qt. slow cooker.  Add undrained sauerkraut, drained potatoes, and caraway seeds.  Carefully stir to combine so as not to break the potatoes.  Cover, and cook on high for about 3 hours or low for about 5 hours.

Variation:  Add 1/2 cup apple juice and 2 tbsp. of sugar to mixture before cooking.

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*Canned potatoes are great for any slow cooker recipe.  They are perfectly cooked (never hard or the opposite...mushy) and hold their shape during cooking.

Irish Soda Bread is a great accompaniment to sausage and kraut, and I have a wonderful recipe for it!  

Easy Irish Soda Bread:  http://easyaspiecanbe.blogspot.com/2016/03/irish-soda-bread.html

**Recipe adapted from bakeatmidnite.com:  http://bakeatmidnite.com/bavarian-bratwurst-with-kraut/