You love this easy crockpot sausage and peppers recipe, it's a super easy weeknight dinner idea that's loaded with flavor! Your family will love the flavorful italian sausages with tender peppers and onions, marinara sauce, and Italian seasoning! Serve over pasta, on a toasted hoagie with melted cheese, or over garlicky mashed potatoes. Oh YUM.
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- Why You'll Love This Slow Cooker Sausage and Peppers Recipe
- Crock Pot Italian Sausage and Peppers Recipe Ingredients
- How To Make Italian Sausage with Peppers and Onions in Crock Pot
- How to Serve It
- What Side Goes Well With Sausage and Peppers Crockpot Recipe?
- FAQs
- 📖 The recipe.
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Why You'll Love This Slow Cooker Sausage and Peppers Recipe
It's easy easy easy! You will love how easy this italian sausage and peppers recipe is! Dump all the ingredients in and forget about it!
Fabulous Italian flavors! The combination of the sausage, vegetables, and pasta sauce are lovely. My family's favorite way to eat this is on toasted (with butter and garlic powder) hoagie buns and melted mozzarella. It's a drool-worthy, super simple dinner idea.
Crock Pot Italian Sausage and Peppers Recipe Ingredients
Here are the ingredients you will need to make this slow cooker sausage and peppers:
- Italian Sausages: use mild, sweet, or hot sausages.
- Bell Peppers: I like to use a variety of colors, but you can use any color. Yellow, red, and orange are sweeter and add a nice flavor.
- Onions: I used a red onion, but yello would also work.
- Marinara Sauce: use any favorite brand. Make sure to have enough to serve on this side.
- Italian Seasoning
- Fresh Garlic
- Salt and Pepper
- Optional for serving: extra marinara, fresh basil, and parmesan or mozzarella.
For exact ingredient quantities, please see the recipe card below!
How To Make Italian Sausage with Peppers and Onions in Crock Pot
Here's how to make this crockpot Italian sausage and peppers recipe:
1. Place onions on the bottom of the pot followed by the sausages and then the peppers.
2. Add garlic, Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper. Top with half of the marinara sauce and spread over sausages and vegetables.
3. Cover and cook on low for 4 to 5 hours or until sausages are done, and vegetables are tender.
4. Add the remaining marinara sauce and adjust seasoning if needed. Serve and enjoy.
How to Serve It
Here are several ways you can serve your delicious crockpot Italian sausage with peppers and onions:
Adjust seasoning to taste. Serve with extra marinara sauce and cheese. Serve over pasta, rice, mashed potatoes, or on a hoagie bun.
Meal idea! Serve in a buttered and toasted hoagie bun with extra sauce and melted mozzarella cheese, and a Caesar salad on the side. Yum.
To lower the carbs, wrap in lettuce leaves, serve over a chaffle, or with cauliflower rice.
What Side Goes Well With Sausage and Peppers Crockpot Recipe?
- Pasta
- Rice
- Mashed Potatoes
- Baked Potatoes
- Hoagie Rolls
- Breadsticks
- Tossed Green Salad or a Caesar Salad
FAQs
Yes! You can put raw sausages in a slow cooker. In fact, slow cooking them results in very tender, perfectly moist sausages. Add in half a cup of broth or a favorite sauce to give them a little moisture while cooking.
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📖 The recipe.
Crock Pot Italian Sausage and Peppers
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 (19-ounce) package Italian sausages
- 1 cup onion (sliced)
- 4 bell peppers, any color
- 2 teaspoons garlic
- 2 teaspoons Italian Seasoning
- 1 (16-ounce) jar marinara sauce
- ½ teaspoon each salt and pepper
- Optional: Extra marinara sauce and grated parmesan or mozzarella as a garnish.
Instructions
- Spray slow cooker with nonstick spray.
- Place onions on the bottom of the pot followed by the sausages and then the peppers. Add garlic, Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper. Top with 1-½ cups of marinara sauce and spread over sausages and vegetables.
- Cover and cook on low for 4 to 5 hours or until sausages are done, and vegetables are tender.
- Adjust seasoning if needed. Serve and enjoy.
Notes
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- VARIATIONS: Use mild or hot sausages. Make it cajun and substitute cajun seasoning and diced tomatoes.
- SERVING SUGGESTIONS: Serve it in a hoagie roll, over rice, pasta, or mashed potatoes. Top with extra marinara and mozzarella or parmesan cheese and garnish with basil.
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