With just 5 ingredients this easy recipe for Crock-Pot Sweet Kielbasa takes less than 10 minutes to prepare & then you can just forget it while it cooks in the slow cooker for hours. A great appetizer recipe that your guests will love, serve these sausage slices at your next holiday or game day party!
Slow Cooker Sweet Kielbasa
This is one of those recipes that takes literally less than 10 minutes to prepare. Just slice up some kielbasa sausage (I used pork but you could use all beef or turkey kielbasa too), mince some garlic and measure out the other three ingredients.
Then, you just dump everything in the slow cooker, let it cook for about 6 hours on the LOW setting until everything is nice and hot and bubbly and then, flip your slow cooker to the WARM setting to keep it all warm while you serve these tasty sausages at your next party.
I usually just set out a little container with toothpicks in it and let my guests help themselves.
EASY
And the flavors are great. Applesauce and brown sugar add some sweetness and Dijon mustard and garlic balances out the sweetness with some tang an savory. And of course the sausages themselves lend some salt and meatiness.
The perfect combination!
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Gluten Free |Â Low Calorie | Low Carb | Low Cholesterol | Low Fat | Low Sodium | Low Sugar
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Crock-Pot Sweet Kielbasa Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 pounds Kielbasa Sausage (sliced into bite sized pieces )
- 1 cup Unsweetened Apple Sauce
- ¾ cup Brown Sugar (packed)
- 2 tabelspoons Prepared Dijon Mustard
- 2 cloves Garlic (minced)
Instructions
- Add all ingredients to a 4 quart or larger slow cooker and stir to combine.
- Cover and cook on LOW for 6 hours.
- Stir once more and turn slow cooker to the WARM setting to keep warm while serving.
Nutrition
Sounds great! I will have to give it a try.
Always run out of snacks ideas for kids. this is a good recipe willnsurely try.
What kind of Kielbasa do you use? Fresh? Smoked? The Eckrich Brand from the grocery store?
Smoked Kielbasa such as Eckrich or Hillshire Farm.
Is nutrition information per serving? Or for the entire recipe?
Thanks
Jack
The nutrition information is calculated per serving. Great question Jack!
I have weiners and was wondering if I can use that or can I also use Italian sausage?
I think hot dogs would work. Italian sausage might if you cook the sausage first.
How can I make like a gravy from the leftover juices in the crockpot
I used Italian sausage so hopefully it will taste good.
Hope it came out okay for you Annette!
If there are leftovers, can they be frozen and/or reheated?
Mary, yes they definitely can be frozen and then reheated!
Will this be enough for ten people?
Hi Kimbery, this recipe will make about 32 servings as an appetizer with a serving size being 1 chunk of kielbasa sausage with the glaze. If you are planning on each person having more than 1 piece you can do the math accordingly. So for 10 people each person would get about 3 pieces. And of course you can double the recipe or set up a second slow cooker with another batch. Hope that helps!
For a double batch, do I need to increase time in slow cooker?
Hi Kimberly, because this recipe is using pre-cooked kielbasa the cooking time wouldn’t need to be increased by much if you are doubling the recipe. I would suggest cooking it for the recommended cooking time called for in the recipe and increasing it only if everything is not hot yet. All you need to do for this recipe is get everything nice and hot.