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Slow Cooker Kielbasa, Potatoes, and Green Beans is a perfectly hearty and delicious family recipe to prepare and make in the slow cooker for a simple and flavorful dinner.
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Table of Contents
- 🔍 Quick Look: Slow Cooker Kielbasa, Potatoes, and Green Beans
- Ingredient Substitutions:
- Key Ingredients:
- How to Make Slow Cooker Kielbasa, Potatoes, and Green Beans:
- Recipe Tip
- Storage Instructions:
- Recipe FAQs
- More pork recipes:
- Slow Cooker Kielbasa, Potatoes, and Green Beans Recipe
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🔍 Quick Look: Slow Cooker Kielbasa, Potatoes, and Green Beans
- ⏰ Ready In: 5 hours
- 🛒 Recipe Ingredients: Kielbasa sausage, russet potatoes, green beans, and pantry ingredients
- 🍽️ Servings: 4-6
- 👩🍳 Difficulty: Easy
- 🧊 Make-Ahead Friendly: Freezer Friendly, Stores for 4 days in fridge
- 📍Before You Make This: Change out the sausage or potatoes as needed
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Why you’ll love this recipe…
This easy slow cooker dinner with Kielbasa and potatoes is such a great recipe to make for the family.
- Thrown together in less than 20 minutes.
- Simple ingredients, right from your pantry.
- Easy meat that is budget-friendly.
- Easy to customize with fresh herbs, cheeses, or spices.
- Simple recipe, yet a great comfort food recipe.
- Cooks while you are at work.
Once you’ve tried this sausage recipe, be sure to give my famous Lentil Potato Burrito Wraps or Sweet Potato Chicken dinners a try!
Made With Love,
Ingredient Substitutions:
Using russet potatoes for this recipe is not necessary; it’s just what I like to use and find works the best. However, diced red potatoes or Yukon gold potatoes can work well just like they do in my sausage potato skillet recipe.
Feel free to add shredded carrots in place of the green beans or in addition to the beans for added flavor, and I find it is a great way to sneak in more vegetables and color like I do in my slow cooker chicken and veggies recipe.
Key Ingredients:
- Sausage: This recipe is made with Kielbasa sausage links, but you can use your favorite type of sausage links, such as turkey sausage or chicken sausage
- Potatoes: Russet potatoes are my go-to option because they are super versatile and can absorb some of the cooking liquid well to attain even more flavor
See the recipe card for full information on ingredients and quantities.
How to Make Slow Cooker Kielbasa, Potatoes, and Green Beans:
Assemble Ingredients:
- In the slow cooker, add the sliced sausage, diced onion, diced potatoes, and green beans.
Season:
- Add the minced garlic, garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, and chicken broth. Stir to combine.
My Pro Tip
Recipe Tip
Be sure to only cook the meal for 4-5 hours on low, or you will end up with mushy potatoes.
Top with butter:
- Place the sliced butter evenly over the top.
Cook:
- Cover and cook on Low for 5 hours, or until the potatoes and green beans are tender. Stir once or twice during cooking if possible.
Finish with Cheese:
- Just before serving, sprinkle in the Parmesan cheese and stir gently to combine
Storage Instructions:
Fridge: Add any leftovers to an airtight container and then place the container in the refrigerator for 4-5 days.
Recipe FAQs
This recipe creates its own sauce with a mixture of chicken broth and other seasonings.
You can add cream cheese to turn it into a creamy Kielbasa recipe or my creamy sausage pasta is another delicious option.
Pick your favorite brand of Kielbasa sausage links and slice them to your desired thickness.
For a whole sausage recipe, try this delicious one pot sausage and peppers recipe.
I would not suggest adding rice to the slow cooker for this sausage recipe since it will soak up all of the liquid. However, you could always serve this over any fresh or leftover white rice.
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Slow Cooker Kielbasa, Potatoes, and Green Beans
Ingredients
- 14 oz smoked Kielbasa sausage, sliced
- 1 yellow onion, diced
- 1-2 lbs russet potatoes, peeled and diced
- 1 lb fresh green beans, trimmed
- ¾ cup chicken broth
- 1 tbsp minced garlic
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp paprika
- 2 tbsp butter, sliced
- ¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese, for serving
Instructions
- Assemble Ingredients: In the slow cooker, add the sliced sausage, diced onion, diced potatoes, and green beans.
- Season: Add the minced garlic, garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, and chicken broth. Stir to combine.
- Top with Butter: Place the sliced butter evenly over the top.
- Cook: Cover and cook on Low for 5 hours, or until the potatoes and green beans are tender. Stir once or twice during cooking if possible.
- Finish with Cheese: Just before serving, sprinkle in the Parmesan cheese and stir gently to combine.
Notes
- Be sure to only cook in the slow cooker for up to 5 hours to avoid mushy potatoes
- Switch the chicken broth for chicken stock or water when needed
- Tastes great served over rice or topped with fresh parsley
- I like to peel the potatoes however, if you like the texture you can leave the peel on
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
