I once heard a girl talking about her favorite recipe that involved chicken and sausage. I immediately thought “I need to make something like that in the crockpot!” So that’s what I did. I love how the sausage flavors everything perfectly. The red pepper adds in some extra dimension and flavor and color. The chicken is super tender. You can serve this over rice or potatoes or simply on it’s own! It’s all yummy.
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This is an updated recipe/photo from July 2011 |
Slow Cooker Sausage, Chicken and Peppers
Makes 4 servings
Ideal slow cooker size: 3 quart
Cooking time: 4-6 hours
1 red bell pepper, cut into strips
1/2 lb ground sausage, browned and drained
1 lb boneless, skinless chicken thighs,
trimmed of fat and cut each thigh into 4 pieces
trimmed of fat and cut each thigh into 4 pieces
1 small onion, diced
4 garlic cloves, minced
1 Tbsp canola oil
1 tsp dried basil
1 tsp paprika
1/2 tsp dried thyme
1 1/2 tsp salt
1. Combine onion, garlic, tomato
paste, canola oil, basil, paprika and thyme in small microwave safe bowl.
Microwave for 4 or 5 minutes. Stir every minute, until onions are soft.
Transfer to slow cooker.
paste, canola oil, basil, paprika and thyme in small microwave safe bowl.
Microwave for 4 or 5 minutes. Stir every minute, until onions are soft.
Transfer to slow cooker.
2. Stir chicken, sausage, salt and
red bell pepper into the slow cooker.
red bell pepper into the slow cooker.
3. Cover and cook on LOW 4-6
hours.
hours.
4. Serve over rice, if desired.

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Looks delicious! Excited to try! Do you cook the chicken before adding to the crock pot? Thanks!
nope it’s uncooked chicken
Hi 🙂 I just made your SLOW COOKER SAUSAGE, CHICKEN & PEPPERS for my husbands birthday. Everyone asked for the recipe! Soooo delicious!!!! Can you please tell me what size the servings are. I'm trying to calculate for my fitness pal. Thank you 🙂
THere are 4 servings in the entire dish. so you can just put in the whole recipe and divide by 4. Glad you liked it!!
Rose, it serves 4. But yes, if having company I would double, just to be sure there is enough! Hope you and your company like it.
having unexpected company tomorrow this is what they are getting…
HOW MANY DOES IT ACTUALLY SERVE?
I will double it just in case and (frozen) left overs can have a crust on top and baked for next summer visiting group – gorgeous photo; thanx for sharing… like your site.