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    Home » Recipes » Slow Cooking Recipes » Slow cooked sausage sandwiches with peppers and onions

    Slow cooked sausage sandwiches with peppers and onions

    Apr 9, 2021 · 11 Comments

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    slow cooker sausage sandwiches in the crock pot with onions and peppers
    slow cooker sausage sandwiches in the crock pot with onions and peppers

    The best slow cooked sausage sandwiches are juicy, a little chewy, and have tasty toppings. They’re served on thick hoagie style rolls. And they keep hungry friends and family coming back for seconds. This slow cooked sausage peppers and onions recipe is an easy way to make sausage sandwiches. It’s one of my go-to slow cooker recipes for a crowd.

    Slow cooking sausages with beer

    This slow cooker sausage sandwich recipe is made with beer and has no sauce added. The slow cooked sausage marinated in beer creates tender, juicy sausages. The beer adds a ton of flavor to caramelized peppers and onions. Another option, instead of beer, is to slow cook the sausages in cider.

    Browning sausages for the crock pot

    As with any crock pot meat recipe, for best results, brown the sausages with olive oil in a medium-hot skillet. Before adding them to the skillet, poke holes in the raw sausages to help release steam. 

    Searing sausages locks in a ton of flavor and gives them a nice crunch in the hoagie roll. Once the sausages are browned on the stove, add them to the crock pot with 1 inch of beer (about 1 cup).

    Prepping the onions and peppers

    Diced onions and peppers can go directly into the slow cooker. In my house, we LOVE caramelized onions (like these red wine caramelized red onions), so we sauté them on the stove first.

    If you haven’t seen it yet, I have a trick to cutting the peppers. Or, should I say, my husband has a trick I stole and put on the internet. See how to cut bell peppers into strips.

    Slow cooked sausage meal ideas

    Once you learn how to slow cook sausage in the crock pot with peppers and onions, you’ll have this slow cooker recipe in your back pocket to use all year.

    Here are a few easy slow cooked sausage meals:

    • Whip up slow cooker sausage sandwiches.
    • Skip the hoagie rolls and serve the sausages over rice or potatoes for easy weeknight crockpot meals.
    • For parties, dice up the sausages before adding them to the crock pot and serve them with a stash of toothpicks to eat as finger foods.
    • Make ahead slow cooker sausages, peppers and onions to use in breakfast sandwiches, served with eggs.

    Check out these other tasty slow cooker recipes.

    The best rolls for slow cooker sausage sandwiches

    Slow cooker sausage peppers and onions need a hearty, thick roll. Serve slow cooker sausage on a hoagie roll, baguette, ciabatta roll, or hotdog bun.

    Toppings for slow cooked sausage sandwiches

    There are so many versions of sausage sandwiches to make. When making this slow cooker main dish for a party, I like to set out a variety of toppings for guests to build their own sausage sandwiches.

    Here are some of my favorite toppings for sausage sandwiches:

    • Slow cooked peppers and onions
    • Mustard – stone ground mustard or dijon mustard are great choices
    • Sauerkraut – tasty with german sausage or other pork sausages
    • Marinara sauce or tomato sauce – great for pairing with a sweet Italian sausage or mild Italian sausage
    • Bleu cheese crumbles
    • Bacon crumbles
    • Chili
    • Salsa
    • Fried onions
    • Eggs for breakfast
    • Baked beans

    Looking for more sandwich ideas? Check out my recipe for sous vide pulled pork!

    Mustards for sausage sandwiches

    Any mustard can be used to bring out the flavor of these juicy sausage sandwiches. A classic yellow mustard, Dijon or spicy brown mustard will taste delicious. For a sweet flavor, mix honey and mustard to create a homemade honey mustard sauce for the sausages.

    How to cook sausages from frozen

    If you’re working with frozen sausages, defrost them in the microwave before searing them in the skillet.

    Leftover sausage meal ideas

    Slow cooked sausages made in large quantities can feed a family for days. Add leftover sausages to homemade pizza, sausage rolls (made in puff pastry), pasta dishes or enjoy them for breakfast in a scramble with eggs.

    For game days, Super Bowl parties, and cool winter months, I believe you can never have too many easy slow cooker dinner recipes! If you’re looking for another easy crock pot sandwich, check out these Hawaiian pineapple BBQ meatballs. They’re sweet and sour, and in my crock pot right now as I type this!

    Let me go on a little rant about the crock pot…

    And my love/hate relationship with it.

    Working from home makes throwing easy dinners in the crockpot together much more convenient. Back in my office days, cooking for 1 in my 20s, I used to try making crock pot meals so dinner would be ready without hassle.

    But tossing food in the crockpot at 7am before heading to work, and not getting home until 6 or later, meant the food was cooking too long, and usually it got dry.

    But crock pot meals have made a comeback in my house since starting to WFH. I can take a lunch break and toss all the ingredients in the slow cooker around 12pm. And it’s done by 5 or 6.

    My favorite crock pot meals include spare ribs, whole chickens, Hawaiian style meatballs, and these sausage sandwiches – they’re all good options. Especially for National Hoagie Day (a May food holiday).

    Cheers and sausages soaked in beers, 

    Jenna

    —

    For another tasty comfort dish, try this one pan cheeseburger pasta by friend blogger Jen Around The World.

    Readers also love 17 gourmet hot dogs to feed a crowd.

    Love easy weeknight dinners? Check out these Cheesy Italian Stuffed Peppers.

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    Slow cooked sausage with peppers and onions for sausage sandwiches

    Slow cooked sausage sandwiches with onions and peppers (Sip Bite Go)

    This easy crock pot main dish is made with mild Italian sausage, peppers and onions. Slow cooked sausage sandwiches are great for weeknight dinners and crock pot meals for a crowd.
    Course Dinner, Main Course, Main Dish
    Cuisine American, Italian
    Prep Time 20 minutes
    Cook Time 4 hours
    Total Time 4 hours 20 minutes
    Servings 5 people
    Calories 346 kcal
    Author Jenna Passaro

    Ingredients

    Sausages

    • 5 mild Italian sausages
    • 1 tbsp olive oil
    • 1 cup beer lager
    • 2 onions sliced thin
    • 2 red peppers sliced thin

    Sandwiches

    • 5 hoagie rolls
    • ¼ cup Dijon mustard

    Instructions

    1. Poke holes in the raw sausages to help release steam. Sear sausages with olive oil in a pan on medium-high. Brown sausages on all sides.
    2. (optional) Saute onions with 2 tbsp olive oil on medium in a pan, stirring regularly, for 10-20 minutes until brown.
    3. Add sausages, beer, onions and peppers to crock pot. Mix to integrate ingredients. Cook ~4-6 hours on high.
    4. Serve on hoagie rolls with dijon mustard or other toppings.

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    Recipe Notes

    Show me your slow cooked sausages! I’d love to check out your toppings and learn how this recipe went for you. Find me @sipbitego on Instagram and tag #sipbitego.

    Nutrition Facts
    Slow cooked sausage sandwiches with onions and peppers (Sip Bite Go)
    Amount Per Serving
    Calories 346
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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    Comments

    1. Annie @ Annie's Noms says

      January 24, 2019 at 12:30 am

      Oh my word, why have I never cooked sausages in the slow cooker before!??? These sandwiches look out of this world delicious! I’m going to try and make them this weekend!

      Reply
    2. Brian Jones says

      January 24, 2019 at 12:53 am

      Sausage sandwiches are my all time favourite… Move over bacon there is always time for a sausage buttie as far as I am concerned. The flavours paired with these sausages sound fantastic!5 stars

      Reply
    3. Dannii says

      January 24, 2019 at 1:16 am

      Now that looks like a comforting sandwich! Everything is better when slow cooked.5 stars

      Reply
    4. Neli Howard says

      January 24, 2019 at 1:25 am

      Slow cooker started and I cant wait to sit down with the family later to enjoy it. Will let you know how it turns out!. Thanks for a great recipe!5 stars

      Reply
    5. Corina Blum says

      January 24, 2019 at 2:37 am

      Oh yum! I am craving these sausages now. I’m planning on cooking sausages later today and now I’m thinking I should get up right now and start cooking them so I can put them in the slow cooker in time!5 stars

      Reply
    6. Emily says

      January 24, 2019 at 3:52 am

      I bet those slow cooked onions taste incredible with this, yum. Totally drooling!5 stars

      Reply
    7. Laura Dove says

      June 19, 2019 at 2:47 am

      Ooh this sounds delicious! I have never done sausages in the slow cooker before, it sounds so easy!

      Reply
    8. Alexandra Cook says

      June 19, 2019 at 5:00 am

      Oh my goodness, these ingredients sound perfect together! This is going on our meal plan for this week. My family will love this!

      Reply
    9. fashionandstylepolice says

      June 19, 2019 at 5:53 am

      I am loving these meal ideas here. I will be trying this recipe for sure. Sounds very tasty.5 stars

      Reply
    10. twinspirationalparties says

      June 19, 2019 at 7:47 pm

      These recipes are so amazing, I really love eating sausages, thanks for the new ideas to enjoy it..5 stars

      Reply
    11. Geraline Batarra says

      June 19, 2019 at 7:52 pm

      Sausages really tastes great, I enjoy it a lot for dinners or brunches. Thanks for the new recipes you’ve shared.. 😊5 stars

      Reply

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