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Weight Watchers Recipe of the Day: Slow Cooker Sausage and Vegetables
A medley of summer vegetables: corn, tomatoes, and zucchini, combined with spicy turkey sausage and cooked in the slow cooker until tender.
Easy. Healthy. Delicious.
Slow Cooker Sausage and Vegetables
This easy sausage and vegetables dish is flexible too.
Use whatever vegetables and/or seasonings you have on hand.
Add and/or substitute eggplant, yellow squash, red bell peppers and green beans as suits your fancy.
Skinny on Slow Cooker Sausage and Vegetables
- Leave out the sausage and this versatile summer dish becomes vegetarian.
- For Simply Filling use lean ground beef, chicken or turkey instead of sausage. (Add your favorite herbs/spices to make up for any loss of flavor. Garlic, crushed red pepper flakes, basil, tarragon, parley or cilantro would be good.)
- Add vegetable or chicken broth to turn into soup.
- Toss with pasta for a satisfying summer meal.
How Many Calories and WW Points in this Slow Cooked Sausage & Vegetables?
According to my calculations each serving of slow cooker sausage and vegetables has 179 calories and
4 *SmartPoints (Green plan)
3 *SmartPoints (Blue plan)
3 *SmartPoints (Purple plan)
5 *PointsPlus (Old plan)
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Slow Cooker Sausage & Vegetables Recipe
Slow cooker sausage and vegetables, a melange of summer vegetables - corn, zucchini and tomatoes - combined with spicy turkey sausage. Delicious on it's own or tossed with pasta.
Prep Time30 minutes mins
Cook Time4 hours hrs
Total Time4 hours hrs 30 minutes mins
Servings (adjustable): 6
Calories: 179
Author: Martha McKinnon | Simple Nourished Living
Ingredients
- 1 pound uncooked spicy turkey sausage
- 1 cup chopped onion
- 2 cups chopped fresh tomatoes
- 3 cups chopped fresh zucchini
- 2 cups chopped fresh or frozen corn
- 1 garlic clove, minced (optional)
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- Chopped fresh parsley, cilantro, tarragon or basil stirred in at the end (optional)
Instructions
Ideal Slow Cooker Size: 4 to 5-Quart.
Squeeze the sausage from it's casings. Break apart the sausage into small pieces and put it in a large nonstick skillet (affiliate link) set over medium heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring and breaking any large clumps of sausage, until nicely browned, 8 to 10 minutes.
Scrape the sausage and onions into the slow cooker.
Add the tomatoes, zucchini, corn, garlic (if using) and salt and pepper. Stir to combine.
Cover and cook on LOW until the vegetables are very tender, 4 to 6 hours.
Taste and add fresh herbs and/or additional salt and pepper if desired.
Serve on its own, over rice or tossed with freshly cooked pasta.
Recipe Notes
Use this recipe as a template for whatever vegetables and/or seasonings you have on hand.
Add and/or substitute eggplant, yellow squash, red bell peppers and green beans as suits your fancy.
Leave out the sausage and this versatile dish becomes vegetarian.
For Simply Filling use lean ground beef, chicken or turkey instead of sausage. (Add your favorite herbs/spices to make up for any loss of flavor. Garlic, crushed red pepper flakes, basil, tarragon, parley or cilantro would be good.)
Add vegetable or chicken broth to turn into soup.
Toss with pasta for a satisfying family-friendly meal.
Click here to see your WW PersonalPoints for this recipe and track it in the WW app or site.
4 *SmartPoints (Green plan)
3 *SmartPoints (Blue plan)
3 *SmartPoints (Purple plan)
5 *PointsPlus (Old plan)
Nutrition Facts
Slow Cooker Sausage & Vegetables Recipe
Amount Per Serving (1 /6th recipe - 1 scant cup)
Calories 179Calories from Fat 68
% Daily Value*
Fat 7.5g12%
Carbohydrates 15.7g5%
Fiber 2.8g11%
Protein 14.4g29%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Keyword: crock pot sausage veggies, sausage with veggies
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*Points® calculated by WW. *PointsPlus® and SmartPoints® calculated by Simple Nourished Living; Not endorsed by Weight Watchers International, Inc. All recipe ingredients except optional items included in determining nutritional estimates. SmartPoints® values calculated WITHOUT each plan's ZeroPoint Foods (Green plan, Blue plan, Purple plan) using the WW Recipe Builder.
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I used the 4 quart ceramic insert from myCrock-Pot Choose-A-Crock Slow Cookerto make this easy and delicious slow cooker sausage and vegetables.
Martha is the founder and main content writer for Simple-Nourished-Living.
A longtime lifetime WW at goal, she is committed to balancing her love of food and desire to stay slim while savoring life and helping others do the same.
She is the author of the Smart Start 28-Day Weight Loss Challenge.
A huge fan of the slow cooker and confessed cookbook addict, when she's not experimenting in the kitchen, you're likely to find Martha on her yoga mat.
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