Sausage and Kraut Buns

Total Time

Prep: 20 min. Cook: 4 hours

Makes

12 sandwiches

Updated: Aug. 14, 2022
This recipe has become a regular at our church potlucks. Let's just say I'm in trouble if I show up at a get-together and they don't appear! For a fun dinner spin, try these sausage and kraut sandwiches over mashed potatoes. —Patsy Unruh, Perryton, Texas
Sausage and Kraut Buns Recipe photo by Taste of Home

Ingredients

  • 2 cans (14-1/2 ounces each) no-salt-added diced tomatoes, drained
  • 2 cans (14 ounces each) sauerkraut, rinsed and drained
  • 1/2 pound sliced fresh mushrooms
  • 1 large sweet pepper, thinly sliced
  • 1 large onion, halved and thinly sliced
  • 2 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper
  • 2 packages (14 ounces each) smoked sausage, sliced
  • 12 pretzel sausage buns, warmed and split partway

Directions

  1. In a 5- or 6-qt. slow cooker, combine first 7 ingredients. In a large skillet, saute sausage over medium-high heat until lightly browned. Stir into tomato mixture.
  2. Cook, covered, on low 4-5 hours, until vegetables are tender. Serve in buns.

Nutrition Facts

1 sandwich: 468 calories, 23g fat (8g saturated fat), 44mg cholesterol, 1491mg sodium, 51g carbohydrate (12g sugars, 4g fiber), 17g protein.