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
Sausage and Kraut Buns
Prep Time
20 min
Cook Time
240 min
Yield
12 sandwiches
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
- 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.
- 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.
