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Super Easy Slow Cooker Sausage with Sauce

This Slow Cooker Sausage with Sauce is a comforting, fuss-free dish that requires minimal effort. Perfect for busy weeknights, it's a crowd-pleasing meal that's easy to make and tastes fantastic served on hoagie rolls, over pasta, or with crusty bread.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 6 hours
Total Time 6 hours 5 minutes
Servings: 6 servings
Course: Dinner, Main Course
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 8 (4 ounce) links fresh Italian sausage
  • 1 jar spaghetti sauce 26 ounce
  • 1 green bell pepper seeded and sliced into strips
  • 1 onion sliced
  • 6 hoagie rolls split lengthwise (Optional)

Equipment

  • Slow Cooker
  • Knife
  • Cutting Board

Method
 

  1. Prep your ingredients: Get your Italian sausage links ready. If they're particularly large, you can cut them in half, but it's not necessary. Seed and slice your green bell pepper, and slice your onion.
  2. Combine everything in the slow cooker: Carefully place the Italian sausage links into your slow cooker. Pour the entire jar of spaghetti sauce over the sausage. Add the sliced green bell pepper and onion. Give it a gentle stir to make sure everything is coated in that delicious sauce.
  3. Cook low and slow: Cover your slow cooker and set it to cook on the LOW setting for 6 hours. This low and slow method allows the flavors to meld together perfectly, and the sausage becomes incredibly tender.
  4. Serve it up: Once the 6 hours are up, your delicious Sausage with Sauce is ready! I like to serve it on toasted hoagie rolls, but it's also fantastic over pasta or even with a side of crusty bread. If you're feeling adventurous, you could even whip up some buttery melt-in-mouth biscuits to soak up all that extra sauce!

Notes

Don't overcrowd the slow cooker: Make sure your ingredients fit comfortably. If you have too much, the cooking time might be affected. Check for doneness: While 6 hours on low is usually perfect, all slow cookers are a little different. Make sure the sausage is cooked through and the veggies are tender. Prep ahead: You can slice your veggies the day before and store them in an airtight container in the fridge. Flavor development: The longer this cooks on low, the more the flavors develop. If you have time, an extra hour can make it even more delicious.