Accidental Slow Cooker Sausages - Real Recipes from Mums

Quick and easy to prepare, freezes really well too. Leftovers taste good cold or hot.

Ingredients (serves 4)

6-8 Sausages cooked and cut into pieces
3 cups mived veggies - onion carrot zuccini mushroom pumpkin sweet potato (don't use potatoes)
1 Jar Pasta sauce (home made or shop bought)
2 Cups Beef Stock
Pinch of each thyme and rosemary
2 Tablespoons Tomato Paste
2 Tablespoons Corn flour

Method

Dice all veggies (not too small) Toss into slow cooker with cut up sausages
Pour pasta sauce into cooker. Mix herbs and tomato paste into stock, and pour on top. Give it all a bit of a stir to mix it in
Cook on low for 4-6 hours (I once left it for about 7 hours and it was fine) Halfway through cooking, mix cornflour into a paste with cold water. Before adding to mix spoon some heated liquid into the paste and stir, then tip the lot into the slow cooker and mix in. Alternativly throw a cup of rice in to thicken the mix.
Serve with mashed potatoes (I mix cheese into it too)

Notes

One day I had all veggies etc prepared, went to chop up some chuck steak and it was off. I threw in sausages and crossed my fingers - hence the name. You can also add a few spoons of sourcream just before serving to lighten the flavour a little. Or can use chuck steak, diced beef, pretty much any meat!

119 Comments

- - BellaB said
  - 01 Oct 2024
    7:15 pm
Oh, this is a great recipe. I love things like this – I know all the kids will eat it, no problems. It’s handy for leftovers too if it freezes well. It sounds like I could double it with no problems, which I love to do with slow cooker meals. Thanks!

- - cassy26 said
  - 15 Jul 2022
    9:12 am
Sounds like a great way to get my kids to eat more vegetables…

- - sars_angelchik said
  - 30 Jun 2022
    9:55 pm
I love that this recipe comes with a story!

- - smart_ass said
  - 29 Nov 2021
    4:43 pm
love the name and story behind this!

- - mom462038 said
  - 29 Nov 2020
    8:52 am
I love the word ‘accidental’ in the name lol. Thats most of my kitchen repertoire

- - nadine_hill said
  - 04 Jul 2020
    8:41 pm
A delicious sounding recipe!

- - mom343701 said
  - 30 Jun 2020
    6:32 pm
Looks good, I think I will give this a go but fry up the sausages a bit first to get a caramel flavour

- - serotonin said
  - 30 May 2019
    12:21 pm
Mmm this looks soooo good! Thanks for sharing!

- - happymum2018 said
  - 09 Apr 2019
    2:41 pm
I would prefer grilled sausages over slow cooked or barbeques really only way

- - happymum2018 said
  - 06 Mar 2019
    11:54 pm
Yes this is intereting

- - ella12 said
  - 24 Aug 2016
    11:08 am
Looks like a tasty meal, thanks for sharing.

- - rovermum said
  - 24 Aug 2016
    9:55 am
I love how this is called Accidental! My slow cooker is my best friend and I imagine I could make this meal any day of the week with a mix of stuff in the bottom of my fridge. A fantastic idea and one I’m definitely going to take on board.

- - mom134803 said
  - 24 Aug 2016
    7:16 am
I love to use my slowcooker, so convenient to prepare something in the morning and have it ready at night !

- - mom93821 said
  - 24 Aug 2016
    6:11 am
I make a very similar sausage dish in my slow cooker and love the flavours.

- - youngoldlady said
  - 23 Aug 2016
    11:28 pm
Love the idea of this, think rice will be easiest for me.

- - mom101628 said
  - 23 Aug 2016
    9:02 pm
Great recipe for winter – will be using this often.

- - nealsq said
  - 23 Aug 2016
    8:57 pm
oh yum, this sounds awesome!!

- - mom112217 said
  - 31 Jul 2016
    9:18 am
A hearty Winter recipe that l know we will love! Thanks.

- - coastalkaryn said
  - 18 Feb 2016
    5:17 pm
funny story – recipe sounds like a winner!

- - mom57808 said
  - 20 Oct 2015
    5:03 am
cool thanks mums