Sausage Casserole

By Tonya_Speed

NUTRITION per serving: 674 Calories; 43g Fat; 28g Protein; 40g Carbohydrate; 10g Dietary Fiber; 96mg Cholesterol; 2486mg
Sodium. Exchanges: 1 Grain Starch); 3 1/2 Lean Meat; 2 1/2 Vegetable; 1/2 Fruit; 6 1/2 Fat. Points: 16

Ingredients

• 6 slices bacon
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 2 medium carrots, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, pressed
• 3 (16-oz.) cans sauerkraut, rinsed and drained
• 1 teaspoons thyme
• 1 teaspoon caraway seeds (optional)
• 4 large russet potatoes, peeled and thickly sliced
• 1 bay leaf
• 3/4 cup white wine (or use white grape juice with splash of
• vinegar)
• 1/3 cup low sodium chicken broth
• 2 pounds bratwurst (or you can use knockwurst or
• kielbasa), sliced into 2-inch pieces
• 3 Granny Smith apples, cored and roughly chopped

Details

Servings 6
Adapted from savingdinner.com

Preparation

Step 1

Cook bacon in a skillet over medium heat. Place on paper toweling to drain. Pour off most of the bacon drippings from the skillet, leaving only about 1 tablespoon in the pan. Add onion, carrot and garlic to skillet
and sauté until onion is translucent. Crumble cooled bacon. In a mixing bowl, combine bacon, sauerkraut, thyme and
caraway seeds. Place potatoes in the bottom of slow cooker. Add sautéed veggies and sauerkraut mixture on top of
potatoes, and then add bay leaf, wine and broth. Cover and cook on low heat setting for about 7 hours, or until potatoes are tender. About an hour before you are ready to serve dinner, add bratwurst/sausage and apples. Crank the slow cooker temperature up high; cover, but leave lid slightly open so that moisture can escape from slow cooker. Cook about 1 hour, or until apples are tender and most of the moisture has evaporated and sausage is heated through. Check on this every so often to make sure it isn't scorching.
LEANNE'S NOTE: Be sure to rinse and drain sauerkraut. Nutritional information below does not reflect the rinsing of sauerkraut. Rinsing will lower your sodium count drastically. Fresh sauerkraut will be lower in sodium. If your grocery carries fresh sauerkraut in the refrigerated section of the dairy or produce department you can use that also. Make sure to
rinse the fresh sauerkraut also.

SERVING SUGGESTION: Serve with hot buttered noodles, steamed cauliflower and broccoli and a loaf of rye bread.