Slow Cooker Devilled Sausages are take it to the next level bangers and mash. Balancing sweet and savory flavors we create the most delicious sauce and add textures of onions, apples and sausages. This set and forget recipe creates an easy family meal perfect any night of the week.
Recipes like the Slow Cooker Curried Sausages, Sausages With Caramelised Onions and the Honey Mustard Sausages bring us a variety of ways to spruce up store bought sausages.
The Slow Cooker French Onion Pork Chops, Slow Cooker Beef Massaman Curry, Slow Cooker French Onion Chicken and the Slow Cooker Coke Pulled Pork offer easy crock pot meals to get dinner on the table.
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🤍 Slow Cooker Devilled Sausages Recipe
I have summarised everything that you will come to know and love (LOVE ❤) about the recipe in the points below:
- Simple ingredients: each of the ingredients needed to make the recipe will be easy to get your hands on at the grocery store.
- Family friendly: if you are wanting to find a dish that will suit all ages so you don't have to prepare multiple meals, this is it!
- Freezer friendly: the sausages and sauce freeze and reheat very well. So the recipe is a great one to meal prep for busy nights when you won't have time to cook.
🥗 Devilled Sausages Ingredients
The photo below is to show you everything you need to make the recipe. Please refer to the printable recipe card for specific ingredient measurements as well as detailed instructions.
As you can see the recipe calls for:
- Olive oil.
- Salt and pepper.
- Garlic.
- Paprika: I use ground paprika. Smoked paprika can be used for a slightly more earthy flavor.
- Balsamic vinegar.
- Worcestershire sauce: adds a little oomph.
- Tomatoes.
- Tomato sauce.
- Barbecue sauce.
- Apples: skin on, thinly sliced, core removed.
- Beef stock.
- Onions.
- Pork Sausages.
🫙 How To Create A Thick Sauce
Then we also use 2 simple ingredients as seen below to thicken the sauce in the end stages of the cooking process.
- Water.
- Corn flour.
😉 Variations
Here are my sub ins and outs that you might be thinking about as you read the post and I will tell you if I think they will work or why they won't:
- Sausages: you can use pork sausages, chipolatas, beef sausages or your favorite type of sausages.
- Balsamic vinegar: or the equivalent amount of apple cider vinegar.
- Tomatoes: crushed tomatoes or diced tomatoes. Use a plain tin ie with no extra herbs or 'Italian flavors'.
- Apples: granny smith apples or a red apple like red delicious or pink lady.
👩🍳 How to Make Slow Cooker Devilled Sausages
To make the recipe we take the optional step of browning the sausages with a little olive oil using a large frying pan.
🍳 Instructions
- Brown the sausages (Photo 1)
- Add the sauce ingredients (Photo 2)
- Then add the onions (Photo 3)
- Add the sausages (Photo 4)
If browning the sausages place a large frying pan onto the stove top, add the olive oil and turn the heat to high. Then add the sausages and cook using tongs to rotate till the edges are browned.
Next liberally spray the slow cooker insert with cooking oil. Then we add the sauce ingredients.
To do this pour in the beef stock, crushed tomatoes, tomato sauce, barbecue sauce, Worcestershire sauce, balsamic vinegar, garlic, mustard powder, paprika, salt and black pepper. Now gently stir to combine.
Next add the sliced onions to the slow cooker insert and then place the browned sausages on top. Put the lid on and set the timer and temperature to 4 hours on high or 8 hours on low.
Let the dish cook for 2 hours then remove the lid and add the apple pieces. Put it back on and let it cook for a further hour.
- Cook then add the apples (Photo 5)
- Stir to combine (Photo 6)
- Make the slurry (Photo 7)
- Pour in the slurry and cook (Photo 8)
Now make the slurry by combining the water with the corn flour. When there is 1 hour of cooking time remaining remove the lid again and pour the slurry into the slow cooker. Gently stir to combine and then put the lid back on. Now let the dish cook for a final hour. During this time the slurry will thicken the sauce.
Once the cook time is up, remove the lid again and give the dish a gentle stir.
🍽 Serving Suggestions
When it comes to serving your devilled sausages, soft fluffy mashed potatoes are an easy choice!
I also like to pop some greens on the plate and garnish with fresh thyme leaves.
Some other potato sides to try are the Skin on Roast Potatoes, Duck Fat Roast Potatoes, Garlic Butter Potatoes or the Potato And Sweet Potato Bake.
For bread try the Tortilla Garlic Bread or Turkish Garlic Bread.
👍 How to Guide
How to Store
Portion leftovers in a sealed airtight container. Place these into the fridge and consume with in 3-4 days.
How to Freeze
Once the dish has cooled you can portion leftovers into a sealed airtight container. These can be kept in the freezer for up to 3 months.
How to Reheat
Transfer leftovers into a bowl and cover with cling wrap. Reheat on high using the microwave until warmed through (2-3 minutes).
For frozen portions of the dish allow these to fully thaw then reheat using the microwave step above. These will take an extra minute or so to heat through.
💡 Tasty Tips
Here are my top tips and tricks that I want to share with you so that you master the recipe from the get go:
- To brown or not to brown: I do brown the sausages for this recipe to lock in their flavor. I also don't pierce them at all. However, this step is optional. If you simply want to add them to your crockpot without browning them that will work also.
- Spray oil: I do give the slow cooker insert a little spray with olive oil. This helps to ensure nothing sticks and the clean up process is easier.
- Do you love slow cooking? Then you might like the Pulled Beef, Coke Ham, Slow Cooker Coke Ribs, Dry Rub Ribs, Slow Cooker Dahl or Slow Cooker Savoury Mince.
- Or is it easy family meals you need? Then you might like the Tuna Enchiladas, Mini Enchiladas or Beef And Bean Enchiladas.
🤓 Slow Cooker Devilled Sausages FAQ's
They are called devilled sausages due to the sweet and savory flavors in the sauce.
Mashed potatoes and steamed or cooked greens like peas, broccoli or beans are great to pair with devilled sausages.
Devilled sausages use ingredients like crushed tomatoes, tomato sauce and barbecue sauce whereas curried sausages use curry powder for the flavor base.
😍 More Easy Dinner Recipes
If you are looking for more dinner recipes that will keep things varied and interesting then I have some more ideas to share with you. The following recipes have a variety of cook times, methods and proteins.
- More pork recipes: Pork Mince Stir Fry, Slow Cooker Pork Belly, Slow Cooker Stuffed Pork Tenderloin, Pork Mince Fried Rice, Pork Mince Noodles, Thai Minced Pork, Honey Soy Pork Ribs.
- More slow cooker recipes: Chicken Drumsticks And Potatoes, Chicken And Corn Soup, Chicken Barley Soup, Slow Cooker Yellow Curry, Thai Red Curry Beef.
- Other proteins: Minced Beef Stir Fry, Chicken And Rice Tray Bake, Thyme Roast Chicken, Chicken Pesto Linguine, Fettuccine Alfredo With Scallops, Tuna And Rice Casserole.
- Pasta or noodle options: Soy Sauce Noodles, Garlic Spaghetti, Scallop Linguine, Fettuccine Alfredo With Tuna.
It is time to get our devilled sausages on my friend! You can also find all of my dinner recipes or slow cooker recipes in the one spot.
Adrianne
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📖 Recipe
Slow Cooker Devilled Sausages
Ingredients
Devilled sausages
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 500 grams/16 oz pork sausages Note 1
- 2 large brown onions peeled and sliced into rings
- 2 large granny smith apples Note 2, core removed, skin on, sliced into thin pieces
Sauce
- 1 cup/250 ml beef stock (beef broth)
- 400 grams/14 oz crushed tomatoes Note 2
- ½ cup/125ml tomato sauce
- ½ cup/125ml barbecue sauce
- 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
- 1 tablespoon garlic chunky chopped or minced
- 1 tablespoon mustard powder
- 1 tablespoon ground paprika
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
Slurry (to thicken the sauce)
- 2 tablespoons water regular tap water is fine
- 1 tablespoon cornflour
To serve (optional)
- mashed potatoes, steamed broccolini and fresh thyme leaves
Instructions
- Sausages: place a large frying pan on the stove top, turn the heat to high and add the olive oil. Next add the sausages and brown the edges using tongs to rotate sides as they cook. Once browned, turn the heat off and transfer to a paper towel lined plate.
- Grease: liberally spray the slow cooker insert with cooking oil.
- Sauce: now pour in the beef stock, crushed tomatoes, tomato sauce, bbq sauce, Worcestershire sauce, balsamic vinegar, garlic, mustard powder, paprika, salt and pepper. Then gently stir to combine.
- Onions and sausages: next spread the sliced onions across the sauce followed by the browned sausages. Put the lid on the slow cooker and set the timer and temperature to high for 4 hours or low for 8 hours.
- Apples: let the dish cook for 2 hours high or 4 hours on low then remove the lid and add the apple slices. Put the lid back on and cook for a further hour (Cook time total 3 hours high or 7 hours low).
- Slurry: combine the cornflour and water in a small glass jar and stir until consistently mixed. When there is 1 final hour of cook time to go, remove the slow cooker lid and pour the slurry in. Gently stir to combine and then put the lid back on the slow cooker. Cook for the final hour.
- To serve: remove the lid and stir once the cook time is up. Portion onto plates with mashed potatoes, green veggies and garnish with thyme leaves. Seaon with cracked pepper.
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Notes
- Note 1 - Sausages: you can use pork sausages, chipolatas, beef sausages or your favorite type of sausages.
- Note 2 - Apples: granny smith apples or a red apple like red delicious or pink lady.
- Note 3 - Tomatoes: crushed tomatoes or diced tomatoes. Use a plain tin ie with no extra herbs or 'Italian flavors'. This is so that we can manage the flavor profile of the recipe and not have it managed for us.
- Note 4 - Balsamic vinegar: or the equivalent amount of apple cider vinegar.
- Music credit for video: https://www.audiocoffee.net/
Amanda says
This sounds amazing!
Adrianne Jamieson says
Thanks Amanda 😊.