Slow Cooker Cheesy Sausage and Potato Casserole
Slow Cooker Cheesy Sausage and Potato Casserole is our new favorite dinner. It is so amazingly easy to toss together. This recipe is so simple it just about cooks itself. Just toss in the ingredients and go. This casserole is rich and creamy and loaded with super cheesy. It is bursting with flavor and is sure to be on your menu again and again!
Ingredients
- 8 ounces cream cheese cut into pieces
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1/2 cup half-and-half
- 1 tablespoon reduced sodium chicken base
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper 1/8 to 1/4, to taste
- 1/4 yellow onion diced
- 14 ounces hot smoked sausage cut into moons (halved and sliced)
- 20 ounce bag Simply Potatoes Diced Potatoes
- 2 cups sharp cheddar cheese shredded and divided
- 1 cup pepper jack cheese shredded
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
Instructions
- In a 6-quart slow cooker combine cream cheese, butter, half-and-half, chicken base, and cayenne pepper. Whisk to combine. Sprinkle onion and sausage over the top. Layer potatoes on top. Cover and cook on high for 1 hour, do not stir or uncover.
- After 1 hour, stir and re-cover. Cook an additional 1 1/2 - 2 hours, until the potatoes are tender. Remove the cover and stir until the sauce is completely smooth, and the cream cheese melts into the sauce. Add 1 cup sharp cheddar cheese and the pepper jack cheese. Stir to combine. Sprinkle the remaining 1 cup sharp cheese over the top of the casserole.
- Cover and cook until cheese is melted, about an additional 30 minutes (a total of 3 - 3 1/2 hours). Remove cover and sprinkle with fresh parsley.
- Serve and enjoy!
Notes
If you do not like spicy food, you can leave out the cayenne pepper. The smoked sausage and the pepper jack cheese will just give enough heat to warm your tongue.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 | Calories: 720cal | Carbohydrates: 21g | Protein: 26g | Fat: 59g | Saturated Fat: 31g | Cholesterol: 167mg | Sodium: 1269mg | Sugar: 4g | Fiber: 2g | Calcium: 486mg | Iron: 2mg