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Crockpot Potato and Sausage Soup
Crockpot Potato and Sausage Soup brings together onion, smoked sausage, and celery. Read the setting and cooking time in the full method before deciding when to start. The quick notes will help you get the small jobs lined up before you start.
- Prep
- 20 min
- Cook
- 255 min
- Total
- 275 min
- Original yield
- Serves 4
- Ingredients
- 18 listed
Make it part of your week
Recipe categories & planning details
- Meal type
- Main course
- Primary protein
- Pork
- Cuisine
- American
- Cooking method
- Slow cooker
- Preparation & total time
- Prep: 16–30 minutes · Total: over 60 minutes
- Budget (estimated)
- Low cost
- Dish type
- Soups & stews
A few quick notes
1. Choose the slow-cooker schedule first
Read the setting and cooking time in the full method before deciding when to start. Keep the finishing steps in view as well, so the dinner fits the day you have.
Get to know the ingredients
Onion
Look at how this ingredient comes into the method: Cook onion, butter, garlic, celery and sausage in a frying pan until onion is tender, about 5 minutes.
Smoked sausage
Look at how this ingredient comes into the method: Cook onion, butter, garlic, celery and sausage in a frying pan until onion is tender, about 5 minutes.
Celery
Look at how this ingredient comes into the method: Cook onion, butter, garlic, celery and sausage in a frying pan until onion is tender, about 5 minutes.
Let’s make it
Choose your servings, then check things off as you go.
Original recipe: Serves 4. Original quantities shown.
Check ingredients as you prepare them. These checks stay on this page.
How to make it
0 of 4 steps completeMake room for Crockpot Potato and Sausage Soup
Review ingredients in your pantry before anything is added. Meal plans use your household size; grocery-only additions use the servings selected above.
The last little job
Keep the last little job in mind
The recipe finishes with this step: Serve with sour cream if desired. Set out what you need for that finish before the cooking gets busy.
A few questions you might have
What should I get ready before starting?
Set out the crockpot. Read the first preparation step before you get going: Cook onion, butter, garlic, celery and sausage in a frying pan until onion is tender, about 5 minutes.
Which little step is worth remembering?
Read the setting and cooking time in the full method before deciding when to start. Keep the finishing steps in view as well, so the dinner fits the day you have.
What check should I look for as it cooks?
Keep this part of the method in view: Cook 4-5 hours on high or 8 hours on low or until potatoes are tender.
How do I plan the ingredient amounts?
This version serves 4. Use the ingredient amounts listed for that yield. If you change the number of portions, check equipment and the full method as well as the shopping quantities.
Storage & reheating safety
For cooked, perishable leftovers, refrigerate within 2 hours (1 hour above 90°F), using shallow containers for prompt cooling. Keep the refrigerator at 40°F or below, use refrigerated leftovers within 3–4 days, and reheat hot leftovers to 165°F, checked with a food thermometer. Follow any shorter package limit.
These are general safety limits, not a tested storage or freezing recommendation for this particular dish. USDA leftovers guidance · Safe cooking temperatures
Recipe source: Spend With Pennies. Ingredient names and quantities may be adapted for the pantry.
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