Slow Cooker Kielbasa Stew

I definitely found it easy to prepare and loved it. It tasted better the second day!

Followed the recipe, I’ve used both Hillshire Farm and Echrich for the sausages, I think the Echrich is much better, it has a better texture after the cooking.

My husband cooked this meal on a weekday night for me, his dad and best friend. We all enjoyed its’ deliciousness. It was flavorful and very tasty. Kielbasa was nice and soft–so yummy! We are planning on making it again this week!

This is so easy to throw together and so filling. Not everyone liked the apples so I would call them optional. I thought they were nice but would be fine without. Really good quick weeknight meal.

We really enjoyed this meal. I am always looking for great, easy crock pot meals. I will be making this recipe again.

Yeah! This is the stuff! Would have replied sooner, but I had to have another helping. Satisfying, especially if you’re German, or part, or maybe anything. I made this just like the recipe says. And I will again.

Excellent. I layered this recipe in the slow cooker with potatoes on the bottom, 1/2 sausage, drained sauerkraut (sprinkled brown sugar on top to sweeten), balance of sausage, onion and apple. Next time use only 1 cup chicken broth. Cooked in high for 3 hours-until potatoes were tender. I omitted the caraway seed

I made this as the recipe called for and it was only ok. This isn’t a keeper for us. The amount/cost of ingredients and the extended time needed to cook the potatoes all the way wasn’t worth it.

I didn’t use caraway seeds or the cheese. I also did not drain and rinse. It was the best I had ever made.

My grandmother is German and my SO spent a few years living in Germany, and this dish got their seal of approval. I wasn’t thrilled with how mushy the apples got, next time I will add them later in the process. I would also add a little beer to the chicken broth for a bit of an extra kick. I didn’t drain off too much of the sauerkraut juice either because I like the kick. Definitely serve with rye bread, kaiser rolls are too bland.

My husband and I really loved this stew! A lot of reviewers were so concerned about potatoes not cooking they put the potatoes on the bottom. We layered the ingredients as described in the recipe with the potatoes on top and the potatoes cooked perfectly. We’ll be doing this recipe again. It was fantastic!

I love, love, love this recipe and will not/would not change anything ….recommend you make this dish exactly as it is suggested.

I cut kielbasa slices in half and put all on the bottom. I didn’t have an apple, so I substituted apple cider for the chicken broth. I used 3/4 bag of cabbage and carrot bagged coleslaw (without the dressing) instead of sauerkraut topped with half onion diced. Added cracked pepper on top of bite size potato pieces. Skipped the caraway seeds. 4 hours on low. Next time I’ll add some garlic I think for more flavor.

I thought I’d make this while I was at work. 4 hours on high means it should be ok for 8 hours on low, right? Wrong! Everything got a little “dark”, including the potatoes. I read in another post the potatoes also turned brown when cooked at the recommended time and temp. It still tasted ok, but it didn’t look anything like the picture. I may try this one more time but mix the layer up so the potatoes are closer or in the water as well as cook it at the recommended time and temp.

I made this without the saurkraut. Though I added a few tablespoons of apple cider vinegar to substitute the vinegar-ness. Also added some asparagus. It was good, not overly flavorful though.

Good flavor. Wasn’t a fan of the texture of the kielbasa after it was cooked though – a little mushy. Think I may cook it for a little less time next try.

Absolutely delicious…especially on a cold, cold night. The only thing I changed was that I used fennel seeds instead of caraway seeds based on personal taste. Otherwise, I followed it exactly and it was perfect!

This was wonderful, and other than peeling the potatoes, it was not difficult or time consuming. My husband isn’t much for sauerkraut, but he enjoyed the polish sausage and potatoes. I loved it and there are plenty of left overs since there’s just 2 of us. The swiss cheese was a nice touch. Will make again!

This recipe should be called “Must love Sauerkraut”, 😛 My boyfriend loved it but I am not such a sauerkraut fan so I didn’t enjoy it as much, when I made this recipe I cubed the potatoes into smaller bits so they cooked through all the way, I layered those on the bottom and then sauerkraut, sausage,sliced apples, and poured the liquid over the top. Next time I will cube the apples as well and add them halfway through cooking time, they did get a bit mushy. A bit hit for you sauerkraut lovers out there! Thanks for the recipe Michele, even though I learned I don’t like sauerkraut that much my boyfriend is a very happy man, haha! 🙂

This turned out awesome! Not everyone in my family is big on Swiss cheese, but it was the perfect cheese to make just the right blend of flavors in this dish!

It’s better the second day when the flavors have a chance to blend more. But it’s not as good as just sauerkraut and kielbasa served up with rye bread.