5-Ingredient Slow Cooker Sausage and Potatoes
This cheesy, creamy sausage and potatoes recipe is wholeheartedly comforting and protein-rich, and it requires only five ingredients to make.
Comfort food recipes shouldn’t be challenging to make. (The cravings are real). That’s what I love about this slow cooker sausage and potatoes recipe. You need only five ingredients and ten minutes of hands-on prep time. After your slow cooker does the hard work, you have a deliciously creamy, cheesy, savory bowl of goodness.
My absolute favorite dinner recipes are those that require only one pan, one baking dish, or one pot. So, whether you’re cooking for yourself or a busy family, the simplicity of this sausage and potatoes recipe makes it perfect for a weeknight while keeping clean-up to the bare minimum. Since this recipe is quite hearty, you could serve it as a main or pair it with a salad or veggie side dish.
I recommend using smoked sausage for this recipe, but I’ll leave it up to you what kind of sausage you want to use if you have something different. Pork sausage, chicken sausage, and Italian sausage will all work great. Don’t use frozen hot dog sausages—save those for the next American-style picnic.
If you want to add veggies to this dish, feel free. Green beans, broccoli, or bell peppers would be my top picks.
5-Ingredient Slow Cooker Sausage and Potatoes
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 6 hours
- Total Time: 6 hours 10 minutes
- Yield: 6 servings 1x
- Category: Main
- Method: Slow Cooker
- Cuisine: American
Description
This cheesy, creamy sausage and potatoes recipe is wholeheartedly comforting and protein-rich, and it requires only five ingredients to make.
Ingredients
- 3 pounds red potatoes or Yukon gold potatoes, cubed
- 2 pounds smoked sausage, cut into 1/4-inch pieces
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1 (10.5-ounce) can cream of celery soup
- 1 (1-ounce) envelope of dry ranch dressing mix
Instructions
- Place potatoes at the bottom of a 6-quart slow cooker, then add sausage.
- In a medium bowl, blend softened cream cheese, cream of celery soup, and an envelope of dry ranch dressing mix. Pour the cheese mixture over the potatoes and sausage. Stir to combine.
- Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours.
About the Author
Sharon Chen is an Integrative Nutrition Health Coach and author of the Complete Sous Vide Cookbook. She believes food not only brings healing but also connection. As the creator of StreetSmart Kitchen, she aims to make meal prep easier than ever and help you find balance, ease, joy, and simplicity in the kitchen as you improve your well-being.
Can’t wait to try this! I love potatoes and sausage. This is going to be a win, win. I happy to have a break from all the pasta and rice recipes…Thank you so much!
Love how easy this is to make with only 5 ingredients! This is comfort food for the win! Just what I want on a cold winter night!
I can just imagine how good the house will smell while this is cooking!!! Can’t wait to try it
Wow, this looks so hearty and comforting. And so simple to make! I think everyone would love this on a cool, busy weeknight for a delicious family dinner.
I’ve not cooked sausage in the slow cooker but I have to try this recipe. My family will go mad for this!
You had me at 5 ingredients! This looks absolutely delicious and I can’t wait to try it!
Do you dilute the soup?
No, I don’t dilute the soup. It will be a bit thinner after cooking. But if you think it’s too thick, feel free to add 1/4 cup chicken broth. Hope that helps.
I follow your blog for all the slow cooker recipes, and by far this is the easiest I’ve tried at home 🙂