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I discovered my supermarket has really good quality beef sausages (who knew!)  I was so surprised they don't swell up in the slow cooker or burst or do anything nasty in the pan when I'm browning them, so here's another recipe I invented on the fly this week when I felt like slow cooker curried sausages. You know I don't normally brown anything, but these sausages seemed like they would look better on the plate if I browned them up a little before putting them in the slow cooker... so seeing as how I had the pan out, I browned the onions....well you'll see!  I just want you to know, if you've not come across my blog before, I don't normally brown anything in my recipes! Slow Cooker Curry | Slow Cooker Sausage Recipes Slow Cooker Sausage Recipes 2 onions, peeled and chopped into large dice 2 green apples, peeled and chopped into large dice 1 Tblsp Italian or mixed herbs 1 Tblsp garlic granules (or 2 cloves fresh crushed) 1 Tblsp curry powder 1/2 cup of sultan...

You can use any budget cut of beef for this, shin beef (bone in, just remove bone before serving), flank steak, gravy beef - and if your budget runs to it, cross-cut blade steak is perfect. You need nice looking meat that you can cook and serve whole - think one portion per person.  So you need enough to make a layer of beef in the slow cooker and also enough to to make one piece or serving per person.  Whole servings of beef are great time savers - much less prep required! Served with roasted potatoes or over pasta with carrot rings and your choice of steamed greens should get you rave reviews and a round of cleaned plates at the end of the meal!  If it's a special occasion you might even treat them to a slice or two of garlic bread each to help mop up the gravy. If you want to stretch it a bit further, a can of sliced mushrooms in sauce near the end of the cooking time and serve with a dollop of sour cream topped with fresh chopped herbs. (If you know ahead of time that...

Today seemed like the perfect day to create a new slow cooker sausage casserole.  It was cool and dark rain clouds were gathering on the horizon when I was out walking this morning. You may have noticed, but I pretty much don't use packets of this and cans of that in my recipes, unless the ingredient list is simple stuff like "tomatoes, water" and not much else!  I try to keep our diet free from preservatives and additives - within reason!  It takes a bit longer to put stuff together, but for my money, it's worth it. Also, I know you noticed I almost never brown anything before I put it in the crock pot, except the onions in my primo Pumpkin Soup recipe.  But the beef sausages looked like they would be better browned and then that gave me the excuse to brown the onions and deglaze the pan with balsamic vinegar and a tiny bit of stock - anyway, let's get into it! Italian Beef Sausage Casserole | Slow Cooker Recipes NZ 2 x 440g cans Cannellini beans, drained and rin...