Applesauce Kielbasa Recipe

Name: Applesauce Kielbasa
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 420 min
Total time: 425 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: 2 pounds kielbasa sausage (fully cooked); 3/4 cup brown sugar; 1 cup chunky applesauce; 3 tablespoons Dijon mustard; 2 cloves garlic (minced)

Prep: 5 mins

Cook: 7 hrs

Total: 7 hrs 5 mins

Servings: 12 servings

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Serve this super easy five ingredient crockpot appetizer recipe for Applesauce Kielbasa at the start of a hearty fall meal. It is rich and sweet and spicy, with brown sugar and mustard. If you really love mustard, add more types. I adore a fire-roasted garlic mustard I can only get at my local shop.

You can use any fully-cooked sausage in place of the kielbasa if you'd like. Take a look at this Sausage Chart for more information about which sausages to use, and which should be cooked before serving and the ones that can be served straight from the package.

If you'd like to make kielbasa at the last minute, make stovetop Apple Kielbasa.

This recipe can also be served as a main dish over some rice pilaf or cooked pasta; anything to soak up the delicious sauce. In that case, cut the sausages into 2-inch pieces.

If serving as an appetizer, use little toothpicks to get the sausages from the sauce, or serve it with small plates and tiny forks.

2 pounds kielbasa sausage (fully cooked)
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 cup chunky applesauce
3 tablespoons Dijon mustard
2 cloves garlic (minced)

Cut the kielbasa into 1-inch pieces and combine them with the brown sugar, applesauce, mustard, and garlic in a 3-quart slow cooker.
Cover and cook on low for 6 to 8 hours or until the sausage is thoroughly heated and the sauce is bubbly.
If you have a new hot cooking crockpot, cook on low for 4 to 6 hours until hot.
Because this recipe is high in sugar, it can burn easily.
Serve.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)
243	Calories
14g	Fat
21g	Carbs
9g	Protein

Nutrition Facts
Servings: 12
Amount per serving
Calories	243
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 14g	18%
Saturated Fat 5g	25%
Cholesterol 38mg	13%
Sodium 499mg	22%
Total Carbohydrate 21g	8%
Dietary Fiber 1g	2%
Protein 9g
Calcium 40mg	3%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.