Crockpot cheesy potatoes and smoked sausage is one of those slow cooker casseroles that gets gobbled up every time. It’s extra cheesy comfort food at it’s finest!
My daughter and I were walking the dog the other day, because it has finally warmed up enough to leave our house every now and then.
We had turned into hermits over the winter, not going to lie.
Anyway, we were walking the dog and my daughter mentioned that she hadn’t seen one of the neighbors at church for awhile. When I asked where the neighbor had been, she said that she was just having some ‘old people problems.’
I asked exactly what that meant and she replied with, “you know, her back and neck and knees are hurting.”
Ahhhh. Old people problems. I can relate.
The very next day my daughter and I were walking the dog again and I don’t know what happened but all of a sudden I couldn’t turn my head to the left without serious pain.
My daughter looked at me sadly, nodded to herself, and confirmed my worst fears.
“Old people problems.”
Later in the day she had this little gem of a realization: “Wow. So, middle aged means that you’re actually in the middle of your life. You’re halfway done living.”
Needless to say, I was in the mood for some comfort food yesterday.
Enter these crockpot cheese potatoes.
I wanted this slow cooker casserole recipe to be super easy and I didn’t really want to fuss with making a bunch of different things, so I turned cheesy potatoes into a main course by adding smoked sausage.
I love make smoked sausage recipes for dinner, because smoked sausage is just about the easiest thing in the world. It’s already cooked for you, so just take a few minutes to brown it up and you’re good to go.
Anyone else like their smoked sausage extra crispy on the edges? It’s my favorite part.
Anyway, let’s do this.
How to make cheesy potatoes in a crockpot:
We’ve all probably made cheesy potatoes in the oven (try my cheesy hashbrown casserole!), but can you just take that same recipe and pop it in a slow cooker?
Yeah, pretty much. There’s not a whole lot of conversion going on here. It’s simple.
You’ll start with a bag of frozen cubed potatoes and add them right to your slow cooker. These diced potatoes will hold up better than shredded, so be sure you’re using diced.
The cheese mixture is made up of sour cream, cream of chicken soup, cheddar cheese, and a few spices.
Combine everything together in your crockpot, cover, and cook on low for 4 hours.
Give everything a big stir to combine it all and then brown up that smoked sausage.
I just add a little drizzle of olive oil to a skillet and then heat the sausage over high heat. I like the outside to get a little crispy, but you can cook the sausage until it’s the texture you prefer.
Stir the sausage into your potatoes and serve it up!
What to serve with crockpot cheesy potatoes and smoked sausage?
I would keep the side dishes simple and light for this one. Something like a nice green salad or my Tuscan roasted vegetables would be perfect. Roasted green beans or glazed carrots would also be delicious.
Tools needed for these slow cooker cheesy potatoes:
Crockpot: I use my Ninja crockpot pretty regularly. It heats evenly, I prefer the rectangle shape, and it has amazing reviews on Amazon. Buy it here with my affiliate link.
Cast Iron Skillet: This isn’t strictly necessary as you can use any skillet to brown your sausage, but I do prefer cast iron. It gets super hot, nothing sticks to it, and it allows you to really get a good sear on your food. Buy one here with my affiliate link.
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If you love smoked sausage, this Instant Pot mac and cheese is full of it, too!
This slow cooker breakfast casserole is always a hit in my house and I love that it cooks while you’re in bed!
Slow Cooker Cheesy Potatoes and Smoked Sausage
Ingredients
- 32 ounces frozen diced potatoes
- 2 cups sour cream
- 10 ounces cream of chicken soup
- 2 cups grated cheddar cheese
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 1 pound smoked sausage
- 1 tablespoon parsley chopped
Instructions
- Add all ingredients except for the olive oil, sausage, and parsley to the slow cooker. Stir well to combine.
- Set slow cooker to low and cook for 4 hours or until potatoes are tender.
- When the potatoes are finished cooking, heat a large skillet over high heat and add the olive oil.
- Slice the smoked sausage into thin rounds and add to the hot skillet. Sear on each side.
- Stir the sausage into the potatoes and sprinkle with fresh parsley just before serving.
Nutrition Information:
Mindy Boyd says
I could use some of this right about now because I, too have old people problems and am in need of some good ol’ comfort food.
Lauren @ Lemon & Mocha says
Cheesy potatoes in the slow cooker? Brilliant! They look so good!
Karly says
Thanks, Lauren!
Jack @ BBQRecipez.com says
OMG ?That was Delicious!! I added Liquid smoke to it ? And it was a Big Hit in our house The Crock Pot was emptied !!
Melisa Gray says
Do you know if there is anyway to make this a freezer meal? I’m about to have a baby and would love to have this prepped and ready!
Karly says
I haven’t tried freezing this one. I think it would be fine, but I can’t say for sure.
Barb says
How many does this feed?
Gwn says
Hi i made this dish the other night and wow it was great. i have a question if i doubled the recipe i would suppose it would double the cook time. Right?
Karly says
It shouldn’t double the cook time, but it may add another hour or so.
Annika says
Just wondering if you could peel and cube unfrozen potatoes would it be ok?Would it adjust the cook time?
Karly says
I haven’t tried it with fresh potatoes. I’m not sure if the frozen potatoes are partially cooked already, but I think they might be.
Sarah says
Is this supposed to be grated or shredded cheddar cheese? Is the grated supposed to be a powder? Any brand you would recommend?
Karly says
I’m not sure what you mean by powdered cheddar, but I just grate a block of cheddar. You can use the pre-shredded cheese as well, if you prefer.
MARIAN YAROS says
Do we thaw the frozen potatoes first or just put them in frozen?
Karly says
Just put them in frozen.
Beth Paintin says
Made this tonight ! Absolutely divine ? !
Nancy Uren says
Hi, love this recipe. We do not like sour cream. Anything else we can substitute?
Karly says
You could try unsweetened 0% Greek yogurt, though I haven’t tried it myself.
Heather says
Can I add the sausage in with everything else? I’d like to have this ready when we get home from work.
Karly says
I think that’d probably be fine. 🙂
Wes Johnson says
Do you think this could be made in the oven instead? I stumbled across this recipe and would love it tonight, but a 7pm dinner wouldn’t work.
Karly says
I do think this could be made in the oven! I’d bake at 350 for an hour or until the potatoes were tender. 🙂
Liz says
I have this in my slow cooker now! I’m worried that 4 hours on low won’t be enough time and that the potatoes will still be frozen… should I stir it halfway through or anything?
Karly says
Every slow cooker is different, but 4 hours was plenty of time for me. Did it turn out for you?
Lydell says
I am going to make it with cream cheese probably jalapeño flavor as my husband doesn’t do sourcream but we like spice. In Canada we don’t have frozen potatoes so I will use fresh, may add corn for some sweet to the spice. Thank you?
Lydell says
Meant Thank you!
Stacy says
How would this be made in a insta pot? Sounds amazing.
Karly says
I’ve never tried it in the Instant Pot.
Carolyn says
Can this be made without cream of chicken?
Karly says
You can use my cream of chicken substitute.
Rachel says
Substitute for cream of chicken soup? Don’t care for that stuff. Lol
Karly says
I have a recipe for homemade that you could use. You can find it here.
Lexi says
Could I cook on high for half the time?
Karly says
I’d worry about the cheese burning.
Kirsten says
Could you use tater tots instead? That’s all I have.
Karly says
No, I don’t think that would work.
Elizabeth says
Thank you so much for sharing this gold! This will be my new comfort food! I used chicken sausage and even my 9 year old nephew ate it. I think next time I might try cubed ham. Yum!
Karly says
Ham would be great! 🙂
Carla Skidmore says
This was a great, easy dinner.
I did make three substitutions. I used Cream of Mushroom Soup that was gluten-free as I could not find a Cream of Chicken Soup that was gluten-free, used Turkey Sausage and cubed raw potatoes as the store near me did not carry the cubed frozen potatoes. I cooked the recipe until potatoes were firm-tender, not mushy and added the Turkey Sausage. It was delicious.
Jayne says
Haven’t tried the recipe yet, but just a heads up that WalMart carries a marvelous (and affordable–Great Value brand) gluten free cream of chicken condensed soup. They have cream of mushroom too.
Carla Skidmore says
PS,
Yes, I did cook the Turkey Sausage : )
Madonna Robertson says
Prepare and take to one of those with ‘old people’ discomfort.
Kristen says
Can I do this recipe in an instant pot? If so, what would be the cook time? Thank you
Karly says
I’ve only made this as directed in a slow cooker. I’m not sure how it would work in an Instant Pot.
Kathi says
Have always baked this in the oven. Thanks so much for sharing the crock pot recipe. I only made one change and that was – I used Kielbasa because that is what I had on hand. OMG – was this ever good. Great as left overs for lunch the next day too.
Maggie Martin says
EXTRA Crispy on the edges!!! YAAAY! Gets my vote too.
Thanks Karly. Oh, I have old people problems too Ha.
Maggie
Jodie says
Just made this for the family and they went crazy for it! Thank you for all of your fantastic recipes!
Karly says
You’re welcome, Jodie! Glad this was a hit!
Angela says
Took to My company potluck and it was a huge hit! And my hubs loved it going the rotation
Pat May says
I just put this in my crockpot for dinner tonight!! OMG, how easy is this and who doesnt love cheesy potatoes and smoke sausage!! Thank you for the wonderful recipe; it will make this distancing a whole lot nicer!!
Karly says
Hope you love it, Pat!