Crock Pot Cheesy Smoked Sausage and Potato Bake

Crock Pot Cheesy Smoked Sausage and Potato Bake is comfort food at its best with a creamy cheese sauce topping family-pleasing ingredients.

Crock Pot Cheesy Potatoes with Smoked Sausage:

Barbara crafted this Crock Pot Cheesy Smoked Sausage and Potato Bake after a casserole our mom made for growing up (find it here). Mom’s recipe is one of our favorites but like MOST of her dishes, she didn’t really have a recipe for it. So Barbara had to create her own version.

Mom made hers in the oven (which you can definitely do with this one as well) but Barbara used her casserole slow cooker.  There was some browned cheese around the edge..our favorite part!

You can use your favorite brand and flavor of smoked sausage. Barbara used her favorite which comes from Rihm Foods, a wholesale and retail meat shop in Cambridge City, Ind.

Want to know a secret? Barbara does not peel the potatoes for this recipe. Maybe it’s because the peels are full of fiber or maybe she is just lazy (her words, not mine)!

If you do not want to use the slow cooker for this dish, just preheat your oven to 350 degrees F and bake for 35-40 or until heated through.

Crock Pot Cheesy Smoked Sausage and Potato Bake

Notes About Slow Cooker Cheesy Potato Casserole:

• Feel free to use smoked sausage or swap in ham.  This is a great way to use leftover ham from the holidays.
• Use butter or margarine, evaporated milk or regular milk, or swap in whatever cheese is your favorite for the Colby Jack. This crock pot potato casserole recipe is very forgiving.
• You can peel your potatoes or leave the skins on.  Just be sure to scrub the potatoes first to get the dirt off.
• This is the best ever crockpot cheesy potatoes using raw potatoes. The cheese flavor from the cheese sauce is thick and holds everything together.
• Try our oven version for which this is inspired from—Mom’s Ham and Cheesy Potato Casserole.

How to Make Easy Crockpot Sausage and Potatoes:

Instructions:

1. Whisk together milk, butter, flour, Velveeta, Colby Jack and pepper in a small saucepan over medium heat until cheeses melt.
2. Layer potatoes, smoked sausage and cheese sauce in prepared slow cooker insert.
3. Bake on high for 2 1/2 to 3 hours or until bubbly.

For the full recipe for easy crockpot sausage and potatoes, scroll to the bottom of this post. 

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Crock Pot Cheesy Smoked Sausage and Potato Bake

Prep Time

15 mins

Cook Time

3 hrs

 

Crock Pot Cheesy Smoked Sausage and Potato Bake is comfort food at its best with a creamy cheese sauce topping family-pleasing ingredients.

Course: Casserole, Entree, Main Course

Cuisine: American

Keyword: crock pot cheesy potatoes, Crock Pot Cheesy Potatoes and Smoked Sausage, Crock Pot Cheesy Smoked Sausage and potato Bake, Crock Pot Smoked Sausage and Potatoes

Servings: 8 people

Author: Megan

Ingredients

• 1 12 oz. can evaporated milk
• 3 Tablespoons margarine or butter
• 3 Tablespoons flour
• 1 cup shredded Colby Jack cheese
• 1/2 pound Velveeta cubed
• 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
• 5 cups potatoes cooked, drained and cubed
• 1 1/2 cups smoked sausage cut into half moons

Instructions

1. In a saucepan, mix together evaporated milk, margarine, flour, Colby jack cheese, Velveeta and black pepper.
2. Warm over medium heat, whisking constantly until the cheese is melted and everything is well incorporated.
3. Spray the crock pot insert with cooking spray; add a layer the potatoes and top with smoked sausage.
4. Pour cheese mixture over the potatoes and smoked sausage; mix together gently.
5. Cook on high for 2 1/2 to 3 hours or until bubbly.

Recipe Notes

• Try using a casserole slow cooker.
• Feel free to use smoked sausage or swap in ham.  This is a great way to use leftover ham from the holidays.
• Use butter or margarine, evaporated milk or regular milk, or swap in whatever cheese is your favorite for the Colby Jack. This crock pot potato casserole recipe is very forgiving.
• You can peel your potatoes or leave the skins on.  Just be sure to scrub the potatoes first to get the dirt off. 
• This is the best ever crockpot cheesy potatoes using raw potatoes. The cheese flavor from the cheese sauce is thick and holds everything together. 
• Try our oven version for which this is inspired from---Mom's Ham and Cheesy Potato Casserole.
• Don't want to use the slow cooker? Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F and bake in a 9 by 13-inch glass baking dish for 35-40 minutes until heated through.

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