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Sauerkraut and Chicken Sausage

Teresa Ambra
Enjoy a sumptuous and savory old-world dinner in about 40 minutes with this tasty main dish. Sauerkraut and Chicken Sausage includes apples, apple juice, sauerkraut, potatoes, chicken sausage and bacon and just explodes with scrumptious deliciousness in every bite. This easy, gluten free recipe will have you licking your chops from the first whiff!
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Course Chicken Main Dish, Pork Main Dish
Cuisine German
Servings 12
Calories 205 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 large skillet with lid
  • 1 colander
  • 1 sharp knife
  • 1 cutting board
  • measuring cups
  • measuring spoons

Ingredients
  

  • 4 slices bacon cooked and crumbled
  • 1 small onion chopped
  • 32 oz. jar sauerkraut rinsed well and drained
  • 1 lb. fully cooked chicken sausage cut in 1/4-inch slices (mine had sweet pepper and onion)
  • 3 1/2 cups Yukon gold potatoes peeled and chunked
  • 2 medium Gala apples unpeeled, cored, chunked
  • 1 cup apple juice
  • 1 tbsp. caraway seeds

Instructions
 

  • Fry bacon in a large skillet or Dutch oven until crisp cooked.
  • Leave grease in pan.
  • Drain bacon on a paper towel-lined plate.
  • When cool, crumble bacon into bite sized pieces; set aside.
  • In Dutch oven with bacon grease, sauté onion until tender.
  • Add the sauerkraut, sausage, potatoes, apples and apple juice.
  • Stir in caraway seeds.
  • Simmer, covered with lid, for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  • Sprinkle with bacon before serving. 

Notes

NOTE: I eliminated flour and brown sugar in the original recipe and used two sweet apples instead of one tart apple. I also increased the bacon from 2 strips to 4.
 
Recipe adapted from Taste of Home.
 
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Nutrition

Calories: 205kcalCarbohydrates: 25gProtein: 9gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 32mgSodium: 941mgPotassium: 512mgFiber: 5gSugar: 8gVitamin A: 172IUVitamin C: 28mgCalcium: 45mgIron: 2mg
Keyword apples, bacon, chicken sausage, kielbasa, main dish, potatoes, sauerkraut
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