Sauerkraut and Smokies

A quick and easy meal for the oven or slow cooker. It feeds a crowd, or leaves leftovers for later. You can add more or less brown sugar, depending on how sour you like your kraut.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 8 hr
• Total Time: 8 hr 30 mins
• Calories: 336 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 (12 fluid ounce) can cola-flavored carbonated beverage
• 1 ½ cups apple juice
• ½ cup brown sugar, or to taste
• 8 apples - peeled, cored and sliced
• 1 (32 ounce) package sauerkraut with juice
• 4 (16 ounce) packages cocktail-size smoked link sausages

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Place the apples, sauerkraut with juice, and smoked sausages into a slow cooker.

Step 2

In a bowl, stir together the cola, apple juice, and brown sugar until the sugar dissolves. Pour the cola mixture into the slow cooker. Stir to combine, cook on High for 2 hours, then on Low for 6 to 8 hours.