Packed with hearty vegetables and tender sausage, crockpot creamy bratwurst stew is the perfect meal for a cold night. Serve it with a salad and bread or on its own for a complete meal.
2lbs.beef bratwurst, casings removed and cut into bite sized pieces
½cupchicken broth
Salt and pepper to taste
Italian seasoning to taste
2cupshalf and half
3tablespooncornstarch
3Tbsp.cold water
Instructions
In a crockpot, combine the potatoes, carrots, celery, onion, and green pepper. Top with sliced bratwurst.
Combine the broth, salt, Italian seasoning, and pepper; pour over top.
Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours, or until vegetables are tender and sausage is no longer pink.
Stir in half and half.
Combine cornstarch with the cold water and mix until smooth.
Add cornstarch mixture to stew and stir gently until well blended.
Cover and cook on high for 30 minutes more or until the gravy is thickened.
Notes
For a vegetarian version, substitute Beyond Sausage brats for the meat and vegetable broth for the chicken broth.There is no need to remove the casings from the Beyond brats.