Sausage and Sauerkraut

Sauerkraut and sausage are cooked with bacon, brown sugar, and apple for balanced flavors in this hearty German-inspired dish that will warm you up.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 3 hr 20 mins
• Total Time: 3 hr 35 mins
• Calories: 777 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1 tablespoon caraway seeds
• cooking spray
• 1 apple, diced
• 2 pounds sauerkraut, rinsed and drained
• 0.25 cup brown sugar
• 0.5 pound bacon, cut into 1-inch pieces
• 1.5 pounds kielbasa sausage, cut into 1-inch thick slices

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Place sauerkraut, caraway seeds, brown sugar, and apple into a large saucepan over medium-low heat, and bring to a simmer. Reduce heat to low, and cook for 2 hours, stirring occasionally.

Step 2

Brown kielbasa sausage in remaining bacon grease in the same skillet until sausage begins to brown, 10 to 15 minutes; stir into the sauerkraut mixture.

Step 3

Gather the ingredients.

Step 4

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish. Place bacon and onion into a skillet over medium heat, and cook until bacon is almost crisp and onion is beginning to brown, about 10 minutes. Stir the bacon mixture into the sauerkraut.

Step 5

Spoon the sauerkraut and sausage mixture into the prepared baking dish. Bake in the preheated oven until bubbling, about 1 hour.