5. Sausage and Root Vegetable Stew
Ingredients
- 1/2 small rutabaga
- 2 clove garlic
- 2 medium parsnips
- 1 medium onion
- 1 stalk celery
- black pepper
- 1/2 c. dry white wine
- 6 sprig thyme
- 8 small sweet Italian sausages
- 1 can pink beans
Instruction
- In a 5- to 6-quart slow cooker, combine the rutabaga, garlic, parsnips, onion, celery, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Add the wine.
- Using kitchen twine, tie the thyme sprigs together. Nestle the thyme and sausages into the vegetable mixture and cook until the vegetables are tender and the sausages are cooked through, 5 to 6 hours on low or 3 to 4 hours on high.
- Five minutes before serving, remove the thyme, gently fold the beans into the sausage and vegetable mixture and cook, covered, until heated through, about 2 minutes.