Slow Cooker Fireworks Sausages

These slow cooker fireworks sausages are a fun, budget-friendly dish made with just four simple ingredients. Beef sausages cook slowly in a sweet and tangy sauce, making them soft and full of flavor. Great as a party snack or an easy family dinner.

These slow cooker poor man fireworks sausages are a cheap and easy dinner that many families in the Midwest have loved for years. They turn simple pantry foods into something sweet, tangy, and filling. The basic idea is to mix smoked or beef sausages with bottled sauce ingredients, making it a great dish for a potluck or a relaxed dinner at home. The slow cooker does all the hard work while the sausages turn shiny and full of flavor.

You can serve these sausages with potato salad, baked beans, coleslaw, corn on the cob, or a pan of easy macaroni and cheese for a fun summer-style meal. They also taste great piled onto soft rolls to make sandwiches, or you can serve them with toothpicks as a casual party snack, along with pickles, chips, and cold lemonade or iced tea.

Servings: 6

Ingredients

• 2 pounds frozen raw beef sausage links
• 1 cup generic ketchup
• ¾ cup grape jelly
• 2 tablespoons yellow mustard

Slow Cooker Fireworks Sausages: Directions

1. Place the frozen beef sausage links into the slow cooker, spreading them out in one even layer across the bottom.
2. Squeeze the ketchup evenly over the top of the sausages. Then add the grape jelly and yellow mustard on top as well.
3. Put the lid on the slow cooker and cook on LOW for 5 to 6 hours, or on HIGH for 3 to 4 hours. Stir once or twice while it cooks, if you can, until the sausages are fully cooked through and the sauce turns smooth and shiny.
4. Serve the sausages hot with lots of sauce spooned on top. You can serve them as a main dinner dish or as a fun appetizer with toothpicks for easy grabbing.