Slow Cooker Recipe: Sweet and Spicy Bbq Sausage (2024)

September 2, 2014 By Nicole Harris 47 Comments

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This Slow Cooker Appetizer Recipe for Sweet and Spicy Bbq Sausage is perfect for game day, family gatherings or an easy dinner! Load up your slow cooker with Butterball Turkey Sausage, barbecue sauce, apricot jam and hot sauce for an easy appetizer or meal.

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I love appetizers more than any meal. Snackable little bites are so fun to eat and perfect for any occasion.

Whether you need a tailgating slow cooker recipe or a quick weeknight meal, this Butterball Turkey Sausage slathered in sauce will be a guaranteed crowd pleaser. Forget the version that uses grape jelly. This sauce made with apricot jam is to die for!

This Slow Cooker Sweet and Spicy Bbq Sausage works for dinner too. Just serve the flavorful sausage over rice with a vegetable on the side and dinner is done!

Butterball turkey products allow you to make better choices for your family without sacrificing any flavor. Wholesome, budget friendly meals that taste fantastic!

Slow Cooker Appetizer Recipe: Sweet & Spicy Bbq Sausage

Yield: 1

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 4 hours

Total Time: 4 hours 5 minutes

This Slow Cooker Appetizer Recipe for Sweet and Spicy Bbq Sausage is perfect for game day, family gatherings or an easy dinner! Load up your slow cooker with Butterball Turkey Sausage, barbecue sauce, apricot jam and hot sauce for an easy appetizer or meal.

Ingredients

2 Packages Turkey Sausage, cut into 1½ inch pieces
1½ Cups Barbecue Sauce
1 Cup Apricot Jam
2 teaspoons Sriracha Hot Sauce for mild, 3-4 tsp for spicy
1/4 Cup Water

Instructions

Combine all ingredients in slow cooker. Cook on low 5-6 hours. Increase heat to high the last 30 minutes. (or cook on high 3-4 hours)
Stir every hour while cooking to rotate sausages from top to bottom.

Nutrition Information

Yield 8Serving Size 1
Amount Per ServingCalories 226Total Fat 2gSaturated Fat 0gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 1gCholesterol 17mgSodium 735mgCarbohydrates 48gFiber 1gSugar 35gProtein 5g

Nutritional information on WonkyWonderful is provided as a courtesy and is approximate only. We cannot guarantee the accuracy of the nutritional information given for any recipe on this site.

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Christine at Cook the Story says
September 3, 2014 at

You’re right… these are perfect for game day!
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- Nicole Harris says
  September 4, 2014 at
  
  Thanks Christine!
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Chris @ Shared Appetite says
September 5, 2014 at

Love this simple and easy app idea! That glaze looks amazing!!
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- Nicole Harris says
  September 5, 2014 at
  
  Thanks Chris!
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Leslie says
September 8, 2014 at

Ohhh, YES! The perfect little party appetizer!
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Marnely Rodriguez-Murray says
September 8, 2014 at

These look like the perfect party treat!
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- Nicole Harris says
  September 8, 2014 at
  
  Thanks Marnely!
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Amanda says
September 8, 2014 at

I had no idea Butterball made so many products! I just added these to my grocery list, as your recipe is mouth watering1
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- Nicole Harris says
  September 8, 2014 at
  
  Thanks Amanda! The Butterball Sausage is a nice alternative to the beef sausages. Enjoy!
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Lisa+@+Garnish+with+Lemon says
September 8, 2014 at

Perfect football food!
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- Nicole Harris says
  September 8, 2014 at
  
  It’s all about the appetizers on game day! Thanks Lisa!
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Cookin Canuck says
September 8, 2014 at

Perfect for game day! And I love the kick of sriracha in there.
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- Nicole Harris says
  September 8, 2014 at
  
  Thanks! I would even add more sriracha if I could. But I wanted the kiddos to eat it too 🙂
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Brenda @ a farmgirl's dabbles says
September 8, 2014 at

Perfectly simple. And I gotta love that sriracha!!
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- Nicole Harris says
  September 8, 2014 at
  
  Thanks Brenda! Everythings better with Sriracha!
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Shawn @ I Wash You Dry says
September 8, 2014 at

These look wonderful! Perfect game-day appetizer!
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- Nicole Harris says
  September 8, 2014 at
  
  Thanks Shawn!
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Deborah says
September 9, 2014 at

Oh my goodness – I could eat a whole bowl of this!
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- Nicole Harris says
  September 9, 2014 at
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  Yep! I did eat a whole bowl 😀
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Lori @ RecipeGirl says
September 9, 2014 at

Perfect for game day! I’m loving that sauce!
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- Nicole Harris says
  September 9, 2014 at
  
  Thanks Lori! It’s all about the sauce!
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Miss @ Miss in the Kitchen says
September 9, 2014 at

My guys would love these and I love that you make them in the crockpot!
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- Nicole Harris says
  September 10, 2014 at
  
  This is definitely a great guy food! Thanks!
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Kristen says
September 9, 2014 at

These would be so good this football season! Love the creativity!
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- Nicole Harris says
  September 10, 2014 at
  
  Thanks Kristen!
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Lauren @ Healthy Delicious says
September 11, 2014 at

I had no idea butterball made sausage! Love the sweet and spicy combo you have going on here – my husband would love this!
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- Nicole Harris says
  September 15, 2014 at
  
  Thanks Lauren! The Butterball sausage tastes great!
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victor says
October 13, 2014 at

this will make an easy addition to tailgate times!
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- Nicole Harris says
  October 13, 2014 at
  
  Sure will, Enjoy!
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Todd Neill says
November 7, 2014 at

I’m crockpotting this now for the Blackhawks game….look forward to power graising it!!!!
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- Nicole Harris says
  November 11, 2014 at
  
  Awesome!!!
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I_Fortuna says
December 21, 2014 at

Great recipe. This is also great using Oscar Meyer Select hot dogs (no nitrates or nitrites). When I make them, I don’t use the BBQ sauce but I use apricot jam and a splash of cognac or any brandy. They are delicious as well.
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- Nicole Harris says
  December 22, 2014 at
  
  That does sound delicious!
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Ana says
January 29, 2015 at

What kind of BBQ sauce did you use?
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- Nicole Harris says
  January 29, 2015 at
  
  I usually use either Sweet Baby Ray’s or KC Masterpiece. I think I used Sweet Baby Ray’s for this recipe. Enjoy!
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Nadine says
October 25, 2016 at

Hi Nicole,
Can little smokies be used in this recipe or will it mess up the flavor since they aren’t turkey? Thanks,
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- Nicole Harris says
  October 27, 2016 at
  
  Lil Smokies are perfectly fine. I love Them!
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Karla says
June 8, 2017 at

How many people does this recipe serve?
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- Nicole Harris says
  June 8, 2017 at
  
  I suppose it depends on how hungry everyone is but it should serve 10-12 🙂
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hinh nen says
June 30, 2017 at

I like Slow Cooker Appetizer Recipe Sweet & Spicy Sausage I am so excited to try these recipes. I have wrote down a bunch and bookmarked your page just incase I lose the pages!! It all looks so good.
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- Nicole Harris says
  July 3, 2017 at
  
  Thanks! I hope you enjoy 🙂
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Anna says
July 18, 2017 at

I love your recipes, the pictures to go along with the step by step instructions are great.
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- Nicole Harris says
  July 19, 2017 at
  
  Thanks!
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Sydney says
January 25, 2018 at

This sounds super easy and yummy, do you think I could substitute the apricot jam for raspberry or strawberry jam and substitute the turkey sausage for pork sausage links and it still taste as good??
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- Nicole Harris says
  January 26, 2018 at
  
  Absolutely! In fact, that sounds delicious 🙂
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Matt says
March 8, 2018 at

How many ounces of meat? Your picture shows 40 oz packages… Is it really 80 oz total?
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- Nicole Harris says
  March 12, 2018 at
  
  This is meant for a party or feast! But, feel free to halve the recipe for a smaller family get-together 🙂
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