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Whether you're a Workerette juggling a job outside the home, an at-home mom, a work-at-home mom or all of the above *yikes!*, you've probably wondered if a slow cooker would be useful for you.  I'm personally learning that the answer is a resounding YES!  Even if you aren't a mom (or perhaps, are a gramma or great-gramma), planning ahead can only be a good thing.  It makes the budget a little less likely to break, the days a little more efficient, and with recipes like the ones these ladies are sharing, it can make dinner healthier and/or tastier! 

Here's a little something for the football fans in our midst: Italian sausage hoagies. 

What You Need:

• 10 Italian sausage links (uncooked)
• 2 T EVOO
• 1 - 26 oz. jar of meatless spaghetti sauce
• 1/2 medium green pepper, julienned
• 1/2 medium sweet red pepper, julienned
• 1/2 C water
• 1/4 C Romano cheese, grated
• 2 T dried oregano
• 2 T dried basil
• 2 loaves of French bread (20")

What To Do:

• Brown sausage in oil in a large skillet on medium-high heat.  Drain.  Transfer to 5-quart Crock Pot.
• Add spaghetti sauce, peppers, water, cheese, and spices.
• Cover and cook on low for approximately 4 hours (until sausage is no longer pink).
• Slice French bread lengthwise, not quite all the way through.
• Cut each loaf widthwise into 5 pieces.
• Fill each bread portion with a sausage and a healthy scoop of the pepper and sauce mixture.

This will feed 10 - or a couple of big guys with big appetites, like the type that my husband brings home!  *chuckle*  Tasty for tailgating, for sure.

Don't forget to stop by Diary of a SAHM and see what Sandra and the other Slow Cooking Thursday participants are cooking up!