I let this go all day in the slow cooker. It was absolutely delicious!

Brown in olive oil, 1 lb. of Italian sausage (sweet or hot) I used hot, cut into bite sized pieces along with 1 pound of trimmed stewing beef. You could also push the sausage meat out of the casings and brown it that way.

To the crock pot add:
1 can beef broth ( I used the low sodium type)
1 pkg. of large white mushrooms quartered
4 celery stalks, chunked
black pepper
1 teaspoon of oregano
1 head cauliflower, broken into small florets (about 4 cups)
1 tablespoon mince garlic (I added this to the browning meat)
1 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
dash of Tobasco

Mix together. Add meat on top. Cook on Low for 8 hours. After 8 hours stir in 1 tbsp. brown gravy mix and 1/2 cup of sour cream. Allow to thicken slightly. Sprinkle with grated Romano or Parmesan Cheese.

DH thought he would like a couple of fingerling potatoes added for him. Next time I will oblige! He loved it and so did I. I put the leftovers in the freezer for lunch next week.
I adapted this recipe from a similar one in "The Everyday Low Carb Slow Cooker Cookbook"
Calories: 365
Protein: 33 g.
Net Carbs: 7g.
Fat: 22g.

This smelled wonderful when we came into the house after work. I'm sure the dog was sniffing all daylong!

Poor doggie! An entire day of olfactory suspense! I hope you gave him a little. :-)

Sounds great. I actually love sausage and hadn't thought of putting it in some crockpot dish.

PJ

this sounds so delish. sue