This recipe was OK. I was excited to try the combination of flavors (i.e. sausage, kraut, potatoes, apples and onion - all favorites of mine). I was disappointed with the results, however. I made this for my parents, and they seemed to like it. No one raved over it though. This was very easy to make (just dump all of the ingredients in a slow-cooker and forget about it!). Be sure to keep an eye on the potatoes.... Some of mine turned brown (not all of them, but the ones on top did). I make a similar recipe without the potatoes, broth and onions (mine is made with sausage, apples, kraut, caraway seeds, apple juice and brown sugar) and like it much better. Thanks anyways.

I was looking for an easy slow cooker recipe and found this. The German half of me salivated at the ingredient list.. and it was even better after it was made! The stew was phenomenal the 2nd day, served with crusty rye bread.

Served this to friends and they really enjoyed. Definitely missing a little kick, though. Recommend serving with Polish mustard.

It barely had any taste to it. Definately will not make again.

I tried this despite the reviews...I really wanted to like it but didn't. I used mild Bavarian sauerkraut, put the potatoes on the bottom, omitted the caraway seeds (didn't have any)& Swiss (didn't have any), used beef broth (what I had on hand) & halved the recipe. I'm Polish & usually I love anything with kielbasa in it. My husband ate it but didn't really like it either. Sorry.

The sauerkraut is so creamy and soul-warming when it's done, it completes the dish!

This was a perfect meal for the beginning of fall. It took a lot longer to cook for the potatoes to soften so allow extra time. I didn't use the carroway seeds and it was fine. It definately reminds you of a good home cooked meal to be shared with family and friends.

pretty darn good, everyone liked it, put potatoes on bottom but still took longer than recommended cooking time. Smelled great, tasted good too.

Very tasty. Good crockpot meal. Didn't change anything.

I'm not a big fan of sauerkraut so I only used half of what it called for and it turned out really good. I don't know if I would like it with even more in it. I made it because my husband really likes sauerkraut and he too said that was just the right amount.

I like sauerkraut but this was a bit too much for me. However, everything else was very good, very tasty. I substituted turkey sausage for the saugage the recipe calls for with good results. I might make it again.

Delicious!Made it without changing anything and everyone really enjoyed it. Thanks!

This was WAY too sour! My husband, who is of German descent, really liked this, but it was not my cup of tea. This needed much less sauerkraut than was called for.

Great 'Comfort Food' I used Polish Sausage and a big tin of sauerkraut layered twice. Suggest using more apple and caraway than recipe calls for and the next time I'm going to try and use some of the sauerkraut juice as part of the liquid as we like the sourness of the kraut. Thanks for sharing.

My husband and I absolutely loved this dish!! We did not rinse the saurkraut because we really like the tartness and we added a little black pepper. I think next time I may add a cup of dark beer like Guiness in place of one of the cups of stock--I think this would be really good. Thanks for a great recipe!

This is really good! The kraut flavor is not too strong - just right. i also changed the order in which I layered the ingrediants in the slow cooker, putting the potatos on the bottom, 1/2 of the sausage next, then kraut, then the rest of the sausage, aplles, and then the onions. I also only used half of the potato called for. Great!!

Good concept poor execution on my part. Loved the sausage could have added about 50% more. Used 2 lbs unpeeled baby red potatoes and layered on bottom as suggested...this worked great. Apple rings were a little hard to slice, would just cut chunks next time and probably add more apples too, wouldn't bother peeling next time. The apple flavor got lost with all the kraut and onion. I would add some apple cider to the broth next time or cut it maybe 50/50. This is a delicate recipe and is easy to over cook, which I did, so the apples dissappeared into mush. Would recommend adding the apples closer to the end next time to keep them crisp. Forgot to put the cheese on top -- I thought something was missing! I used Bavarian style kraut and it was certainly less pungent especially after rinsing... enough so that my picky kids ate a bowlful. Will try this one again making a few alterations. For me time listed is a definitely the maximum, this is more of a 1/2 day recipe than an all day recipe. Doesn't get better with extra cooking time. With more apple flavor and crisper veggies/fruit this could be 5 star.