Sausage and Sauerkraut

Ingredients

• 2 pounds sauerkraut , rinsed and drained
• 1 tablespoon caraway seeds , Optional
• 0.25 cups brown sugar
• 1 apple , diced
• cooking spray
• 0.5 pounds bacon , cut into 1-inch pieces
• 1 large onion , chopped
• 1.5 pounds kielbasa sausage , cut into 1-inch thick slices

Instructions

1. 1

   Gather the ingredients.

2. 2

   Place sauerkraut, caraway seeds, brown sugar, and apple into a large saucepan over medium-low heat, and bring to a simmer. Reduce heat to low, and cook for 2 hours, stirring occasionally.

3. 3

   Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish. Place bacon and onion into a skillet over medium heat, and cook until bacon is almost crisp and onion is beginning to brown, about 10 minutes. Stir the bacon mixture into the sauerkraut.

4. 4

   Brown kielbasa sausage in remaining bacon grease in the same skillet until sausage begins to brown, 10 to 15 minutes; stir into the sauerkraut mixture.

5. 5

   Spoon the sauerkraut and sausage mixture into the prepared baking dish. Bake in the preheated oven until bubbling, about 1 hour.