Slow Cooker Beer and Garlic Brats
67 Comments Oct 04, 2017
Updated May 16, 2023
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Slow Cooker Beer and Garlic Brats are great for game day or for a fall dinner.
Hi again!
I have another brat recipe on my blog, it doesn’t have near as much garlic and doesn’t have butter in it either. I’ve been often redoing recipes after I try them again, there is always room for improvement I think.
I also decided to try the raw version of the brats. As I was on Johsnonville’s website today, I saw they make brat patties! What the what!?
Yes, I used 10 garlic cloves for this recipe. It may seem like a lot, but keeping them whole helps not overpower the recipe. Garlic goes SO well with beer and butter.
Such an easy peasy recipe! Serve with chips and dinner is served. Have a great week.
Slow Cooker Beer and Garlic Brats
Ingredients
- 38 oz. brats, (two 19 oz. packages) I find these in the meat section, raw
- 1 large white onion, sliced and divided
- 10 garlic cloves, peeled
- 1/4 tsp. black pepper
- 1/4 cup butter
- 12 oz. bottle beer, (I used Coors banquet)
Instructions
- Add half of the onion in the slow cooker, add the brats in 2 layers.
- Add the rest of the onions, garlic, pepper and place the butter on top.
- Pour the beer into the slow cooker.
- Cover and cook on low for 6 hours without opening the lid during the cooking time.
- Serve the brats, garlic and onions on buns topped with desired toppings.
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Nutrition
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I would like to half this recipe. What would the cook time be on low? 3 hours?
These are raw. I think it 4-5 on low. You’ll have to watch and go.
Ok great thank you.
Easy peasy my ass…
I f you don’t mind me asking, what happened? Your response was great!
This recipe sounds great. Only thing I’d add is some pepper strips with the onion and putting the Brats on the grill for a few minutes at the end to brown and crisp them up a bit. Otherwise wouldn’t change a thing!
If I would only make 1 pack of brats would I cut all the other ingredients by half? Would cooking time change as well.
You can cut everything in half and probably and hour off the cooking time.
Is there an alternative to beer?
Chicken or beef broth would work well.
There is never an alternative to BEER!!!!
No
It was a tasty meal and we’ll definitely make it again. I did brown the brats before putting them in the crock pot. Try it. You’ll enjoy it.
Can u cook on slow the first couple hrs. Then on high
Yes, this recipe is very adaptable.
This dish was exceptional! We had a potluck at work and my team devoured it.. I didn’t even have garlic and added extra butter and it was great. I will definitely make it again and add garlic! Thank you so much for an easy and delish recipe.
These are DELICIOUS! I have made these over 20 times and we still can’t get enough of them! They are in my regular rotation and have been for a couple of years now .Thank you Sarah! I do have to add that I have other recipes of yours that we eat on the regular also,like the chicken & gravy and the mississippi pot roast…Yum!
I’m sorry for posting negative, but this was absolutely disgusting. I followed directions and cooked overnight, and the smell actually woke me up and made me nauseous. When it was time to eat, it was so gross, we ended up throwing it away.
Never again
Why did you cook this for breakfast? Truthfully ANY meal cooked overnight will smell awful when you wake up.
Why would anyone have this for breakfast is beyond me. I LOVE tacos….but smelling them when I first wake up would gross me out for sure. That’s the reason and not the recipe itself.