Slow Cooker "Slop" with Red Potatoes

I know the name doesn't sound too appealing, but this is actually really good! We called it slop since it's not the most visually appealing and it's just a bunch of stuff thrown into the crock pot. This is a little something I came up with this weekend. I had surgery on Monday, so I wanted to prepare things ahead of time that my hubby could just throw into the oven or in the slow cooker and call it done. This recipe can include anything else you like.

1 ring of smoked sausage (I used chicken, since it's less fat) - chopped
1 onion - diced
4 medium carrots - diced into "coins"
1 5 lbs. bag red potatoes - scrubbed well
1/2 box of stock, chicken or veggie
paprika to taste

Saute onion and carrot until it has a nice brown, add sausage and paprika. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Get a good brown on the sausage. Put mixture into slow cooker, put whole potatoes on top, pour half of the box of stock in. Set on low and let go for 8 hours.

Next time I would add a can of drained and rinsed beans, probably cannellini. Celery would be a good "filler" to add as well. Next time I would use "baby" potatoes so it's all bite size, but still not a lot of chopping involved. This is so simple, but smoked sausage is such a big flavor it can't be bad. This recipe could also be cut down if you have a smaller crock pot.
We will be having this a lot this winter!!