Sausage Sheet Pan Dinner

At a glance

What stands out: This sausage sheet pan dinner is a straightforward meal complete with roasted potatoes, onion, carrots, and bell peppers, all cooked on one pan in just 35 minutes. You’re going to love it for busy weeknights. It’s hearty, rich, and clean-up is a snap!

How long it takes: 35 minutes
Equipment you’ll need: large sheet pan (appr. 13 x 18 inches)
Servings: 4

All-In-One Sausage Sheet Pan Dinner

straightforward. EASY MEALS. There are never enough of those, right? A straightforward recipe that doesn’t get too many dishes dirty is always appreciated, and that’s where this sausage sheet pan dinner comes in. This is the kind of simple dinner recipe we all need for hectic weeknights. Just toss everything on the pan and roast it the oven!

Everything you need for dinner. Between the potatoes, veggies, and sausage, you have everything you need for a well-rounded meal right here on one pan.

Big flavor. Sausage is so flavorful on its own, you don’t need to add a bunch of seasonings. Plus, the roasting process deepens the flavors of the vegetables, making them absolutely irresistible.

Versatile. Use any kind of sausage you like, switch up the vegetables, or add seasoning touches of your own. While we made this sausage sheet pan dinner recipe with potatoes, bell pepper, red onion, and carrots, this is one of those clean-out-your-crisper recipes where you can use whatever you have on hand! (Don’t have potatoes? Try our sheet pan gnocchi recipe!)

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What goes in

• Sausage Links: We like to use fully cooked chicken sausages for this recipe but smoked sausages, such as kielbasa, can be used, too. Vegetarian or vegan sausage works well, too. We recommend adding plant-based sausage during the last 15 minutes of cooking time.
• Vegetables: We used a bell pepper, red onion, russet potatoes, and carrots. Any assortment of vegetables can be used.
• Olive Oil: Use any oil you like to use for cooking. Avocado oil is another great choice. A small amount of oil is necessary to aid in browning and crisping the vegetables.

How it comes together

Prep. Preheat your oven to 425ºF and lightly coat a rimmed sheet pan with olive oil spray or cooking spray.

Do some slicing. Cut the sausage into ½ inch slices. Wash, pat dry, and cut up the vegetables you have chosen. Remember, harder vegetables (carrots, potatoes, sweet potatoes, etc.) take longer to cook so they should be cut into smaller pieces. Softer vegetables (onions, bell peppers, mushrooms, broccoli) can be in larger pieces.

Mix. Put the sliced sausage and cut-up veggies into a large mixing bowl, Add the oil, salt and pepper. Lightly toss until everything in the bowl is mixed together and has a light coating of oil.

Bake. Spread the sausage and vegetable mixture on the prepared sheet pan in an even layer. Roast for 20 minutes.

Stir and continue baking. Remove the sheet pan from the oven, stir, and spread the vegetables and sausage back into an even layer. Continue baking for 15 minutes more, or until the vegetables and potatoes are fork tender and sausage is golden brown.

Ways to serve it

Salads: A simple side salad is sufficient with an all-in-one meal like this one. We like to serve marinated tomatoes or marinated mushrooms which provide a tangy balance to the rich sausage. German cucumber salad or vinegar coleslaw are great choices too.

Bread: A hearty, rustic meal is fantastic with a side of Texas toast garlic bread or beer bread.

Polenta: Serve the sheet pan sausage and veggies over a bowl of Instant Pot polenta.

Ways to change it

• Try other vegetables. If you want, try sweet potatoes instead of regular potatoes. Any color pepper will work. Substitute broccoli or cauliflower if you like.
• With ground sausage. This recipe works best with cooked sausage links. If you happen to have a package of ground sausage instead, try sheet pan gnocchi, creamy one pan gnocchi with sausage & zucchini, Instant Pot pasta with sausage, spinach, and tomatoes or one pan sausage and rice with sweet peppers.
• With ground turkey. If you’re not a fan of sausage, try our turkey meatballs and root vegetable sheet pan dinner.

Make Ahead Ideas

You can cut the bell pepper, red onion, and carrots a day or two in advance and store them in an airtight container. Cut-up potatoes should be immersed in water and refrigerated. Drain and pat dry before using.

Keeping leftovers

If you have leftovers, refrigerate them in an airtight container for up to 4 days. Individual portions can be reheated in the microwave; larger amounts can be heated in a skillet, air fryer, or in the oven (350ºF) until heated through.

Leftover Love

Leftovers can be repurposed in a rice or grain bowl for lunch the next day. Instant Pot brown rice is the reliable base. Mix in your leftover sausage sheet pan dinner, and top the bowl with a drizzle of chimichurri or honey mustard vinaigrette.

• Yield: 4
• Prep: 15 minutes
• Cook: 35 minutes
• Total: 50 minutes

Ingredients

• 10 ounces fully cooked sausage links (see note 1)
• 1 large bell pepper, cut into 1-inch pieces (any color)
• ½ large red onion, cut into 1-inch pieces
• 3 medium russet potatoes, peeled and cut into ½-inch pieces (about 1 pound potatoes)
• 3 medium carrots, peeled and cut into ¼-inch slices ( 8 oz. carrots)
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• ½ teaspoon kosher salt, or to taste
• ¼ teaspoon coarse ground black pepper, or to taste

Method

1. Preheat oven to 425ºF. Prepare a rimmed sheet pan (appr. 13 x 18 inches) by spraying it with olive oil spray or cooking spray.
2. Cut sausage into ½ inch slices. Place in large bowl. Add peppers, onions, potatoes, carrots, olive oil, salt, and pepper. Stir to coat all ingredients in oil, salt, and pepper.
3. Spread sausages and vegetables on the prepared pan in an even single layer.
4. Cook for 20 minutes. Remove from oven, stir, and spread back into an even layer. Continue cooking for 15 minutes or until vegetables and potatoes are tender, and sausage is golden brown.
5. Serve immediately.

Notes

Sausage: Any fully-cooked sausage link can be used, up to 16 ounces total. We like chicken sausages which come in a 10 ounce package. Smoked sausage is rich in this sheet pan dinner. You can also use vegetarian or vegan sausage. We recommend adding plant-based sausage during the last 15 minutes of cooking time so it doesn’t get overcooked.

Vegetables: You can use different vegetables in this recipe. If you’re using harder vegetables that take longer to cook, cut them in smaller pieces. Leave the softer vegetables larger. This will ensure that everything cooks at the same rate.

Recipe retested, changed, and fully updated 3/2024.