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Sweet, savory and full of flavor, this healthy Dump-and-Bake Chicken Sausage, Apples and Sweet Potatoes recipe is an easy dinner that comes together in just 10 minutes! Stir together a handful of simple ingredients in one dish and pop it in the oven. Your kitchen will smell amazing and your tastebuds will be happy!
Hello, fall! This meal is the definition of cozy comfort food, and you’ll never believe just how easy and nourishing it really is.
We’re fully into the swing of the school routine, soccer practices (x3), and all of the daily chaos that comes along with the season. As a result, my time is limited and I’m always looking for new ways to mix up the dinnertime hustle with as little effort as possible!
HOW TO BAKE CHICKEN SAUSAGE, APPLES AND SWEET POTATOES:
Let’s start with the basic ingredients: sweet potatoes, apples, an onion, smoked chicken sausage, Savory Herb with Garlic dry seasoning, and olive oil.
Combine everything in your dish (or in a separate bowl):
Then whisk together the “sauce” by combining the olive oil with the dry seasoning mix.
Toss the sauce with the rest of the ingredients:
and transfer to the baking dish. See? Just dump-and-bake!
You’ll cover the dish with foil and bake it in a 400-degree oven for about 35 minutes. The end result is this rich, flavorful supper that’s full of fresh produce and smoked sausage — all coated in a delicious garlic and herb sauce.
The dump-and-bake sweet potatoes are truly Autumn on a plate, and I can’t wait for you to try it yourself! You’re going to love this one…
Dump-and-Bake Chicken Sausage, Apple and Sweet Potato Casserole
Ingredients
- 2 sweet potatoes (about 1 lb.), peeled and cut into 1-inch cubes
- 2 apples, peeled, cored and cut into 1-inch cubes
- 1 onion, sliced
- 12 ounces fully cooked chicken sausage, sliced into rounds (I used Aidells Chicken & Apple Smoked Chicken Sausage)
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 envelope (1.25 ounces) Savory Herb with Garlic dry soup mix
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Spray a large baking dish (about 9 x 13 inches) with cooking spray.
- In the prepared dish (or in a separate bowl), toss together potatoes, apples, onion, and sausage. In a separate small bowl, whisk together olive oil and dry soup mix. Pour sauce over potato mixture and toss to coat.
- Transfer to baking dish; cover with foil, and bake for 35-40 minutes, or until potatoes are tender.
Notes
Nutrition
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I love these favors together! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks, Karly! The best! 🙂
What would be a DIY substitute for that that spice cube product ?
Hi! It’s not really a spice cube, but a packet of seasoning blend. The packet includes onion, garlic, parsley, chicken fat, “herbs and spices” not specified, sugar, wheat flour, tomato powder, cornstarch and salt. You could try to replicate some of the same flavors with a seasoning blend made of onion powder, garlic powder, parsley, sugar and salt, but it’s definitely not going to be the same. The flour and cornstarch also act as thickening agents, which you won’t have if you just make your own spice blend. Sorry I can’t offer an exact DIY option, but feel free to play around with those ingredients. 🙂
I found a recipe for a garlic/spice blend that mimics another brand. It calls for: 2T dried marjoram, 2T dried oregano, 2T dried rosemary, 2T dried basil, 2T dried parsley, 1 T onion powder, 1T Kosher salt, 1T garlic powder, 1 tsp lemon pepper, 1 tsp sage, 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper. It’s in the oven right now and I can’t wait to try it. This makes a lot, so I just measured out 1T plus 1tsp and mixed with the oil. I found that I needed to double the oil. Store the rest in an air-tight container.
I will admit to being a bit worried about the flavor combos of this recipe, but both hubby and I thought it was terrific. I made the full recipe separated in two baking dishes. I will check out how the apples and sweet potatoes fare until Monday or Tuesday when I plan a do-over. If that doesn’t work out so well, it will be easy enough to combine half the sausage/onion/dry soup/olive oil mixture with separate sweet potato and apple mix-ins.
Thanks for what looks to be a “keeper” recipe
I’m so glad that you both enjoyed it, Wanda! Thanks for letting me know! 🙂
I loveeeeee this recipe. It’s such a perfect comfort dish to start fall season. I can’t find dry soup mix so instead I used sloppy joe mix (hahahha and it works wonderfully). I tried using Polska Kielbasa and it tasted sooooooo goooood!!! Even better the next day as leftover, definitely goes to my recipe book and I’m about to make it again for today’s dinner. Thank you so much for sharing this wonderful dish. Love your blog especially dump-and-bake recipes 🙂
Yay! Good to know that it works with the sloppy jox mix, too! 🙂
I made this the other day and both my husband and I loved it ! I will add pineapple chunks as a side next time or maybe even add them in to cook with it . Thank you !
Sounds perfect, Karen! I love the idea of serving it with pineapple!
What would you substitute for the dry soup mix if I can’t find this particular one?
If you can’t find that particular mix, you can substitute with another similar soup and dip mix. The Lipton Onion mix is a very common item that I’m sure you can find in any grocery store, so that would be a good back-up. Here’s the link to that mix: https://www.liptonkitchens.com/product/detail/1059395/onion-soup-and-dip?gclid=CjwKCAiA4OvhBRAjEiwAU2FoJVPA3-WTWq1ksu0aletyUigKrcfammz3p2nFwfZ8M3LSzWUwbri1rhoCsP8QAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds
Make It Yourself & Healthy: Lipton Savory Herb & Garlic Mix
Garlic & Herb Seasoning Mix
2 tablespoons marjoram
2 tablespoons oregano
2 tablespoons rosemary
2 tablespoons basil
2 tablespoons parsley flakes
1 tablespoon onion powder
1 tablespoon thyme
1 tablespoon salt
2 teaspoons garlic powder
1 teaspoon black pepper
This recipe makes a LOT of the spice mix. You only need to use 2 or 3 tablespoons to replace for the soup mix in recipes.
Thanks for sharing that, Rudy!
Thanks Rudy!
Lol, I spent so much time trying to find a dyi recipe online, then made a so-so substitute. The answer was right below my nose the whole time!
Amazing flavor!
Really want to try this recipe for camping. I usually cook at home then freeze it and reheat at the campsite in a skillet. Have you ever froze this and reheated it? Any tips or suggestions? Thank you!
Hey, Kerry! I honestly haven’t ever tried freezing and reheating this particular dish. I think it would probably work well, but I don’t have any specific tips to offer. 🙂
I was really happy with this recipe. My guys liked it too. Next time I will add a bit more seasoning and some pecans. Thanks for a new keeper recipe.
Thanks, Rudy! I’m glad that your family enjoyed it! 🙂
What spices would take the place of the soup mixk?
Hi, Wendy! It’s hard to duplicate the packaged mix exactly, but you would want to include some garlic, onion powder, and parsley. There are also other ingredients like salt, sugar and cornstarch (a thickener), so if you want the sauce in your dish to thicken a bit, I would recommend adding those as well. Hope you enjoy!
My family loves this! What veggies could I add?
I’m so glad to hear that, Maureen! You could add almost any veggies that your family enjoys. Broccoli would be great (either diced into very small florets or steam some larger florets first so that they’re sure to soften). Same with cauliflower or carrots. You can add frozen peas or corn at the end (since they’ll heat through in just minutes). Diced zucchini, or cut green beans would also work!
What kind of apples would be ideal for the recipe?
Hi, Gina! I like a firm baking apple that won’t turn to mush in the oven. Try Granny Smith (if you like it a little bit tart), or use a sweeter firm apple like Honeycrisp, Braeburn, Fuji, Pink Lady, or Jonagold.
Loved this. Had to cook at 400 for 60 min but could be my oven. Super easy & quick prep and cleanup, healthy, and teenaged daughter said “it’s pretty good” which is the equivalent of a Michelin star award because she never compliments anything we make at home.
Hah! Thank you. I’m glad that *even* your daughter approved! 🙂
Blair- any substitutes for the dry soup mix?
Hi, Sarah! It’s tough to give you a good substitute, since the packet includes a lot of different ingredients: onion, garlic, parsley, chicken fat, “herbs and spices” not specified, sugar, wheat flour, tomato powder, cornstarch and salt. You could try to replicate some of the same flavors with a seasoning blend made of onion powder, garlic powder, parsley, sugar and salt, but it’s definitely not going to be the same. The flour and cornstarch also act as thickening agents, which you won’t have if you just make your own spice blend. Sorry I can’t offer an exact DIY option, but feel free to play around with those ingredients. You can also look for another store-bought packet of seasoning mix with similar ingredients if you don’t want to go the DIY route. Hope that helps!
I forgot to include sweet potatoes on my grocery order but I had a butternut squash on hand. Also had to make up my own spice — lipton onion soup, complete seasoning, garlic powder, salt, pepper, parsley, basil, that’s all I had. It came out great. Entire family gobbled it up. The butternut squash was perfect, not to sweet but still flavorful. Will make again.
Yay! So glad that you made it work with what you had on hand. Thanks, Bridget!