Sheet Pan Sausage and Potatoes

Zesty smoked sausage and crispy seasoned potatoes bake on one tray for an easy dinner with just 10 minutes of prep. Serve the sheet pan sausage and potatoes with baked apples, oven roasted Brussels sprouts, broccoli and cheese, or a classic Caesar salad. Don’t forget a basket of biscuits, cornbread, or fluffy one-hour dinner rolls on the side, too!

If you love sheet pan dinners as much as we do, be sure to try these sheet pan fajitas, this sheet pan low country boil, a maple-glazed salmon sheet pan dinner, these shrimp and potatoes with vegetables, and this delicious orange marmalade chicken with zucchini, too!

You can’t beat an easy sheet pan supper (also called a “cheat sheet” or “sheet pan dinner”) for quick meal prep and minimal dish washing! I’ve combined my kids’ favorite smoked sausage with my husband’s favorite crispy seasoned potatoes for a quick weeknight dinner that makes everyone at the table happy. Add a salad or green veggie on the side and your sausage and potatoes meal is complete!

Why You’ll Love this Sausage and Potatoes Recipe

• One Pan. Everyone appreciates a meal that cooks on a single tray, which means fewer dishes to wash at the end.
• Easy. This dinner comes together with just a handful of affordable pantry ingredients, like smoked sausage, potatoes, and dry Italian dressing mix. It’s quick, simple, and budget-friendly!
• Flavorful. It might be easy, but the meal tastes complex and satisfying, thanks to a combination of smoky and savory ingredients. No boring dinners allowed!
• Versatile. Keep it easy and pair the meat and potatoes with a bagged salad mix, or whip up some Southern-style green beans, a tray of roasted broccoli, or some sauteed zucchini.

Serving Suggestions

Add a salad or vegetable on the side and your easy dinner is complete! Here are a few ideas:

• Fried Cabbage with Apples and Onion, Braised Red Cabbage, or Roasted Cabbage
• Charleston Red Rice or Rice Pilaf
• Coleslaw or Vinegar Coleslaw
• Hoe Cakes
• Skillet Cornbread, Bakery-Style Corn Muffins, Honey Cornbread, Old-Fashioned Corn Sticks, Sweet Cornbread Muffins
• Creamy Baked Mac and Cheese, Crock Pot Mac and Cheese, Stovetop Shells and Cheese, or No-Boil Easy Mac and Cheese
• Southern Buttermilk Biscuits, Flaky Biscuits, Aunt Bee’s 3-Ingredient Buttermilk Biscuits, Sweet Potato Biscuits, Cheese Biscuits, Easy Drop Biscuits
• Pumpkin Bread or Pumpkin Muffins
• 3-Ingredient Sour Cream Muffins
• Wedge Salad, Classic Caesar Salad, House Salad with Candied Pecans, or a Green Salad with Red Wine Vinaigrette
• Arkansas Green Beans with Bacon or Southern-Style Green Beans
• Broccoli Cauliflower Salad
• Fried Apples or Baked Apple Slices
• Southern Succotash
• Southern Collard Greens
• Brown Sugar Glazed Carrots
• Fried Okra
• Broccoli and Cheese
• Easy Pasta Salad
• Okra and Tomatoes
• Southern Squash Casserole
• Crockpot Mushrooms

Recipe Variations

• If you don’t want to wash an extra bowl, you can use a large Ziploc bag to mix together the olive oil, seasoning, and potatoes.
• Substitute baby red potatoes for the baby gold potatoes. These baby potatoes have a thin skin, so there’s no need to peel them before roasting.
• Just about any fully-cooked sausage will work in this recipe. We like smoked turkey sausage, but you can substitute with pork smoked sausage, beef smoked sausage, or use a different fully-cooked sausage like Polish sausage (kielbasa) or andouille.
• Add veggies to the sheet pan. Try sliced green bell pepper, red bell pepper, or a mix of colored sweet bell peppers.

Expert Tips

• Dice the baby potatoes into uniform bite-size pieces so that they cook evenly and become tender in the oven. An average size baby potato should be quartered, very small potatoes can be halved, and larger baby potatoes can be cut into eighths.
• Coat the potatoes and sausage really well in the olive oil and seasoning mixture. This will help the ingredients brown, prevent them from sticking to the pan, and add great flavor.
• Wait to season with salt until you taste the meal at the very end. The salad dressing mix has salt in it, and the sausage is naturally salty, so you likely won’t need any extra salt.
• Garnish with chopped fresh parsley (or other fresh herbs like rosemary or thyme) for a bright finishing touch.

More Smoked Sausage Recipes to Try

Cheesy Smoked Sausage Pasta with Broccoli

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One Pan Smoked Sausage and Rice

1 hour hr

“Country Comfort” Smoked Sausage Casserole

50 minutes mins

Sheet Pan Sausage and Potatoes

5 from 3 votes

Prep: 10 minutes minutes

Cook: 30 minutes minutes

Servings 4 people

Calories 544 kcal

Zesty smoked sausage and crispy seasoned potatoes bake on one tray for an easy dinner with just 10 minutes of prep!

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Ingredients

  

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• 1 (0.7 ounce) packet dry Italian dressing mix (just the dry seasoning – do not prepare the dressing)
• ¼ cup olive oil
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
• 24 ounces baby Gold potatoes, quartered
• 1 (13 ounce) package smoked sausage, sliced into ½-inch thick rounds
• Optional garnish: chopped fresh parsley

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 400°F. Grease a large rimmed baking sheet or spray with nonstick cooking spray. You can line the sheet pan with heavy duty aluminum foil before greasing for easy cleanup, if desired.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the dry Italian dressing mix, olive oil, garlic powder, and black pepper.
  
• Add the potatoes and toss to coat. Spread the potatoes (and any extra olive oil mixture) in a single layer on the prepared baking sheet.
  
• Bake for 20 minutes, stirring the potatoes halfway through.
• Add the sliced sausage to the pan. Stir the sausage and potatoes so that everything is nicely coated in the olive oil and seasoning.
  
• Bake for 10 more minutes, or until the potatoes are crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, and the sausage is nicely browned. Garnish with chopped fresh parsley, if desired.
  

Notes

• Dice the baby potatoes into uniform bite-size pieces so that they cook evenly and become tender in the oven. An average size baby potato should be quartered, very small potatoes can be halved, and larger baby potatoes can be cut into eighths.
• Coat the potatoes and sausage really well in the olive oil and seasoning mixture. This will help the ingredients brown, prevent them from sticking to the pan, and add great flavor.
• Wait to season with salt until you taste the meal at the very end. The salad dressing mix has salt in it, and the sausage is naturally salty, so you likely won’t need any extra salt.
• Garnish with chopped fresh parsley (or other fresh herbs) for a bright finishing touch.
• If you don’t want to wash an extra bowl, you can use a large Ziploc bag to mix together the olive oil, seasoning, and potatoes.
• Substitute baby red potatoes for the baby gold potatoes. These baby potatoes have a thin skin, so there’s no need to peel them before roasting.
• Just about any fully-cooked sausage will work in this recipe. We like smoked turkey sausage, but you can substitute with pork smoked sausage, beef smoked sausage, or use a different fully-cooked sausage like Polish sausage (kielbasa) or andouille.
• Add veggies to the sheet pan. Try sliced green bell pepper, red bell pepper, or a mix of colored sweet bell peppers.

Nutrition

Serving: 1/4 of the recipeCalories: 544kcalCarbohydrates: 36gProtein: 15gFat: 38gSaturated Fat: 10gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 21gCholesterol: 65mgSodium: 794mgPotassium: 964mgFiber: 6gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 88IUVitamin C: 34mgCalcium: 107mgIron: 4mg

Keyword: sausage and potatoes, sausage and potatoes recipe, sheet pan dinner, sheet pan sausage and potatoes, smoked sausage and potatoes

Course: Dinner

Cuisine: American

Author: Blair Lonergan

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