This sheet pan sausage and potatoes dinner is an excellent recipe to make when you are short on money and energy. With seasoned potatoes, onions, and polka kielbasa sausage this hearty meal is totally satisfying.
Don’t let the cooking time throw you off, this sheet pan dinner is mostly hands off and requires very little effort. For more simple weeknight dinners try this baked Italian sausage, an easy ground beef taco salad, this Italian sausage spaghetti that’s sure to please.
Ingredients
- Sausage – Polka Kielbasa (fully cooked variety) works well. It does not dry out and takes on a lovely golden brown color. Smoked sausage will also be great.
- Produce – Potatoes and onions accompany the sausage on the sheet pan. For the potatoes use red or yellow so they hold up nicely when baked. For the onions white or yellow onions are best for this dish.
- Oil – Use a neutral (flavorless) oil with a high smoke point. We use canola but use your favorite. You will also need cooking spray or extra oil to grease the baking sheet.
- Spices – Salt, garlic powder, dried oregano, and black pepper season this dish perfectly.
- See the recipe card for quantities and preparation.
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350°F. Spray a large sheet pan (18×13) lightly with cooking spray or brush with a light layer of oil.
Add the sausage, potatoes, onions, and oil to a large bowl. Stir and toss the sausage and potatoes and coat them with the oil.
Add the salt, garlic powder, oregano, and pepper to the bowl and stir and toss again until everything is coated with the seasoning.
Add the mixture to the greased baking sheet.
Arrange it in a single layer on the sheet pan.
- Bake for 15 minutes. Then, remove the baking sheet from the oven and stir. Arrange everything again so it’s in a single layer.
- Bake for another 15 minutes. Remove the baking sheet from the oven and stir again, arranging in one layer.
- Bake for 15 more minutes. Check the potatoes, if they are not done (or if you want to brown everything a little more) bake another 10-15 minutes.
Serve the sausage and potatoes. Serving suggestions include saltine crackers, toasted bread, mustard, and hot sauce.
Recipe tips
- Don’t peel the potatoes to cut down on prep time. The skin on red or yellow potatoes are thin so texture won’t be an issue.
- Don’t cut the potatoes too small so they hold up to the baking time and the stirring. Same goes with the onions, if they are too small they will just about disappear with the cooking time.
- Go easy on the salt because the sausage will add plenty. Taste at the end then decide if you want to add a pinch or two.
Storing
Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 3-4 days. Reheat in the microwave or a non-stick skillet until hot all the way through.
For more information on food storage and safety guidelines visit U.S. Department of Agriculture and foodsafety.gov.
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Sheet Pan Sausage and Potatoes
Ingredients
- 1 pound Polka Kielbasa the fully cooked variety, sliced into ¼ – ½ inch rounds
- 1½ pounds Potatoes cut into 1-1½ inch pieces (use red or yellow potatoes)
- 1 large Onion cut into 1-1½ inch pieces (use yellow or white onion)
- 2 tablespoons Oil use a neutral oil with a high smoke point (we use canola oil)
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- ½ teaspoon Garlic Powder
- ½ teaspoon Dried Oregano
- ¼ teaspoon Black Pepper
- Cooking Spray or oil to grease the sheet pan
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- Spray a large sheet pan (18×13) lightly with cooking spray or brush with a light layer of oil.
- Add the sausage, potatoes, onions, and oil to a large bowl. Stir and toss the sausage and potatoes and coat them with the oil.
- Add the salt, garlic powder, oregano, and pepper to the bowl and stir and toss again until everything is coated with the seasoning.
- Arrange the sausage and potato mixture on the sheet pan so that they are in a single layer and not mounded.
- Bake for 15 minutes.
- Remove the baking sheet from the oven and stir. Arrange everything again so that they are in a single layer.
- Bake for another 15 minutes.
- Remove the baking sheet from the oven and stir again, arranging in one layer.
- Bake for 15 more minutes. Check the potatoes, if they are not done (or if you want to brown everything a little more) bake another 10-15 minutes.
- Serve the sausage and potatoes. Serving suggestions include saltine crackers, toasted bread, mustard, and hot sauce.
Notes
- Don’t peel the potatoes to cut down on prep time. The skin on red or yellow potatoes are thin so texture won’t be an issue.
- Don’t cut the potatoes too small so they hold up to the baking time and the stirring. Same goes with the onions, if they are too small, they will just about disappear with the cooking time.
- Go easy on the salt because the sausage will add plenty. Taste at the end then decide if you want to add a pinch or two.
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