Hearty Sheet Pan Sausage (Printer-friendly)

A flavorful blend of roasted sausage and autumn vegetables seasoned with herbs and spices for dinner.

# What You'll Need:

→ Sausage

01 - 4 large Italian sausages (approximately 14 oz; pork, chicken, or turkey)

→ Vegetables

02 - 2 cups butternut squash, peeled and cubed (about 10.5 oz)
03 - 2 cups Brussels sprouts, trimmed and halved (approximately 8.8 oz)
04 - 2 medium carrots, peeled and sliced into 1/2-inch pieces
05 - 1 large red onion, cut into wedges
06 - 1 large apple, cored and cut into wedges

→ Seasoning & Oil

07 - 3 tablespoons olive oil
08 - 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
09 - 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
10 - 1 teaspoon dried thyme
11 - 1 teaspoon dried rosemary
12 - 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
13 - 2 cloves garlic, minced

→ Garnish (optional)

14 - 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped

# Steps:

01 - Set oven to 425°F and prepare a large rimmed sheet pan with parchment paper for easy cleanup.
02 - In a large mixing bowl, combine butternut squash, Brussels sprouts, carrots, red onion, and apple. Drizzle with olive oil, then add kosher salt, black pepper, thyme, rosemary, smoked paprika, and minced garlic. Toss until everything is evenly coated.
03 - Spread the vegetable mixture evenly across the prepared pan, then nestle the sausages among the vegetables.
04 - Cook for 30 to 35 minutes, turning sausages and stirring vegetables halfway through. Ensure sausages reach an internal temperature of 160°F for pork or 165°F for poultry, and vegetables are tender with golden edges.
05 - Remove from oven and allow to rest for 2 minutes. Slice sausages if desired, sprinkle with fresh parsley, and serve immediately.

# Expert Advice:

01 -
  • It turns out gorgeous with almost no effort, just chopping and roasting while you do other things.
  • The apple gets sweet and jammy next to the savory sausage, creating this flavor you didnt know you needed.
  • Cleanup is one pan, one bowl, and youre done before the leftovers are even cold.
  • It feels like a proper autumn dinner without any fussy techniques or hard to find ingredients.
02 -
  • Dont overlap the vegetables too much or theyll steam and turn mushy instead of getting caramelized.
  • Check your sausages with a thermometer, pork should hit 160 degrees and poultry 165, nobody wants undercooked sausage.
  • If your oven runs cool, bump the temp to 450 or roast a few extra minutes until you see real browning.
03 -
  • Cut your vegetables into similar sized pieces so they finish roasting at the same time, uneven sizes mean some burn while others stay raw.
  • Use a meat thermometer to check the sausages, its the only way to know for sure theyre done without cutting them open and losing all the juices.
  • Toss the veggies halfway through roasting, the ones touching the pan get the best caramelization and you want to share that love.
  • Add the parsley right before serving, it wilts and loses its brightness if it sits on hot food too long.
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