Sheet-Pan Sausage and Veggies

This sheet-pan sausage and veggies recipe gets food on the table fast when you’re in a hurry or if you’re tired and don’t want to deal with lots of cooking. It’s a variation on dump-style meals where you dump all the ingredients into a skillet or slow cooker, only in this case you’re using a sheet pan.

Sheet-pan meals have become so common that you can find a recipe for just about any protein and vegetable mixture. This sheet-pan smoked sausage and veggies recipe uses smoked sausage along with eight different vegetables and Greek vinaigrette to create a satisfying meal, and it’s very easy to modify. Substitute vegetables, leave out some veggies while doubling the amounts of others, or change the type of sausage meat you use; this sausage and veggie sheet-pan recipe is one that you can tailor to your tastes.

Sheet-Pan Sausage and Veggies Ingredients

• Smoked sausage: Smoked sausage is already cooked, but you still want to cook it to ensure it’s at a safe internal temperature and to brown the outside. If you like pork sausage, by the way, you may like some of these other recipes with sausage.
• Vegetables: Brussels sprouts, sweet onion, yellow summer squash, zucchini, yellow and green peppers, tomato and mushrooms all sweeten and soften as they cook. Their flavors and texture blend well with the savory sausage.
• Greek vinaigrette: Greek vinaigrette usually contains red wine vinegar, olive oil, oregano and salt. All these flavors complement the sheet-pan veggies and sausage, giving the final dish a sharp note to counter the mild, warm flavors of the other cooked ingredients.

Directions

Step 1: Put everything on the pan

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Preheat the oven to 400°F and grease a 15x10x1-inch baking pan.

Put the sausage, Brussels sprouts, onion, yellow summer squash, zucchini, yellow and green peppers, tomato and mushrooms on the baking pan. Drizzle the Greek vinaigrette over the mixture and toss everything to coat.

Step 2: Bake the sausage and veggies

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Bake the mixture for 15 minutes, uncovered, and then remove it from the oven. Preheat the broiler, and then broil the mixture for three to four minutes, 3 to 4 inches from the heat. Broil until the vegetables are lightly browned.

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Sheet-Pan Sausage and Veggies Variations

• Include sweet potatoes: Add chopped sweet potatoes to the pan. Cut the sweet potatoes into small chunks about 1/2-inch across and mix them in at the same time you mix everything else.
• Use smoked turkey or fully cooked chicken sausage: Smoked turkey sausage or fully cooked chicken sausage both work very well in this sheet-pan veggies and sausage recipe. They also both have lower amounts of saturated fats than pork sausage if you’re trying to watch your intake. If you want to try other variations, look through these 50 easy and delicious sheet-pan dinners.

How to Store Sheet-Pan Sausage and Veggies

If you have leftover sheet-pan veggies and sausage, let them cool and then place them in an airtight container. Glass will be less likely to absorb odors from the food. Store the leftovers in the refrigerator for up to three days.

How do you reheat sheet-pan smoked sausage and veggies?

Put a little olive oil in a skillet and warm the leftovers. You can also reheat them in the microwave; cook them for one to two minutes at a time until they’re fully heated through.

Sheet-Pan Sausage and Veggies Tips

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Does the sausage have to be cut so thin?

If you don’t want to have 1/2-inch slices because you think they’re too thin, you can slice the sausage in 1-inch pieces. Try to slice the sausage on the bias, which means cutting diagonally, so that more surface area is exposed. That will help the sausage cook faster. Always check the sausage with an instant-read thermometer to ensure it’s reached 165° internally when fully cooked.

Can you use regular onions instead of sweet?

Yes, you can use white or yellow onions instead of the sweet onions in this sausage and veggie sheet-pan recipe. The onions will mellow out while cooking, although the final dish may still have a slightly sharper onion taste overall.

What can you serve with sheet-pan veggies and sausage?

While this sheet-pan smoked sausage and veggies recipe has a lot of vegetables in it, it’s a good idea to add some leafy greens to your meal. A mixed green salad is always a good choice, or you could try this sweet cucumber salad if you want additional vegetables but don’t have leafy greens on hand. This butternut squash coleslaw recipe would also be a tasty choice.