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Oven Roasted Smoked Sausage and Potatoes

 

Oven Roasted Sausage and Potatoes

Oven Roasted Smoked Sausage and Potatoes  – an easy sheet pan meal with smoked sausage (my fav), potatoes, and onions –  your whole family will love!

This recipe was created back in 2014. When I shared it on my Facebook page it went nuts with over 600,000 views, 20,000 some shares, and over 100 comments. I can not take all the credit for this, I found it on Big Blue Binder recipe page and still make it today. Sheet pan meals are the best and they are so easy. It continues to be one of my favorite recipes today. This recipe has been adapted and made suitable for a WW diet. The original recipe called for 1 package of smoked sausage, 5 medium potatoes, and 2 tablepoons of olive oil just in case people were looking for old the recipe.

Reasons why I love this meal:

Smoked Sausage – If you have never had smoked sausage (of ANY kind) made from a butcher you are missing out. The taste and flavor of smoked sausage are phenomenal.

Potatoes – Potatoes are my favorite vegetable. They are loaded with potassium and help keep you full. Potatoes have more potassium than a banana does.

Onions – When roasted onions in the oven they almost turn out like caramelized onions that you would make in a skillet. Just these three ingredients are so simple and make for one tasty dish.

How to make Oven Roasted Sausage and Potatoes

  1. Preheat the oven to 400*F.
  2. Line a large baking sheet with tin foil, and spray with cooking spray. Set aside.
  3. Cut sausage into rounds. Chop the onions and potatoes the same size. This helps with cooking time.
  4. Put the sausage rounds, onions, and potatoes into a large bowl. Drizzle with a tablespoon of olive oil and season with salt, pepper, and paprika.  Toss together with your hands until everything is evenly distributed. Pour this out onto the sheet pan and spread out the sausage and potatoes.
  5. Place into the heated oven and roast for 45 minutes to an hour, stirring every 15 minutes or so, until the potatoes are golden brown and tender. Turn off the oven.
  6. Scatter the cheese over top of the cooked meat and potatoes, Pop back into the oven a few minutes to melt the cheese. (optional) 

Tips for Oven Roasted Smoked Sausage and Potatoes

  • If you are looking to make this dish a little more Weight Watcher friendly use chicken sausage or turkey sausage instead of smoked sausage. This will help lower the points and use less oil as well.  If you use cooking spray instead oil make sure to spray the potatoes and sausage liberally.
  • Cooked chicken sausage is 3oz for 3 smart points
  • Cooked turkey sausage is 3 oz for 4 smart points
  • No need to place an extra layer of tinfoil on top of the smoked sausage and potatoes. The potatoes and sausage won’t get crispy then.
  • Smoked paprika is a good sub for regular paprika.
  • Use olive oil cooking spray in place of olive oil
  • Disclaimer: The pictures were taken made with ground pork and since  I made this recipe I have used chicken and turkey sausage. I’ll try to post an updated picture using these two sausages. I apologize if that misleading.

Air Fryer Method

Set air fryer temp to 350. Place potatoes and onions in a 5.3qt air fryer basket and drizzle with olive oil. Season with salt, pepper, and paprika. Toss the potatoes and onions until everything is coated. Set the timer for 6 minutes and let the air fryer go. Once the 6 minutes are up, take out the basket and add the sausage rounds and continue cooking for 6 minutes. This recipe is so good in the air fryer!

Tools used for this Recipe

Sheet Pan  

Mixing Bowl 

Smoked Sausage and Potatoes

 

 

Oven Roasted Sausage and Potatoes

 

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Oven Roasted Smoked Sausage and Potatoes

★★★★★

5 from 2 reviews
  • Author: Jenna

Ingredients

  • 1 lb of smoked turkey sausage
  • 1 large onion, peeled and chopped
  • 3 medium potatoes russet
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon sweet paprika

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 400*F.
  2. Line a large baking sheet with tin foil, and spray with cooking spray. Set aside.
  3. Cut sausage into rounds. Chop the onions and potatoes the same size. This helps with cooking time.
  4. Add the sausage rounds, onions, and potatoes into a large bowl. Drizzle with a tablespoon of olive oil and season with salt, pepper, and paprika.  Toss together with your hands until everything is evenly distributed. Pour this out onto the sheet pan and spread out the sausage and potatoes.
  5. Place into the heated oven and roast for 45 minutes to an hour, stirring every 15 minutes or so, until the potatoes are golden brown and tender. Turn off the oven. 
  6. Makes 8 servings; 5 smart points per serving (1/8th of the pan)

Notes

Freestyle SmartPoints: 5 

Nutrition

  • Calories: 309
  • Sugar: 1
  • Fat: 21
  • Saturated Fat: 7
  • Unsaturated Fat: 3
  • Carbohydrates: 2o
  • Fiber: 1
  • Protein: 10

 

Disclaimer:  I am not affiliated with WW in any way. I am just a member who creates recipes based on their points system. This recipe is based on WW Freestyle program, and SmartPoints are the value system the company bases their foods on. Some recipes will have older points system values listed in them.

Comments

  7. What kind of sausage did you end up using? Any other suggestions for the sausage type?

    Thanks.

  8. I used smoked sausage. Pretty much any kind of sausage works for this. I don’t recommend the real spicy sausage.

  11. On the oven roasted potatoes and sausage. Would a one pound package of frozen diced potatoes work just as well?
    Or would they get to hard and crusty?

  12. Just cooked this for dinner. Used apple/chicken sausages (Adeles) and medium white potatoes!
    My family loved it and I will definitely make it again!

  16. One of my favorite meals. I tend to use. Nice beef or garlic sausage from my favorite meat market. Im looking for a new way and I think I found it. Will be trying this tonight!! Thnx

  17. One of my favorite meals. I tend to use a nice beef or garlic sausage from my favorite meat market.I usually cook it on top of the stove but Im looking for a new way and I think I found it. Will be trying this tonight!! Thnx

  20. I am glad that you made this and have enjoyed it. Its nice to see your photos. It’s a pity you didn’t use your own photos on your facebook page however. It makes me sad when people steal my photographs and text and then present it as their own without giving credit where credit is due. That’s really poor form. Let’s hope that others don’t steal your photos from this page.

  21. Hi Marie, I had made that recipe after I had posted your picture from facebook. I didn’t know how to change it to my own image at the time. I don’t do that anymore and just post my own recipes to my facebook page. I’ll try to the include the link to whomever’s recipe it was too. Sorry, I did not give you any credit for that and I should have. I had found the recipe at some site that the recipe had not even linked back to yours. I will give you credit on this post. Sorry again for the confusion.

  22. This is a really good recipe but I had to cover my dish because it seemed like everything was drying out. Don t know what I did wrong. It still taste good but didn’t t roast like it should have.

  23. Could I use butter instead of olive oil? And would adding corn and green beans work as well?

  24. Yeah you could use butter. I would melt it first. What type of corn and green beans are we talking about here? Are they canned?

  25. I make something pretty similar but with Cumberland sausages. I’ve been looking for a new twist and I think I just found it. I’ve never tried adding grated cheese, either.

  27. I have cooked this dish many times and brought it to a party and some of my friends say that they are the best potato dish they have ever tasted. I cooked some today and was thinking of adding some Jimmy Dean sausage but didn’t know if I should precook the sausage first or put in raw like I do with my Manda hot sausage . I sometimes put in jalapeños, green onions, and bacon in it. You can add just about anything to this recipe. It is addictive if you like potatoes and sausage like I do. So anyone reading the comments wondering if you should give it a try, I say try it and I bet you will be making it again and again. So easy and doesn’t take long to fix. I also add cheese and stir and then top it with more cheese. I give this dish a 5 star for taste and how easy it is to make. Enjoy!!!

  28. Thanks Julie, it is a very versatile recipe. Green onions and bacon sound fabulous I’ll have to try it!

  29. This is great with just potatoes and sausage, but is over the top if you throw in some sweet potatoes, carrots, turnips and even rutabagas. We love to top ours with sour cream and salsa, and or hot sauce. Might try it with eggs too, that sounds like a winning combo

  30. I just came across this recipe and it looks delicious! The only thing is I don’t like Thyme…is there a alternate herb/spice/flavor that would work just as well?

  32. I made this earlier this week , it was so delicious! I used smoked turkey sausage and added some diced red pepper. The paprika and thyme add great flavor, and the cheese at the end, too. My house smelled fabulous! Thanks for the recipe.

  33. I just made it and added a little BBQ sauce just to coat that mixed with the cheese was amazing thanks!!!

  34. I made this a while ago, but being summer, I made it in a foil pack (1/2 recipe). Just put it on the grill, kept flipping every so often, when it was done, I just brought it in, sprinkled on the cheese and wrapped it loosely until the cheese melted. Came out very good. Oh, and I had added some green pepper to the mix.

  35. This is a family favorite. Very versatile. Great leftover and easy to double.

    ★★★★★

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