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
- Preheat the oven to 400*F.
- Line a large baking sheet with tin foil, and spray with cooking spray. Set aside.
- Cut sausage into rounds. Chop the onions and potatoes the same size. This helps with cooking time.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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!
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Oven Roasted Smoked Sausage and Potatoes
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Pin RecipeIngredients
- 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
- Preheat the oven to 400*F.
- Line a large baking sheet with tin foil, and spray with cooking spray. Set aside.
- Cut sausage into rounds. Chop the onions and potatoes the same size. This helps with cooking time.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Mickey England says
This is like the third time I’ve made this recipe and it’s really wonderful. I always use sweet Italian sausage instead of smoked sausage. I cut my onions root to tip on the thicker side and the potatoes in bite size pieces. The air fryer might do a good job, but in the oven is much easier. Just throw the sheet pan in the oven and stir every 25 minutes I think what makes all the difference is the paprika, it gives everything a great flavor. I serve this with homemade applesauce and a side salad. Fabulous! Thanks!
★★★★★
Jenna says
Thanks for the review! I love making this in my air fryer!
Patricia Bragg says
I made this in the Air Fryer, 5.3 qt basket. Unbelievable recipe. It fit my recipe criteria perfectly. Minimal ingredients with minimal work involved. Perfect. I made it as written. I used Eckrich smoked sausage sliced thin on the diagonal. I used three Russet potatoes, peeled and cut into bite size pieces. I used one yellow onion cut into pieces.
I set my Air Fryer to 350 degrees, preheated. Threw the potatoes and onion in and “fried” for 3 minutes, stirred, then 3 more minutes. Added the sausage. Fried for 3 min. , stirred and 3 more mins. At the end of the 12 minutes I felt the potatoes could have been softer so fried for 5 more minutes. Yes the added time browned the sausage more but still was very good.
As this recipe is a “keeper”, next time I would up the temp to 370 or fry the potatoes longer before adding the sausage. I might add more seasoning. Perhaps garlic powder or even a small bit of chile powder. The possibilities are endless.
★★★★★
Jenna says
No, the recipe doesn’t say to cover it.
Brandi says
Is it better to cover it while it’s baking