Baked Italian Sausage and Veggies (Sheet Pan Dinner)
This Baked Italian Sausage sheet pan dinner is packed with flavor and color. Plus, it's easy to make and the leftovers can't be beat.
Equipment
- 1 baking sheet
- 1 Cutting board and knife
- 1 Mortar and pestle optional
- 1 Instant read thermometer optional, but recommended
Ingredients
- 454 g Italian sausage links
- 2 bell peppers
- .5 red onion
- 1 fennel bulb save the fronds for garnish
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon fennel seeds crushed
- .5 teaspoon black pepper ground
- 1 tablespoon olive oil extra virgin (or your oil of choice)
- 1 lemon halved
Instructions
- Move one of your oven racks to the upper-middle position, and preheat the oven to 450F. A very hot oven is ideal to make sure the sausage gets nicely browned.
- Cut the veggies. I like to cut the onions and fennel into 1 cm wedges, and the peppers into random large triangle-like pieces.
- Lightly crush the fennel seeds in a mortar and pestle or with the bottom of a frying pan to release the aroma.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper (if using) and place the veggies and whole sausages onto the tray. Drizzle with oil, sprinkle with salt and crushed fennel seeds, and toss everything to coat.
- Arrange the sausages and veggies in a single layer, and nestle in the lemon halves. Place the tray into the oven and set a timer for 10 minutes.
- After 10 minutes, flip the sausages over and continue to bake for another 10 minutes or until the internal temperature of the sausages reaches 175 degrees F. (I use an instant read thermometer for this).
- To brown the sausages and veggies a bit more, switch the oven to broil, move the tray up a rack, and broil the sausages and veggies for 3-5 minutes. (See recipe notes).
- Squeeze the roasted lemons over the sausages and veggies and serve straight up or with a starchy side dish.
Notes
Everyone's oven is different. Depending on the heat of your oven, you might find the sausages and veggies need a bit more oomph to get nicely browned. If this is the case for you, after the 20 minutes of total baking time is up, move the oven rack up to the 2nd highest position, turn the oven to broil, and broil the sausages and veggies for 3-5 minutes or until they are browned and crisped to your liking.
Nutrition
Calories: 473kcalCarbohydrates: 13gProtein: 18gFat: 40gSaturated Fat: 13gPolyunsaturated Fat: 5gMonounsaturated Fat: 19gCholesterol: 86mgSodium: 1454mgPotassium: 724mgFiber: 4gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 1950IUVitamin C: 101mgCalcium: 71mgIron: 2mg
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