Could you use an easy weeknight dinner idea? This delicious baked sausage and peppers recipe is super easy and completely delicious! The perfect sheet pan sausage and peppers recipe for a busy night, this dinner idea is done in under 30 minutes.
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Busy weeknights are no match for this simple sheet pan recipe! This Baked Sausage and Peppers recipe is simple to throw together after a long day, but when you also want to have a decent meal with your family. This Sheet Pan Sausage and Peppers recipe is also great for meal prep, and taking to work for a healthy lunch!
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We’re days away from the start of another school year. With that comes after-school activities and a schedule that leaves little time for dinner prep. It’s important to me to have a dinner at night where we can sit down and reconnect as a family. But like many families, after-school activities, sports, practices and rehearsals, don’t leave much time to get dinner on the table. Can you relate?
This Sheet Pan Sausage and Peppers recipe is absolutely perfect for getting dinner on the table during busy weeknights. It comes together in a snap, and what little prep there is, can be done in steps.
Here are the easy steps to this healthy, easy and delicious Baked Sausage & Peppers recipe:
Step 1: Prep Your Ingredients
The first ingredient I start with is the sweet potatoes. I peel with a vegetable peeler (you can also leave the skin on if you like), and slice into thin wedges the size of French fries.
Toss on your sheet pan with olive oil, salt and pepper. Get the sweet potatoes in the oven as soon as it comes to temperature.
The sweet potatoes take the longest to cook, so the thinner you cut them, the quicker they will cook through.
Bake the sweet potatoes at 400 degrees for 15 minutes.
Step 2: Add the Veggies and Sausage, Bake
While the sweet potatoes pre-bake in the oven, now is the time to slice up the onion, peppers and sausage.
Feel free to use any color of pepper you like – green, red, yellow or orange. I used a red onion, but feel free to use a yellow or sweet onion.
For this sheet pan recipe, I chose turkey sausage. You can use any type of sausage that you and your family prefer – turkey, chicken, beef, pork or venison. I recommend looking for sausage that is nitrate and nitrite free. Slice the sausages (as seen in the photos), or leave in whole links.
Once the sweet potatoes bake for the initial 15 minutes, take out of the oven. Right on top of the sweet potatoes, layer on the peppers, onions and sausage.
Step 3: Bake all ingredients on the sheet pan for another 15 minutes
Bake all of the ingredients for another 15 minutes. Your peppers and onions will become tender and caramelize slightly. The sausage will bring a fantastic savory flavor to all of the sweet flavors of the potatoes and vegetables. It’s a match made in flavor heaven!
Love cooking with sausage? Check out my One Skillet Sausage Gnocchi in Creamy Red Sauce, which makes a fantastic weeknight dinner option.
If you’re a meal-prepper, this sheet pan recipe is fantastic! Great for making on a Sunday afternoon or doubling up on a weeknight. Serve half for dinner, add the rest of the servings to your meal prep containers. You’ll have a fantastic dinner, and have some lunches ready to go for the rest of your week, or to add to your freezer for later.
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Sheet Pan Sausage and Peppers Q&A:
- My family doesn’t like turkey sausage. Can I use something else? Answer: Yes, definitely! Feel free to use any meat of your choosing. I’ve made this recipe with chicken sausage as well as smoked German sausage (beef), which was delicious. You can leave the links whole or slice.
- How big of a pan do I need for this recipe? Answer: A good sized sheet pan is 12×16″ (half-sheet). I have these Nordic Ware Natural Aluminum Commercial Baker’s Half Sheet (2 Pack), (Amazon affiliate link) which are fantastic. I use them ALL THE TIME and love them!
- I need something lower-carb option instead of sweet potatoes. What can I substitute? Answer: I would recommend cauliflower rice. This will actually eliminate a step in the recipe (no pre-baking the potatoes). Simply heat your cauliflower rice (if frozen, prepackaged) according to package directions, and serve over the rice. Season as needed. Delicious!!
If you loved this delicious Sheet Pan recipe, then check out some of my other similar recipes:
- Sheet Pan Sweet & Sour Shrimp
- Healthy Cashew Chicken
- Sheet Pan Chicken and Sweet Potatoes
- Sheet Pan Citrus Salmon & Asparagus
- Baked Chicken Tacos
- Sheet Pan Chicken and Potatoes
Are you looking for some additional healthy & low-carb dinner ideas? Be sure to check out these delicious, healthy recipes:
- Cauliflower Shrimp Fried Rice
- Healthy Unstuffed Peppers
- Spaghetti Squash Shrimp Pomodoro
- Chicken Burrito Bowl Recipe
- Healthy Turkey Chili
- Air Fryer Chicken Sausage
Here’s the recipe for my delicious Sheet Pan Sausage and Peppers:
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Baked Sausage and Peppers
Equipment
- Sheet Pan These USA stainless steel sheet pans are great for one-pan meals!
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Ingredients
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Peel and slice sweet potatoes into thin wedges. Place on sheet pan. Toss with 1 Tbsp. of olive oil. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Bake for 15 minutes.
- While sweet potatoes are baking, slice peppers and onions and place into a bowl. Drizzle with the remaining 2 Tbsp. olive oil and toss together to coat.
- Once sweet potatoes are done pre-baking, add the peppers and onions on top of the sweet potatoes directly on to the sheet pan. Sprinkle with the Italian seasoning. Add the turkey sausage on top of the vegetables, keeping everything in an even layer. Bake for another 15 minutes at 400 degrees.
- Serve right away while warm.
- If placing into meal prep containers, let cool to room temperature before refrigerating or freezing.
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I love how easy this recipe is! It looks delicious, and perfect for back to school. Sharing on the Hearth and Soul Facebook page. Thank you for being a part of the Hearth and Soul Community!
We are all about the sheet pan recipes here at our house. We use our pampered chef clay sheet pan daily! Thank you for sharing your recipe with us at the Talk Of The Town party! Pinned 🙂
This is definitely quick and easy, and looks quite tasty… perfect for those hectic weekday nights indeed. Thanks for sharing with Fiesta Friday.
We will love this combination, it is pure comfort! Thanks so much for sharing your awesome post with us at Full Plate Thursday,447 this week. Hope you have a great Labor Day Weekend and come back to see us real soon!
Miz Helen
What a lovely idea for sausage! Thank you for sharing at Fiesta Friday party!