Sheet Pan Sausage and Veggies makes for the best simple, filling, and nutritious dinner with virtually no cleanup! Toss this killer seasoning blend with your favorite veggies and smoked sausage and then roast them all to perfection. Top with freshly grated Parmesan cheese and enjoy as is or over a cooked grain.
Pair Sheet Pan Sausage and Veggies with a quick and simple salad like this Cucumber salad or Fruit salad recipe.
Sheet Pan Sausage and Veggies
This Sheet Pan Sausage and Veggies is easily the most popular meal at my home. It’s a hit with the kids, and my husband– and I love it as well!
Start by tossing loads of veggies and smoked sausage with olive oil and the best seasoning blend. This meal has it all: quick prep, practically nonexistent cleanup, inexpensive to make, and every single bite is loaded with flavor. Who says healthy can’t also be downright delicious?!
I hope you love this one-pan healthy dinner as much as my family does!
Variation ideas
This recipe is very forgiving and can easily be customized to fit your personal preferences. Below are some variation options:
- Veggies: Use whatever veggies you like best, but keep in mind that root veggies typically take longer to bake. Because of that, you’ll want to cut them quite small so they’ll cook at the same rate as the other veggies. Some veggies that would work great in this dish are cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, green or red bell pepper, diced sweet potato, summer squash, zucchini, onion, and/or cherry tomatoes.
- Swap potatoes: We love baby red potatoes, but baby gold (Yukon) potatoes are another favorite and work well in this meal. Whatever potatoes you use, make sure they are chopped into small pieces, so they’ll cook in the indicated amount of time.
- Spice levels: If you like a hit of spice, add the optional red pepper flakes or sprinkle red pepper flakes on individual plates. If heat isn’t your thing, leave them out — no other changes necessary!
- Add a sauce: While we love Sheet Pan Sausage and Veggies as is, but if you’d like some sort of sauce, I’d recommend a good basil pesto or similar herb sauce (like a chimichurri). For a creamy sauce, I’d recommend a cilantro–lime sauce (like the one on this Shrimp Tacos recipe). One other sauce option would be a balsamic glaze.
- Serving suggestions: For a more filling meal, serve this dish over cooked quinoa (how to cook quinoa here) or cooked rice. Don’t forget to season the quinoa or rice with salt and pepper so the meal as a whole isn’t under seasoned when served together. To keep this meal low carb, use cauliflower rice as the base.
- Sausage: More on possible variations for this ingredient below!
Let’s talk sausage
- We prefer smoked turkey sausage when making Sheet Pan Sausage and Veggies. We love the flavor and that turkey is a bit healthier.
- We’ve also used chicken sausage and thoroughly enjoy that. Aidells® is a chicken sausage brand we enjoy (not sponsored); they create a lot of different flavored (and well-seasoned) smoked sausages. Some of our favorites in this dish are the Italian Sausage, Bacon, Mushroom, and Swiss Cheese Sausage, and Sun-dried Tomato Sausage. Check out all the varieties here; it’s a fun way to enjoy this meal while also changing it up a bit!
- Smoked beef sausage also works great in this dish!
My top tip for roasting veggies
Use a LARGE sheet pan. The more space the vegetables and sausage have to cook (and the less crowded they are), the better they roast.
When vegetables overlap or crowd onto a sheet pan, they end up steaming instead of roasting, which greatly affects the end taste/texture; it also takes longer for everything to cook when there is less space.
I recommend this 15×21-inch sheet pan or using two pans to cook this Sheet Pan Sausage and Veggies meal.
Quick Tip
Want the quickest possible cleanup? Line the sheet pan with parchment paper. Once the veggies and sausage have been served, you can discard the parchment paper and the pan will just need a quick rinse!
More Sheet Pan Sausage and Veggies variations
This recipe has been one of the most-popular concepts published on this site! And to answer various requests from readers, I’ve created several different variations on this original recipe. These variations swap out the veggies, use different seasoning blends, and some are served with a sauce. Enjoy working your way through these other favorite sheet pan sausage and veggie meals:
- One Pan Italian Sausage and Veggies with an Italian-inspired seasoning blend
- Harvest Vegetables and Sausage with sweet potatoes and Brussels sprouts
- One Pan Potatoes and Sausage with a garlic-herb seasoning blend
- Sausage Pesto & Veggies with cauliflower gnocchi and sun-dried tomatoes
- One Pan Garlic Herb Shrimp and Sausage tossed in a buttery seasoning blend
Sheet Pan Sausage and Veggies
Equipment
- large sheet pan, 15 x 21-inch
- Parchment paper
Ingredients
- 2 cups diced baby red potato
- 3 cups trimmed and halved green beans
- 1 large head of broccoli 2 cups
- 1-1/2 cups chopped bell peppers 2 large or 6 to 7 mini sweet bell peppers
- 13 ounces smoked sausage see note 1
- 6 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes optional, leave out if you don’t like heat!
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon dried oregano
- 1 tablespoons dried parsley
- Salt and pepper
- Cooked quinoa or rice, for serving, optional
- Serving suggestions see note 2
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F. Line a very large sheet pan (I use this 15x21 inch sheet pan) or 2 smaller pans with parchment paper and set aside.
- It is important to prep veggies according to directions to ensure they cook at the same rate. Wash and chop unpeeled baby red potatoes. You want the pieces quite small. I halve the baby potatoes and dice each half, yielding 10–12 pieces per potato. Trim green beans and cut in half, chop broccoli into florets, chop peppers into 1-inch pieces, and coin sausage in thick (1/2-inch) slices.
- Place all veggies and sausage on the prepared sheet pan. Pour the olive oil and all the seasonings on top. Season to taste with salt and pepper (I add 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper to start with). Use your hands to toss and evenly coat all the veggies and sausage with seasonings. Space everything out. If veggies are crammed/overlapping they’ll steam instead of roast and take longer to cook.
- Bake 15 minutes, remove from oven, and flip/stir all the veggies around. Return to oven and bake another 10–15 minutes or until vegetables are crisp-tender.
- If desired, sprinkle freshly grated Parmesan cheese over the veggies and sausage as soon as they come out of the oven. (If you aren’t adding the cheese, you’ll likely need some more salt.) Add fresh parsley if desired and enjoy immediately. Serve over cooked rice or quinoa if desired.
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My daughter loves this meal and chose it as one of her last meals before heading off to college for her freshman year! Love that you can leave out a veggie or add one in based on what you like. Great meal and we make it year-round!
This is the greatest compliment ever! I am so thrilled to hear this! Thanks so much Joan.
This recipe was so tasty and easy. I’m adding it to my favorites. Thank you for sharing.
So thrilled to hear this! Thanks Michelle!
Fantastic recipe!
Thanks so much! 🙂
I make this recipe frequently. I use sweet potatoes instead of red potatoes. You need to cube them fairly small to get them to cook with the rest of the vegetables. I also use frozen broccoli and it seems to cook evenly with the rest of the vegetables. It also adds some steam to the oven which may help in the cooking process of the rest of the vegetables? Summer squash is another favorite of mine to add. Again, it needs to be cut into smaller pieces to ensure it cooks evenly with the rest of the vegetables.
Delish! I am so thrilled to hear this! Thanks for sharing all your tips and things you’ve tried! 🙂
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Recipes look delicious
Thanks so much Mary! 🙂
I have an issue with the seasoning burning on the sausage where it touches the sheet pan, any recommendations?
I’d line your pan with parchment paper. You might also want to test your oven heat; it may be running hotter than it says!
This is an amazing recipe. My husband doesn’t do beans so I didn’t add. Made a double batch. Definitely making
again.
Well done!
I am so thrilled to hear this! Thanks so much Mindy! 🙂
My family LOVES this recipe! It is one of our staples that I have been making for years. The last time I made it, I noticed the seasonings were a bit different, and we liked the previous combination/ratio better. Can you send what seasonings and amounts you used to use with 4 1/2 tablespoons of olive oil? Thanks in advance!
Hey Rebecca! Sorry, this recipe has not changed. I did have several variations of this recipe on my website though, perhaps you’re thinking of a different one? This one maybe? https://www.chelseasmessyapron.com/one-pan-healthy-italian-sausage-veggies/
This was outstanding and even my kids who don’t normally like chicken or vegetables gobbled it all up. Even the leftovers when I served them a couple nights later. Total success. Really good.
So thrilled to hear this! Thanks so much Tara! 🙂
Followed recipe exactly and turned out wonderfully! THANKYOU!
Yay! So happy to hear this! Thanks Falyn! 🙂
I’m having a really hard time printing this. We love the recipe.