Cooking sausages in the oven with vegetables is a quick dinner you can throw together in mere minutes. The bonus is that this Sausage Bake comes with gravy, and it’s all made in one pan!
Bonus: the gravy gets an extra flavour boost from all the sausage and vegetable drippings. This sausage recipe is a game changer!
Sausage Bake – One Pan Meal!
I have a rule about sausages. Sausages for dinner must always be accompanied with gravy – here’s how I make it on the stove: Sausages and Gravy.
So I’ve made a sausage, veggie and gravy dinner super easy by making it all in one pan.
Yes, you heard me right. This Sausage Bake is all made in ONE PAN. YES those golden brown sausages and roasted vegetables are sitting on a pool of gravy that was cooked right in the oven along with them!!
Cooking sausages in the oven
Cooking sausages in the oven is easy: just bake sausages at 180C/350F for 40 to 50 minutes until browned, turning halfway. It’s a terrific hands off, less mess alternative to pan frying.
The sausages will actually be cooked through at 30 minutes or so, but they won’t be nicely browned. Browning = flavour, and sausages are meant to be browned! Because sausages are enclosed in casing, they don’t dry out with a slightly longer cook time.
So keep them in the oven until they are nicely browned, as shown in the photos in this post!
How to cook Sausages in the oven with vegetables and gravy
Toss vegetables and potatoes in oil, salt, pepper and a touch of dried herbs of choice (I use thyme and oregano). Place in the pan, then top with sausages.
Whisk up the gravy – it’s made using the same ingredients required in a standard gravy that’s made on the stove. Stock, flour, butter, seasoning.
Except rather than cooking it on the stove, we pour it right into the pan so it bubbles away at the same time the sausages and vegetables are cooking.
By the time the sausages and vegetables are done, the gravy has thickened and is beautifully browned, just like when it’s made on the stove like in this Sausages and Gravy recipe!
Quick Dinner Idea – in one pan!
This is a super tasty and quick dinner to make, but I’m not applauding myself for creating a ground breaking recipe of any kind. Because when you think about it, this Sausage Bake is pretty much made like a stew. The sauce – gravy in this case – is thickened with flour, just like when making a stew.
And the vegetables and meat are cooked together in the sauce – except in this case, I deliberately put the sausages on top so they get nice and brown.
✅ Sausages
✅ Veggies
✅ Gravy
✅ One Pan
Dinner tonight? – Nagi x
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Oven Baked Sausages with Potatoes, Vegetable AND Gravy!
Ingredients
Vegetables
- 700g / 1.4 lb baby potatoes , halved
- 3 carrots , peeled and cut into 2"/5cm pieces
- 2 red onions , each cut into 8 wedges
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tsp dried thyme
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- Salt and pepper
Sausages
- 8 - 10 sausages (500-700g / 1-1.4lb) (Note 2)
- Oil spray (optional)
Gravy
- 2 tbsp / 30g melted butter, unsalted
- 2 1/2 tbsp flour (plain / all purpose)
- 2 cups / 500 ml beef broth (or chicken) (Note 3)
- Fresh thyme , for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 200C/390F (standard) or 180C/350F (fan / convection).
- Place Vegetable ingredients in a large bowl. Toss well to coat.
- Add sausages and toss briefly.
- Transfer into roasting pan. Pan should be of a size so the vegetables are stacked about 2 deep - see photos and video. Rearrange sausages so they are on top.
Gravy
- In the same bowl used for the vegetables, add butter and flour. Whisk.
- Add a bit of beef broth and whisk, then whisk in remaining broth. (Don't worry if you end up with some floating butter bits)
- Pour down the side of the pan (don't pour over the sausages or veggies).
- Optional: Spray sausages with oil - browns slightly better (especially lean sausages).
Baking
- Bake 25 minutes. Turn sausages. Spray again with oil (optional) then bake for a further 25 minutes or until sausages are browned and potatoes are soft.
- Serve Sausages and Vegetables with Gravy on top, garnished with fresh thyme leaves if desired. (See notes for Gravy thickness adjustment)
Recipe Notes:
Nutrition Information:
Life of Dozer
The sight of a suitcase always distresses him. So I tried to trick him by piling up my luggage in a washing basket, planning to throw it into a suitcase at the last minute. Just so I wouldn’t have to deal with his forlorn face all night.
Didn’t work. He figured it out.😞
And the original photo from when I first published this recipe which was around Christmas: Dozer sulking. He really, really hates Christmas!
Life saver Nagi! My kids love sausages but I used to always burn them on the stove – picky husband also endorses (this and your sausage rolls that we recently tried)…. winner!!
One question – if I halved the ingredients, do you have a sense of the cooking time if I want to make a smaller pot?
Thanks again!! Definitely coming back for more recipes!
this was easy and VERY good. I upped my potato amount but still used 10 sausage links and doubled the gravy!
So….. Delicious.It was really good and I will definitely be making again.
Very very good
This is now a weekly meal for my husband and me, totally addicted! I am not usually a fan of extra flavouring in sausages, however, I use pork, truffle and provolone sausages from a butcher at Macquarie Centre (am I allowed to say? Delete if not) and OMG they are just delicious! Thank you Nagi and hello to the beautiful Dozer!
Hi Nagi, my granddaughter told me about your recipes and tonight I tried the one pan sausages and vegetables bake. It was SO delish, my husband and I loved it, so we are total converts and I’ll be trying your cottage pie next. My husband is 85 and I’m 83, and I love cooking.
Thank you so much 😊
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Thank you Nagi
We love the cottage pie, definitely worth a try!
Hi Nagi, My granddaughter told me about your recipes and I tried the first one tonight! My husband is 85 and I’m 83. It took 15 mins more to cook at 190c but was so delish we our total fans now and I’ll be trying your cottage pie tomorrow night! Thank you so much xx
I’m so glad you loved it Jan!!! Sounds like your oven may run on the cooler side if it took longer, but I’m happy it turned out in the end! N x
Wonderful, easy and delicious recipe as ALL of your recipes are Nagi. Your website has changed my life-thank you:)
Cuddles to Dozer too!
This is in the oven as I speak. Can’t wait 🤗
Made this tonight and it was delicious but took at least 1.5 hours in the oven, not 50 minutes Veggies were chopped to size you mentioned so not sure what happened!
Yep, I made tonight and doubled the recipe and it took a little over 2 hours!
This was a very tasty cosy dish..thank you so much Nagi. My son (18yrs) polished it off and asked if there were any more sausages. Normally he doesn’t like snags, but he looooves them cooked this way! Delish!!!
Hi Nagi we made this on Wednesday night WOW this is a fabulous recipe, so so easy
Ps I love your passion for food
thank you Kerrie
I made this tonight and it was a huge hit! We used chicken, basil and cracked black pepper sausages, so used chicken broth to make a chicken flavored gravy. Omg it was amazing! Thanks Nagi!!!
Dang girl! Gravy makes everything better. 😉 How easy was that?!!?
This is an easy and delicious recipe Nagi. It’s the first one that I have tried of your one pot meal recipes. Hubby was scrolling through your website with me and suggested we tried it. The whole family was not disappointed. Very flavourful, easy to put together and enjoyed for all in the family – small and big persons alike! I’ll be looking to try more of your one pot meals after this. Thank you Nagi 🙂
So easy & delicious! Honestly my family are so happy I found you. Our dinners have improved immensely. Once again a definite winner.
Why did I never get a reply to my question on June 11 2020