Sheet pan sausage and veggies is an easy dinner recipe that turns roast veggies like broccoli and cauliflower and sausage (kielbasa) into a delicious and healthy meal.
This is a great use-it-up meal! Use-it-up meals are meals that take what you have left in your fridge at the end of the week, and they turn those items into a meal.
And this is one of my family's favorites. It seems like no matter how carefully I plan, we end up with some spare veggies. This sheet pan and sausage recipe is a great way to make those odds and ends into a delicious dinner!
Check out the "Variations" section below for more flavor combination ideas.
Ingredients and substitutions
- Broccoli: The florets should be about ½-inch in size. I usually include the stems, but you can either include or omit the stems.
- Cauliflower: The florets should be about ½-inch in size.
- Carrots: Regular carrots that have been peeled and cut into ½-inch chunks will also work.
- Baby potatoes: Baby potatoes are sometimes called creamer potatoes. You can use gold, yellow, or red baby potatoes. The size of the potatoes can vary quite a bit. If you get a tiny potato, you may need to just halve it. If you get a large potato, you may need to cut it into more pieces. The important thing is that the pieces are about the same size.
- Bell peppers: Feel free to use any color bell pepper that you like.
- Other veggies that work well: Zucchini and yellow squash both work well in this recipe. If using, cut (without peeling) into ½-inch slices. I've included ideas for other veggies in "Variations" below.
- Kielbasa: Beef smoked sausage, kielbasa, turkey kielbasa, or a similar meat will work well.
- Seasoning: I don't add any additional salt to the recipe as I find it to be salt enough with the kielbasa and parmesan. However, if you would like, feel free to add salt or use a flavored salt like garlic salt.
- Parmesan cheese: Feel free to omit the parmesan cheese if you prefer. However, you may find that you need to add a bit of salt to the dish if you omit the parmesan.
How to make sheet pan sausage and veggies
Preheat the oven to 400 F. Lightly grease or line a very large rimmed baking sheet or pan with parchment paper or foil and set aside. I use an extra large 21x15-inch rimmed cookie sheet.
It's important that all of the veggies are in pieces that are about the same size so that they cook at the same rate.
Place the veggies and sausage pieces on the sheet pan.
Drizzle with olive oil, and then toss to coat everything in oil. Spread everything out into an even layer in the pan. The veggies need to be spread out because if the veggies are on top of each other, they won't roast properly.
Sprinkle with Italian seasoning and garlic powder. Bake for 15 minutes.
Flip the veggies and sausage over, and continue cooking for about 15 minutes more, or until the veggies are desired level of doneness. Remove from oven, and sprinkle with parmesan cheese.
Variations
One of my favorite things about this recipe is that it's so flexible. I adjust the veggies depending on the season and what I have on hand.
It's important that regardless of which veggies that you use, that you keep the pieces uniform so that everything roasts at the same rate. I've included some other ideas below to give you more option ideas.
- Sweet potatoes
- Brussels sprouts
- Zucchini
- Yellow squash
- Mushrooms
- Butternut squash
- Onion
The spices can also be changed up. For example, you can throw in some red pepper flakes to spice up the meal.
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Sheet Pan Sausage and Veggies
Ingredients
- 2 cups broccoli florets (about 1 small head)
- 1 ½ cups cauliflower florets (about 1 small head)
- 1 ½ cups baby carrots (halved)
- 1 ½ pounds baby potatoes (quartered)
- 2 bell peppers (seeded and cut in 1-inch chunks)
- 12-14 ounces kielbasa or smoked sausage (sliced in ½-inch pieces)
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- Parmesan cheese
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 F. Lightly grease or line a very large rimmed baking sheet or pan with parchment paper or foil and set aside. I use an extra large 21x15-inch rimmed cookie sheet. If you don't have a sheet pan that large, you can use two smaller pans.
- It's important that all of the veggies are in pieces that are about the same size so that they cook at the same rate. Please check out the notes below the recipe about the size of the veggies.
- Place the veggies and sausage pieces on the sheet pan.
- Drizzle with olive oil, and then toss to coat everything in oil.
- Spread everything out into an even layer in the pan. The veggies need to be spread out because if the veggies are on top of each other, they won't roast properly.
- Sprinkle with Italian seasoning and garlic powder.
- Bake for 15 minutes.
- Flip the veggies and sausage over, and continue cooking for about 15 minutes more, or until the veggies are desired level of doneness.
- Remove from oven, and sprinkle with parmesan cheese.
Notes
- Broccoli: The florets should be about ½-inch in size. I usually include the stems, but you can either include or omit the stems.
- Cauliflower: The florets should be about ½-inch in size.
- Carrots: Regular carrots that have been peeled and cut into ½-inch chunks will also work.
- Baby potatoes: Baby potatoes are sometimes called creamer potatoes. You can use gold, yellow, or red baby potatoes. The size of the potatoes can vary quite a bit. If you get a tiny potato, you may need to just halve it. If you get a large potato, you may need to cut it into more pieces. The important thing is that the pieces are about the same size.
- Bell peppers: Feel free to use any color bell pepper that you like.
- Other veggies that work well: Zucchini and yellow squash both work well in this recipe. If using, cut (without peeling) into ½-inch slices.
- Kielbasa: Beef smoked sausage, kielbasa, turkey kielbasa, or a similar meat will work well.
- Seasoning: I don't add any additional salt to the recipe as I find it to be salt enough with the kielbasa and parmesan. However, if you would like, feel free to add salt or use a flavored salt like garlic salt.
- Parmesan cheese: Feel free to omit the parmesan cheese if you prefer. However, you may find that you need to add a bit of salt to the dish if you omit the parmesan.
Sarah
This was my kind of cooking and it was super.
Kate
Thank you! Glad you liked it!
Pam
Great combination…delicious and easy!
Kate
Thank you!
Shannon
One pan was not enough for our brood. I made two pans of sausage with veggies and there were no leftovers, it was a BIG hit.
Kate
I'm so glad to hear that!
Lori
I was looking for a recipe to use some of my garden bounty. Jackpot! This was even better than I had hoped. I threw in what I had and it was a party at the table. The kids requested this again.
Kate
Thank you! I'm glad that it was a hit!