Oven-Baked Thin Sweet Sausages Bell Peppers and Potato Casserole
Oven-Baked Thin Sweet Sausages Red Bell Peppers and Potato Casserole. Sweet Italian sausages tossed with potatoes, red peppers, onions, and garlic, all baked at the same time make a fabulous dinner with an array of flavors in every bite, your mouth will jump for joy! This quick casserole dish is unconventional but it allows me time to do something else.
Sometimes I just can’t decide what to make for dinner. Having no clue – nothing – nada – comes to mind.
But then I started questioning myself, what could I make that doesn’t require a crockpot or the stove-top but just the oven?
Yesterday, as I was walking through the aisle at the meat market, I came across these thin Italian sausages, and bingo! I haven’t made mom’s classic sausages and peppers in a while. As a kid, this was my favorite dish, and now it’s my family’s favorite.
Italian sweet sausages filled with basil and cheese are big on flavor and go perfectly with potatoes, red bell peppers, garlic, onions, and extra virgin olive oil.
Oh my…. it makes a Delicious Dish! You can pair this dish with a simple green salad to round out the meal.
It was a perfect dinner!
What Kind of Sausages Can I Use?
- You can buy any package of thin Italian sweet sausages, either at your local butcher shop or supermarket.
- They come in a variety of flavors. My family prefers basil and cheese-filled sausages.
Quick Notes and Tips…
- It’s definitely easier if you bake or roast sausages together with the vegetables.
- But I prefer to bake them separately, so I can remove the excess grease and fat from the sausages.
- Then I mix them together in a serving platter or casserole dish just before serving.
- Use only red peppers or a mixture of yellow, orange, and red… they all work well with this recipe.
Oven-Baked Thin Sweet Sausages, Red Bell Peppers, and Potato Casserole turned out to be a huge hit and relatively easy! The best part? My family was happy!
Try this recipe!
ENJOY!!
*Follow along with our directions, or jump down to the bottom for our recipe card.
How to Make Oven-Baked Thin Sweet Sausages, Red Bell Peppers, and Potato Casserole?
Ingredients Needed…
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2 pounds of Thin Sweet Italian Sausages ( basil and cheese-filled)
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5 to 6 all-purpose potatoes – peeled, chopped
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4 red bell peppers or a mix of peppers – chopped
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5 garlic cloves – chopped
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1 large onion – peeled, chopped
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1/8 tsp. crushed red pepper flakes
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1/8 tsp. dried oregano
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1 tsp. garlic powder
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1 tsp. sea salt
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fresh ground pepper
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1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
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cooking olive oil spray
Easy Directions:
1. First, preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (204C).
2. Next, spray a large non-stick roasting pan with cooking oil. Place all the vegetables together and scatter all seasonings on top.
3. Drizzle generously extra virgin olive oil over the vegetables.
4. Spray a second but smaller roasting pan with cooking oil. Remove the sticks from the ring. Use a fork and randonly poke and puncture the sausages. Place sausage links into a roasting pan. Bake links on the top rack of the oven and place the vegetables on the bottom rack.
5. Bake for 20 minutes or so, until golden brown. Remove the pan with sausages from the oven, and use a ladle or spoon to drain some of the fat and excess grease out of the pan. Next, cut links into 2 to 3 inches. Turn them over to brown the other side. Place them back into the oven and continue to bake for another 20 minutes.
6. Shake both roasting pans every 10 minutes to rotate the vegetables and the sausages. The total baking time is about 40 to 45 minutes until they are golden and brown.
7. Remove from oven and transfer to a serving deep dish or platter mixing both sausages and vegetables together. And serve.
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Yield: 5 to 6 servings
Oven-Baked Thin Sweet Sausages, Red Peppers, and Potato Casserole
Sweet Italian sausages tossed with potatoes, red peppers, onions, and garlic, all baked at the same time make a fabulous dinner with an array of flavors in every bite!
Prep Time
15 minutes
Cook Time
40 minutes
Total Time
55 minutes
Ingredients
- 2 pounds of Thin Sweet Italian Sausages ( basil and cheese filled)
- 5 all-purpose potatoes - peeled, chopped
- 4 red bell peppers - chopped
- 5 garlic cloves - chopped
- 1 large onion - peeled, chopped
- 1/8 tsp. crushed red pepper flakes
- 1/8 tsp. dried oregano
- 1 tsp. garlic powder
- 1 tsp. sea salt
- fresh ground pepper
- 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
- cooking olive oil spray
Instructions
- Spray a large non-stick roasting pan with cooking oil. Place all the vegetables together and scatter all seasonings on top.
- Drizzle generously extra virgin olive oil over the vegetables.
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Spray a second but smaller roasting pan with cooking oil. Place sausage links into the roasting pan. Using a fork, randomly puncture the sausages. Bake links on the top rack of the oven and places the vegetables on the bottom rack.
- Bake for 20 minutes or so, until golden brown. Remove the pan with sausages from the oven, and use a spoon to remove some of the excess grease and fat from the pan. Then cut links into 2 to 3 inches. Turn them over to brown the other side. Place them back into the oven and continue to bake for another 20 minutes.
- Shake both roasting pans every 10 minutes to rotate the vegetables and the sausages.
- The total baking time is about 40 to 45 minutes until they are golden and brown.
- Remove from oven and transfer to a serving deep dish or platter mixing both sausages and vegetables together. And serve.
- Serves 5 to 6
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
5 to 6 servingsServing Size:
1 servingAmount Per Serving: Calories: 380Total Fat: 34.9gCarbohydrates: 5.91.8gFiber: 1.8gSugar: 3.4gProtein: 11.7g
This makes me want to run out and find those sausages! What a mouth-watering meal.
Sue you can also make this using the larger sausage links too, just know that you will need more time to cook them. Or slice them in half and they will cook in the same amount of time.
Enjoy and thanks for stopping by!
We always called these skinny sausages growing up. Love the meal you made with them!
That's so funny! We did too!
Have a great weekend!
oh wow, looks so delicious, I love Italian sausages 🙂
I'm so glad you posted this recipe again. I 've made it a few times and it always turns out amazing. Thanks again!
Tricia you can probably find these sausages in most Italian pork stores. But if you don't have one near by, there is a brand called Premio Sausages that are Italian style and sold in most supermarkets.
Looks pretty terrific to me! I'll have to look for those sausages. Yum!
This would leave my husband screaming for more!