Sheet-Pan Sausage with Peppers and Onions
Why this recipe works
- One-tray efficiency: Heating the tray first helps the vegetables start roasting straight away, giving better browning with minimal hands-on cooking.
- Built-in pan sauce: Sausage juices, caramelised onions, garlic and vinegar combine on the tray to create a simple, savoury sauce.
- Bright finish: Red wine vinegar cuts through the richness of the pork and keeps the roasted vegetables tasting lively.
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Adjust the heat
- For less heat: Swap the hot paprika for smoked paprika or sweet paprika to keep the flavour rounded without the same chilli warmth.
- For more heat: Use spicy Italian sausages or add a pinch of chilli flakes with the oregano and paprika.
Texture tips
- Encourage browning: Spread the sausages, peppers and onions in a single layer so they roast rather than steam; use a second tray if needed.
- Keep the sausages juicy: Turn the sausages partway through roasting and avoid cutting them before they are cooked, so the juices stay inside.
Make-ahead tips
- Good for leftovers: Cooked sausage and peppers keep well in the fridge and can be reheated for quick dinners or lunch fillings.
- Reheat on a tray: Reheat on a baking tray at 200°C (390°F) until piping hot, which helps restore some roasted texture.
- Freezer-friendly: Cool completely before freezing, then defrost overnight in the fridge before reheating.
Serving ideas
- Serve with something absorbent: Crusty bread, mash, rice or polenta all work well for catching the tangy tray juices.
- Spoon over the juices: Finish each portion with the vinegar-spiked pan juices for the best flavour.
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Ingredients
Instructions
- Heat the oven to 220°C (430°F). Drizzle the olive oil over a large baking tray and set it in the oven to warm while you prep the ingredients.
- Cut the green pepper into thick strips and slice the yellow onion into wedges. Thinly slice the garlic.
- In a mixing bowl, toss the peppers and onions with the dried oregano and hot paprika until evenly coated. Carefully tip them onto the hot tray and spread out into a single layer.
- Nestle the Italian pork sausage among the vegetables, spacing everything out so it roasts rather than steams. Roast for 15 minutes, then turn the sausages and stir the vegetables.
- Scatter over the garlic and return to the oven until the sausages are browned and cooked through and the vegetables are tender and caramelised. This should take 10 to 12 minutes.
- Drizzle the red wine vinegar over the tray and toss everything to lift the browned bits into the pan juices. Rest for 2 minutes, then serve with the tray juices spooned over.
Recipe notes
Tips
- For deeper browning, keep the peppers and onions in a single layer with a little space between pieces; use two trays if needed.
- If your sausages are very thick, give them an extra 5 minutes in the oven and check they are piping hot all the way through before serving.
- Avoid breathing in the hot paprika when you toss the vegetables; add it close to the bowl and mix gently.
Substitutions
- Replace Green pepper with Red pepper for a sweeter finish.
- Replace Red wine vinegar with White wine vinegar for a slightly softer tang.
- Replace Hot paprika with Smoked paprika for a milder, smokier flavour.
Storage
- Refrigerate up to 3 days
- Cool completely, then refrigerate in a sealed container for up to 3 days. Reheat on a baking tray at 200°C (390°F) until piping hot, or freeze for up to 2 months and defrost overnight in the fridge before reheating.
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Recipe overview
- Servings: 4 servings
- Total time: 40min (12min active)
- Difficulty: Easy
- Cuisine: American
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