One Pan Chicken Sausage Recipe
This chicken sausage recipe with fall vegetables is the perfect weeknight meal. One pan, five ingredients and about 40 minutes. It requires little more than a bit of chopping and stirring, which is exactly the amount of effort I can handle after a long day. For an easy sheet pan recipe, try this chicken sausage dinner.
We want to eat real food, but we rarely have the time or energy to spend hours preparing it. Generally speaking, those kinds of meals are reserved for the weekends. This dinner is the kind of meal you want to cook during the week. Doing a few minutes of chopping the night before will make this easy weeknight dinner even easier.
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Best way to cook chicken sausage
I used my cast iron pan because it works beautifully. If you don’t own one, I would suggest making the investment. They are inexpensive and when cared for properly, will last a lifetime. They are exceptionally good at maintaining even heat, which is another reason I really like it for recipes like this one.
Chicken sausage recipe
I chose chicken sausage for this because it’s already cooked and just needs to be browned and heated through. Also, I like it. It lends great flavor to the veggies. You can substitute chicken thighs or breast if you don’t care for sausage, however you will need to adjust cooking time accordingly.
Chicken sausage skillet
This meal was born out of the last hurricane we went through. When I was trying to stock up on “non-perishable food”, it was quite a challenge. For one, the shelves were completely wiped out, and also, because that isn’t what I normally buy and I was quite literally lost in the grocery store. True story.
I assessed what I already had at home – squash, sweet potatoes and cabbage. I am never without onions and I had a few pounds of chicken sausage.
We cooked on the grill for a few days with our friends across the street and we made the best of it. Three days of talking, playing games, eating and sharing. We ate real food, except for the sleeve or two of Oreos and the handfuls of candy. This idea came when we were cooking all of the vegetables we had between us.
Even though we were without power for a few days, I truly didn’t mind it. Our neighbors came out of their houses and we actually talked to each other. People interacted and shared their resources. It was like a step back in time to my childhood; to how our neighborhood was back then. That was my silver lining.
Sausage and Vegetables
These are the fall vegetables that I chose to use for my chicken sausage recipe. You can use exactly what I have here, or choose something different. Think of it like a “choose your own adventure” book! Mix it up and see what happens.
If you don’t care for butternut squash, use something else or double up the sweet potatoes. I do have one thing to say about the cabbage – if you think you don’t like cabbage, let it cook down and get a bit caramelized. You will be amazed at how delicious it is.
Raw cabbage tastes nothing like cooked cabbage. Once the cabbage has started to brown and get a bit caramelized, it becomes deliciously sweet, like caramelized onions. Because that is precisely what is happening. The natural sugars have started to caramelize, making the cabbage (or onions) sweeter.
There you have it, friends. A really easy, delicious, low effort meal with only one pan to wash. My job here is done.
What to serve with chicken sausage
This is a complete meal on its own, but here are a few recipes that would go nicely with this dinner:
Used in this recipe:
- 12 inch Cast Iron Skillet (CURRENTLY ON SALE!)
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One Pan Chicken Sausage and Fall Vegetables
Ingredients
- 1 medium butternut squash peeled, cleaned and cubed
- 1 large sweet potato peeled and cubed
- 1 large red onion diced
- 1/2 head of green cabbage shredded
- 1 pkg chicken sausage 5 links
- 1 tbsp canola oil
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1/8 cup apple cider vinegar optional
- 2 tbsp. fresh parsley chopped (optional)
Instructions
- Heat a skillet over medium/medium high heat. Add canola oil. Add red onion and saute for a few minutes to soften. Add cabbage and cook for another few minutes until cabbage begins to soften. Season with salt and pepper. Add sweet potato and butternut squash. Lower heat to medium. Cover and cook for about 25 - 30 minutes or until sweet potato is easily pierced with a knife, but not mushy. Stir occasionally to prevent it from burning.
- Add chicken sausage and stir to combine. Let sausage brown, add vinegar if using and stir again. Sprinkle with parsley and serve.
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Notes
I like the bite of the vinegar in this dish. It gives it a little zing. If you don't like vinegar, leave it out. Also, it counts as an ingredient...
Same goes for parsley, I needed a punch of color and I had the parsley so I used it. If you don't have it, don't sweat it, but it does add a nice freshness to the dish.