Oven Roasted Sausage and Potatoes
I saw this recipe posted on a friend’s wall. I shared it with my husband because it looked like a pretty easy recipe that he and our daughter would like. I am not a big fan of smoked sausage (the kind that comes in a tight plastic wrapped ring), so I would be happy if they ate it sometime when I wasn’t home.
Well, one night this week — we were all home. We happened to have the ingredients to make this recipe so I gave it a try. Here is the recipe:
Oven Roasted Smoked Sausage and Potatoes
1 package of smoked sausage, sliced into rounds
1 large onion, peeled and chopped
6 or more large potatoes, peeled and chopped into 1/2 inch cubes
olive oil
sea salt or kosher salt
freshly ground black pepper
smoked paprika (or any kind of paprika — I used Spanish Smoked Paprika from Penzeys)
dried thyme (or any blend of herbs that includes thyme — I used Bouquet Garni from Penzeys)
1 cup of good quality grated sharp cheddar cheese
Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Line a large baking tray (with sides) with several sheets of foil, and drizzle with a bit of olive oil. Spread the oil out over the pan. Set aside.
Put the sausage rounds, onions and potatoes onto the foil-lined baking sheet. Drizzle with a couple tablespoons of olive oil and season to taste with salt, pepper, paprika and dried thyme (or other herbs). Toss together with a wooden spoon (or your hands) until everything is evenly distributed.
Place into the heated oven and roast for 45 minutes to 55 minutes, stirring every 15 minutes or so, until the potatoes are golden brown and tender. Turn off the oven. Scatter the cheese over top of the cooked meat and potatoes, Pop back into the oven a few minutes to melt the cheese. Serve immediately.
We had a bag of baby spinach leaves, some fresh parmesan cheese and some kalamata olives so I made a quick little Greek-Ceasar salad to fill out the meal.
Our daughter made pumpkin bread (using a Trader Joe’s mix) for dessert.
It was a not too time consuming, delicious, and fairly reasonable clean up.
Every liked it. Even me.
Overall: FIVE forks!
This recipe is adapted from one published by The 205 Tavern of Church Point, LA on their Facebook page. If I ever get to Louisiana, I would love to look up this place and have a bite to eat there. It looks like they specialize in Cajun food and it all look delicious!
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