Cooking sausages in the oven with vegetables is a quick dinner you can throw together in mere minutes. The bonus is that this Sausage Bake comes with gravy, and it’s all made in one pan!
Bonus: the gravy gets an extra flavour boost from all the sausage and vegetable drippings. This sausage recipe is a game changer!
Sausage Bake – One Pan Meal!
I have a rule about sausages. Sausages for dinner must always be accompanied with gravy – here’s how I make it on the stove: Sausages and Gravy.
So I’ve made a sausage, veggie and gravy dinner super easy by making it all in one pan.
Yes, you heard me right. This Sausage Bake is all made in ONE PAN. YES those golden brown sausages and roasted vegetables are sitting on a pool of gravy that was cooked right in the oven along with them!!
Cooking sausages in the oven
Cooking sausages in the oven is easy: just bake sausages at 180C/350F for 40 to 50 minutes until browned, turning halfway. It’s a terrific hands off, less mess alternative to pan frying.
The sausages will actually be cooked through at 30 minutes or so, but they won’t be nicely browned. Browning = flavour, and sausages are meant to be browned! Because sausages are enclosed in casing, they don’t dry out with a slightly longer cook time.
So keep them in the oven until they are nicely browned, as shown in the photos in this post!
How to cook Sausages in the oven with vegetables and gravy
Toss vegetables and potatoes in oil, salt, pepper and a touch of dried herbs of choice (I use thyme and oregano). Place in the pan, then top with sausages.
Whisk up the gravy – it’s made using the same ingredients required in a standard gravy that’s made on the stove. Stock, flour, butter, seasoning.
Except rather than cooking it on the stove, we pour it right into the pan so it bubbles away at the same time the sausages and vegetables are cooking.
By the time the sausages and vegetables are done, the gravy has thickened and is beautifully browned, just like when it’s made on the stove like in this Sausages and Gravy recipe!
Quick Dinner Idea – in one pan!
This is a super tasty and quick dinner to make, but I’m not applauding myself for creating a ground breaking recipe of any kind. Because when you think about it, this Sausage Bake is pretty much made like a stew. The sauce – gravy in this case – is thickened with flour, just like when making a stew.
And the vegetables and meat are cooked together in the sauce – except in this case, I deliberately put the sausages on top so they get nice and brown.
✅ Sausages
✅ Veggies
✅ Gravy
✅ One Pan
Dinner tonight? – Nagi x
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Oven Baked Sausages with Potatoes, Vegetable AND Gravy!
Ingredients
Vegetables
- 700g / 1.4 lb baby potatoes , halved
- 3 carrots , peeled and cut into 2″/5cm pieces
- 2 red onions , each cut into 8 wedges
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tsp dried thyme
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- Salt and pepper
Sausages
- 8 – 10 sausages (500-700g / 1-1.4lb) (Note 2)
- Oil spray (optional)
Gravy
- 2 tbsp / 30g melted butter, unsalted
- 2 1/2 tbsp flour (plain / all purpose)
- 2 cups / 500 ml beef broth (or chicken) (Note 3)
- Fresh thyme , for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 200C/390F (standard) or 180C/350F (fan / convection).
- Place Vegetable ingredients in a large bowl. Toss well to coat.
- Add sausages and toss briefly.
- Transfer into roasting pan. Pan should be of a size so the vegetables are stacked about 2 deep – see photos and video. Rearrange sausages so they are on top.
Gravy
- In the same bowl used for the vegetables, add butter and flour. Whisk.
- Add a bit of beef broth and whisk, then whisk in remaining broth. (Don’t worry if you end up with some floating butter bits)
- Pour down the side of the pan (don’t pour over the sausages or veggies).
- Optional: Spray sausages with oil – browns slightly better (especially lean sausages).
Baking
- Bake 25 minutes. Turn sausages. Spray again with oil (optional) then bake for a further 25 minutes or until sausages are browned and potatoes are soft.
- Serve Sausages and Vegetables with Gravy on top, garnished with fresh thyme leaves if desired. (See notes for Gravy thickness adjustment)
Recipe Notes:
Nutrition Information:
Life of Dozer
The sight of a suitcase always distresses him. So I tried to trick him by piling up my luggage in a washing basket, planning to throw it into a suitcase at the last minute. Just so I wouldn’t have to deal with his forlorn face all night.
Didn’t work. He figured it out.😞
And the original photo from when I first published this recipe which was around Christmas: Dozer sulking. He really, really hates Christmas!
Hi Nagi,
How do you think this recipe will work in the crockpot? I was thinking of cooking everything in the crockpot, then putting it in the oven to broil just before we eat.
Thanks!
Hi Christine! Unfortunately I don’t think this will work in a crockpot as it needs the full time in the oven in order for the liquid to evaporate and thicken into a gravy. Sorry to disappoint! 🙂
Happy to see that you will be doing more videos… We will, patiently, wait to hear your Aussie twang… Make sure that Dozer gets to be in a few of them too….;o)
We love one dish wonders.. Perfect for the 2 of us…. Thank you…. :o)
Ba ha ha!! I didn’t think to put Dozer in the videos – I’ll start including him!! He’s a bit camera shy though, believe it or not. As soon as I point the camera at him, his ears flatten and he looks away – ba ha ha!!
Dozer looks cute, but I can tell not very happy about his Christmas outfit! This is such a simple and delicious dish. Great idea Nagi!
He was so grumpy but seriously, he had scallops, lobster, prawns and crab for dinner so let’s not feel too sorry for him 🙂
Poor Dozer! (But he does look cute all dressed up…) I make something like this but without gravy. Believe it or not, I’m not a big fan of gravy. Never have been. But roasted sausages & veggies is one of our favorite meals. I might have to try this because my husband does like gravy. And who knows, I might become a convert, especially because this is not giblet gravy. But trying this will have to wait until next fall because I will not be doing any more cooking this winter, after tomorrow (which is already planned and ingredients bought). We’ll be headed out on a world cruise on January 5 on Holland America’s ms Amsterdam, and will be gone for 4 months. (We’ll be in Sydney on Feb 10-11).
Ooooh!!! What an AMAZING cruise!! That’s incredible Susan! I’m so excited for you! I’m so looking forward to hearing about your travels – I really do hope you are still able to message me! Very excited to hear you’ll be in Sydney – let me know if you would like any tips on where to go!! Happy New Year to you Susan! Thank you for being so wonderful, the time you take to leave me thoughtful messages means so much to me! <3
Nagi, I’m not going to be doing any of my usual Internet stuff while we’re gone. The only thing I’ll be doing is sending out email updates to the people who want to be on my update list. I’ll be happy to add you, if you’ll send me an email address. If you want. (I will be disabling this email address on Jan 4, so let me know before then if you want to be on my update list). I wish you a very happy new year, also.
Hi Susan! I’d love to hear from you while on your travels!! My email is nagi.maehashi@gmail.com 🙂 Safe and HAPPY travels! I will miss you “around here” but happy to still be hearing from you!!
Aww Dozier looks adorable – though my dogs gave me that same stink eye look yesterday when I bathed them! 🙂
As for this dish – Nagi, I am a huge fan of sausages and potatoes but making them in one pot is freakin brilliant! BTW LURVE the video – and will you be sharing what camera it was Santa brought you? I got a new camera too and am working my way (albeit slowly) through your book currently!
Happy New Year to you and your family!
Oooh! I’m so glad you got my book – thank you Shashi! I got the Nikon D750. 🙂 I did a lot of research, tossing up between that and the Canon 6D but there’s no doubt, the D750 is better!!! HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU TOO SHASHI!! And your gorgeous girl <3
What a great, easy meal. I love your site. Your pictures are beautiful and your video is so well done. I’ll look forward to visiting more often. Wishing you a wonderful new year!
Thank you Barbara! And Happy New Year to you too!!
This one pan bake looks delicious, Nagi! My mum makes a similar dish, so I know I would love this recipe! Looks delicious and comforting! Hope you had a brilliant Christmas too! Dozer is super cute! 🙂
Hope you had a FAB Christmas too Jess! And HAPPY NEW YEAR!! <3