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!
Really delicious recipe, it turned out really well and my family loved it ❤❤
Hi Nagi, the whole family loved this recipe, thanks! I chucked a handful of whole Swiss brown mushrooms in it and they were voted as the most delicious part.
Great recipe. Nagi, Absolutely Delicious!! it was a winner with my partner, he sends his compliments. Sausages were so tender and the veggies and gravy yummo. 😋 Easy to make as well.
Absolutely delicious!
Omg, how super duper easy is this dish and totally full of flavour. It’s also a great way to use up veges. In the last 20mins I whacked in beans and asparagus. Go forth ppl and give this recipe a go, you won’t be disappointed and minimal washing up. Thanks again Nagi.
Hi Nagi, i cooked this recipe in our caravan tonight. We are staying in Broome, came back after watching the sunset and put this together as per your instructions. FANTASTIC. Absolutely delicious and so easy. A definite keeper. Love your recipes.
Hi Nagi,
Clearly, a no mess compared to the pan fry method. Was splendid, just that sausages didn’t brown at all. Any suggestions?
Hi Merl, did you spray the sausages as Nagi suggested? Mine turned out perfectly cooked
I quickly fried them whilst gravy thickened.
Huge hit with the boyfriend and I. Made with 12 sausages but otherwise according to recipe (didn’t scale at all for the extra two sausages). Used a larger roasting pan than recommended because that’s all we had. Turned out perfectimundo. So good. Will be a repeat several times over!
Seriously, I have been cooking your recipes over the last year and they are awesome! So much favour, never disappoints and so much more interesting than our usual recipes. This one is no exception. Thanks so much and keep them coming!!
Perfect! I added quartered Swiss brown mushrooms and florets of cauliflower to bump up the veggies. Always a winner. Another great recipe, thanks Nagi!
Hi, Thank you for sharing your recipe. We made this and it was delicious !! We are vegetarians and adapted your recipe using vegetarian sausages, veg stock and yeast extract for colouring. It worked perfectly well, Thanks again xx
This was absolutely delicious! We were all fighting over the leftovers.
Buon pomeriggio. Mi chiamo Stefan Coceban. Vivo nella Repubblica di Moldova, la città di Chisinau. In Moldova, ho ricevuto un brevetto per la preparazione di salsicce vegetariane. Ma questo brevetto è riconosciuto solo in Moldova. In altri paesi, il mio il brevetto non è valido. Mi rivolgo a te con la seguente proposta: Se non posso chiederti di vendere un brevetto … allora ho una RICETTA per preparare una salsiccia vegetariana. E LEGALMENTE, PER LEGGE, ho il diritto di Presento questa ricetta a chi fosse interessato … Ci tengo a sottolineare che la composizione di un salume vegetariano contiene ingredienti, solo di origine vegetale. Inoltre, ho una ricetta per un tortino di hamburger vegetariano. Anche tutti gli ingredienti per un tortino di hamburger sono di origine vegetale.
Quindi, ti consiglio di ACQUISTARE entrambe le mie ricette: salsiccia vegetariana e cotolette di hamburger. Se la mia offerta ti interessa, pensa … e scrivimi quale prezzo puoi offrire per le mie ricette. Le mie ricette si troveranno in EUROCREDITBANK a Chisinau , MOLDOVA.
Have made this many times, but just wondering if it would work using chicken drumsticks?
Hi Sussan, check out Nagi’s Gravy Baked Chicken, basically the same as her sausage bake, using thighs and drumsticks instead. I add the veggies to it without having to make any adjustments. Delicious!
It was very flavourful considering how simple the ingredients are. Thank you great family dish all round 👍
Such a simple recipe has no business tasting so good. This will become a regular for us, for sure.
Hi Nagi,
I’m about to have a baby and wondering If this particular recipe would freeze well as a make ahead meal? If so how would you prepare it? Thanks for all the wonderful recipes! I love following you and trying your recipes!
Easy to make but great to eat, very nice ,full of flavour.
Hi just like to know if sausages were with skin or removed; this would probably affect cooking time?
Hi Linda, it should affect the cook time here. N x
I was surprised how delicious this actually turned out. will definitely make again