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. Love your blog. I was wondering what size pan you used to make this recipe. It is in the oven and smells so good. I seem to have more liquid bubbling. Thanks for sharing such scrumptious recipes and photos.
Hi Connie! My pan is 34cm x 22cm (about 13″ x 9″). It should reduce down! Remember this isn’t a super thick gravy like the traditional one, it’s a thinner sauce-like gravy 🙂
Made this last night, and it is so so good 🙂 Thanks for another great recipe Nagi 🙂
YAY!! So glad you loved it Margaret, thanks for letting me know! N x
I made this tonight and it was delicious. I loved the gravy. The vegetables tasted so good. The only thing I did different was I used turkey kielbasa. I love your recipes. Thank you.
I’m so glad Beth! Thank you so much for letting me know you enjoyed it! N x
Poor Dozer. i might have to call the RSPCA!. Great lazy idea indeedy . Santa bought me a camera too but he sure didnt bring me any more time to do that editing!
Oooh, so you were a GOOD GIRL last year!!! 🙂
You’re a genius! Sausages AND gravy AND roasties in one tray. Love it. Dozer looks a bit over it though bless him 🙂
He got lobster shortly after this photo was taken, so let’s not feel TOO sorry for him!!! 😉
Yum I love sausages with vegetables and gravy. Looks so easy – I am going to definitely give this a try soon! Thanks for sharing Nagi!
Sausages + roasted veg + gravy = surefire winner combo!! 😉
What kind og sausage is in your pictures/video?? I am hoping not Australia specific. …tired of mid western US polish sausage and kielbasa. Love to try this!
Hi Cindy! I used beef sausages I got from a local butcher 🙂 Nothing fancy, just great sausages that I usually pan fry!
Nagi, I always love your one pot dishes – always so creative and no doubt out of the this world delicious! Aren’t you just loving that camera!!! The videos your taking looking like you’ve been doing it for years! I’m hoping to start experimenting after the holidays and all of our guests/family have left and things settle back down.
The gravy sounds stellar! I’d take just a 1/4 cup of seriously delicious gravy over lots of ‘ok’ gravy any day of the week! 😉
Oooh!!! Give me a buzz when you are thinking of getting started, I’ll give you a run down!!!
This was amazing…we both just loved everything about the recipe, I had some fresh peas I wanted to use up so I put them in the last 5 minutes & it gave a beautiful colour… My husband is not letting the leftovers out of his sight…Bonita
Woah, BONITA!! I love love LOVE that you’ve tried this already! Thank you so much for being so thoughtful to come back and let me know you enjoyed it, makes me so happy! <3
I love one-pan meals like this! And sausage and potatoes are always a good thing…
Right? I mean, how can you go wrong??
I cook sausages in the oven all the time. The kids love sausages and they are still more often eating separate meals from us, so at least once a week, I’ll do sausages and frozen veg for them. I don’t like cooking the sausages on the stove top (I am not a fan of oil splatter) and J Daddy doesn’t always feel like firing up the BBQ for 4 sausages for the kids. So I cook them in the oven. It never occurred to me that I can do a huge pan of sausages and roast veg together and make it a family meal! Thanks for the recipe! Love it.
Hope you had a very Merry Christmas. We have eaten our body weight in turkey and ham so far, with still quite a bit of ham to go. I made your Ham & Cheese Puffs last night – soooooooo good! What a great way to use up that leftover ham! I’m going to make some more for tomorrow night and call it NYE canapes.
See, this is why we are friends. I don’t know ANYONE else who makes sausages in the oven!!!
I hope you had a wonderful Christmas too!! I bet the food was amaaaazing! And I’m TOTALY chuffed that you made the puffs already!!! You ROCK girl!!! N xx
My sausage loving husband would love this! Perfect for one of those lazy chilly morning! Your dog is so adorable. At least she has a patience to pose for camera. My dog would never do that.
He JUST BARELY has the patience for a photo!! 🙂
Hi Nagi! I’m with you – I am hammed out! I’m ready for simple, easy meals and you have given me one! Thank you, as always you hit the mark! 🙂 Dozer is so patient and adorable!
DOROTHY!! I’m so sorry it took so long for me to get to my messages….to be honest, I’ve been in a holiday coma 🙂 Catching up with friends, playing in the sun!! I hope you had a WONDERFUL Christmas and Happy New Year! Thank you so much for reading and the time you take to leave such thoughtful & always FUNNY comments! It always makes my morning when I open my computer to see a message from you. 🙂
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