This apple chicken sausage sheet pan recipe combines fresh vegetables and potatoes with tasty protein for a healthy weeknight supper. A great weeknight dinner for two.
The sheet pan dinner trend is, in my opinion, absolutely brilliant. These meals are simple and quick to throw together, and everything is prepared using one pan…which means less clean-up time. It’s not easy to come up with healthy dinner ideas for your family, but a sheet pan dinner can be reworked in so many different ways. Vary the protein, vary the veggies, and the possibilities are endless.
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Sheet Pan Dinner Simple Ingredients
- Fully Cooked Apple Chicken Sausage: less fat and calories than regular sausage, and the best blend of tangy and sweet flavors.
- Gold potatoes: creamy and perfect for roasting.
- Petite carrots: flavorful and small.
- Fresh green beans
- Paul Newman’s Lemon Basil Vinaigrette: a very nice blend and so easy to use.
- A fresh lemon: optional, but it adds an extra hint of lemon.
- Salt + pepper: add what you want. Keep in mind that potatoes need a bit more salt than the vegetables. Kosher salt or sea salt are good choices.
- Fresh basil.
How To Make
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Cover a sheet pan with foil. Spray foil with non stick spray.
- Wash and cut the potatoes into 1 inch pieces.
- Place potatoes and carrots on sheet pan.
- Drizzle with Paul Newman’s and toss so all pieces are coated.
- Add salt and pepper to taste.
- Bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes.
- Cut the lemon into wedges. Set aside.
- Remove sheet pan from oven. Move potatoes and carrots to one side.
- Place the green beans on the sheet pan. Drizzle with Paul Newman’s and toss to coat.
- Add salt and pepper to the green beans.
- Add apple chicken sausage to the sheet pan.
- Add lemon wedges if desired.
- Return to oven and bake for an additional 20 minutes.
Sheet Pan Recipe Variations
- The vegetables can be served separated, or it works well to toss everything together after you add the green beans.
- This recipe is easy to adapt to the tastes of your family. Substitute any combination of vegetables for the carrots and green beans. Any kind of potato can be used as well. This dinner is a great way to clean out the refrigerator.
- Any kind of oil-based salad dressing can be substituted for the Paul Newman’s. Plain olive oil would be delicious as well. If using plain olive oil, sprinkle the veggies and potatoes with some garlic powder for added taste. Balsamic vinegar would also be a very tasty addition.
- It’s fine to slice the sausage links before baking.
- Serve with a savory bread like garlic cheese bread or rosemary buttermilk bread. Rustic instant yeast bread would also be delicious.
Tips for Baking
- It’s very helpful to prepare your ingredients so everything is a similar size. Cubes should be under 1 inch, and slices should be thin.
- If you are feeding a larger number of people, don’t stress about fitting all of the ingredients on one sheet pan. Just use two…but make sure they both fit in your oven at the same time.
- If you want a crispy layer on the top of your ingredients, simply switch your oven over to the broiler setting at the end of the cook time. Watch it closely. It should only take a minute or two.
- It’s unlikely, but if you have leftovers, they can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
Apple Chicken Sausage Sheet Pan Recipe
This apple chicken sausage sheet pan recipe combines fresh vegetables and potatoes with tasty protein for a healthy weeknight supper.
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Ingredients
- 4 apple chicken sausage links
- 3 medium gold potatoes (chopped)
- 2 cups petite carrots (loosely packed)
- 12 ounces green beans (fresh)
- 1/4 cup Paul Newman's Lemon Basil Vinaigrette
- 1 large lemon
- salt and pepper
- fresh basil (for garnish)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Cover a sheet pan with foil. Spray foil with non stick spray.
- Wash and cut the potatoes into 1 inch pieces.
- Place potatoes and carrots on sheet pan.
- Drizzle with Paul Newman's and toss so all pieces are coated.
- Add salt and pepper to taste.
- Bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes.
- Cut the lemon into wedges. Set aside.
- Remove sheet pan from oven. Move potatoes and carrots to one side.
- Place the green beans on the sheet pan. Drizzle with Paul Newman's and toss to coat.
- Add salt and pepper to the green beans.
- Add apple chicken sausage to the sheet pan.
- Add lemon wedges if desired.
- Return to oven and bake for an additional 20 minutes.
Nutrition Facts
Apple Chicken Sausage Sheet Pan Recipe
Amount per Serving
Calories
776
% Daily Value*
Fat
40
g
62
%
Cholesterol
120
mg
40
%
Sodium
1865
mg
81
%
Potassium
1743
mg
50
%
Carbohydrates
76
g
25
%
Fiber
14
g
58
%
Sugar
17
g
19
%
Protein
35
g
70
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
If you try this recipe, I’d love to hear what you think. A quick rating or comment is always appreciated, and helps other readers too.
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Thank you Ann for your calming emails! Much appreciated! Can’t wait to try the sheet pan meal!!
Thank you for all the wonderful recipes. We always enjoy the ones I make from your post.
My family loved it. Easy to prepare and clean up. I did use two sheet pans. Therefore, I started one pan sooner than the other to compensate for different cooking times. Everyone commented on how yummy it smelled and there were no leftovers! With grandkids that is saying something! They enjoyed the veggies cooked like this. Thank you!
Hi Kim…thank you so much for the comment and rating. I appreciate it so much! ~Ann
Hope your Dad is doing well. This dinner looks delicious. Can’t wait to make it.
Thank you Ann, for sharing this post! I’m sorry you are having to deal with family illness. .hoping all is well soon.
Hi Ann, I’ve never made a sheet pan diner but you have convinced me. I like Aldi brand Chicken sausage. FYI. The Walmart Great Value cake mix won a taste test and it is only 98 cents.
Thanks I love your blog!
This was easy peasy and a big hit! We made it with broccoli and carrots and used a lemon pepper dressing, yum!
I decided to make some fried apples to top off our dinner.
Thanks Ann! This is a real winner.
This sounds delicious! I’m pinning for future reference.
I love sheet pan dinners! So easy (except for all of the chopping) and healthier than many other meals. Thanks for sharing for the Apple sausage, that looks so yummy!
I saw your recipe early this morning and the timing was perfect! I was wondering what the heck to have for dinner on football Sunday as per usual! I placed my order with Walmart and the ingredients were here within a few hours. My husband loved this (and he’s quite frugal with his compliments on
my cooking)! The sausage was delicious and the potatoes came out tender and perfect. I’m hoping tomorrow you’ll have a recipe for me for dinner that night as well. Lol
Thank you, Ann!
Can’t wait to try this…I get apple chicken sausage from Aldi and just saute them and then serve with veggies. This looks fast, easy , and delicious!
Going to try this during the upcoming week. I really enjoy all your recipes. 😁