Here is a bit more detail on the sausage sheet pan dinner, how I prepare it, and how I serve to kids vs adults.

Recipe

I don’t use a recipe for this dinner, but if you need some inspiration and more concrete steps then I recommend this recipe from Number 2 Pencil as a good starting point.

How I cook this meal

I typically cut the potatoes into bite-size pieces, toss with olive oil, salt and pepper, and any other spices and seasonings I’m feeling that day (smoked paprika, onion powder, garlic powder are all good options). That goes in a 425º oven for about 20 minutes.

Once the potatoes are in the oven, I start on the other elements. Chop the broccoli and toss that with olive oil, salt, and pepper. The broccoli will only take 10-15 minutes, so try to add it when the potatoes have that much time left.

For the sausages, it depends whether you’re cooking raw or fully cooked sausages. For fully cooked sausages, I typically put them in with the broccoli. 10 minutes is plenty of time for them to warm up. Raw sausages need more like 20-25 minutes, so they’ll need to start with the potatoes.

Do a quick 1:1 mix of honey and dijon mustard as a dipping sauce. YUM!

The final result

Kid serving

Adult serving

Ratings and reactions

Husband: 9/10. Loves the sausage. Could do without green vegetables)

Kids: 9/10. They all demolished their sausages. I made 6 thinking we’d have plenty of leftovers, and it was all eaten. Potatoes were the next to go. Broccoli was sniffed and poked a few times, but otherwise ignored.

Leftovers: 8/10. We didn’t have any sausages left, but they always make for great leftovers. A few pieces heated up for lunch, or chopped and added to an omelet are easy options. The potatoes are yummy the next day, especially smashed and fried in oil so they get all crispy. Toss broccoli into a salad or just eat it cold.