Rustic Oven-Roasted Herbed Root Veggies & Sweet Smoked Sausage

Rustic Oven-Roasted Herbed Root Veggies & Sweet Smoked Sausage

It’s the middle of the week and dinner is starting to seems daunting, at least for me. I surveyed my pantry and fridge and thought – ‘oh, I need an idea!’ Then it came to me. Time to make use of these ingredients: 

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Celery, carrots, potatoes, onions & parsley are a few of my pantry staples. That means – I try to NEVER run out of these items. 

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I had very little time to get a meal on the table, several things happened at the last minute to cause me to run behind. Isn’t that just how it goes? But because my pantry was stocked and I had a plan, I was able to persevere through & still serve a tasty meal. No dining out, no fast food lanes & no frozen dinners (yay).

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Another item I like to keep on hand is smoked sausage. I prefer turkey smoked sausage because of the lower fat content but I found a yummy brand at Whole Foods the other day and couldn’t resist.

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For this meal, I chopped everything into approximately 1″ pieces in order to ensure even cooking. 

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After chopping all of the veggies, I lightly coated them in canola oil and added a few hearty shakes of my favorite steakhouse seasoning blend by McCormick. I tossed them onto two parchment lined baking sheets, along with the smoked sausage & in the oven it went. 40-45 minutes later, dinner was served. It was so good! Honestly, this meal will be revisited routinely in our home. 

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I love roasting and slow cooking in the oven, the clean-up is minimal and I can let it do its “thing” while check my other to-do’s off my list.

Surprisingly for me, the green onions and celery were my favorite part of the meal, probably because they are something I do not usually oven roast. The addition of parsley was key to this dish. It added a fresh flavor without being aggressive. I think thyme would have been good too ((and I have a ton of it growing in my beds and window boxes))  – I just didn’t have time to pick thyme leaves off the woody stems.

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This meal is simple, not really creative or unique. But when I needed a tasty, no mess meal in a hurry, this did just that and more. Score one for a family meal at he dinner table!

Rustic Oven-Roasted Herbed Root Veggies & Sweet Smoked Sausage
Serves 6
Quick prep for such a comforting meal. Crisp oven roasted veggies are well seasoned with a steakhouse seasoning blend, parsley & the classic deliciousness of sweet smoked sausage.
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Prep Time
15 min
Cook Time
40 min
Prep Time
15 min
Cook Time
40 min
553 calories
44 g
69 g
34 g
19 g
11 g
411 g
1006 g
6 g
0 g
19 g
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size
411g
Servings
6
Amount Per Serving
Calories 553
Calories from Fat 305
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 34g
52%
Saturated Fat 11g
54%
Trans Fat 0g
Polyunsaturated Fat 5g
Monounsaturated Fat 14g
Cholesterol 69mg
23%
Sodium 1006mg
42%
Total Carbohydrates 44g
15%
Dietary Fiber 5g
21%
Sugars 6g
Protein 19g
Vitamin A
243%
Vitamin C
33%
Calcium
8%
Iron
16%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Ingredients
  1. 1 &1/2 lbs of your favorite smoked sausage
  2. 6-8 medium carrots
  3. 1 head of celery
  4. 1 bunch of fresh parsley
  5. 8-10 green onions
  6. 5-6 medium potatoes, (I love the Klondike Gold variety)
  7. 2 T canola oil
  8. steakhouse seasoning blend, to taste (I prefer McCormick's)
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 400°. Line two large baking sheets with parchment paper. In a large mixing bowl combine all veggies & parsley, after they have been washed and chopped into approximately 1" chunks. I also chopped the green onions into 1" pieces, but quartered (lengthwise) the whites of the green onion.
  2. Drizzle oil over veggies, season to taste (I used a 2 teaspoons or so). Toss to coat.
  3. Slice sausage into 2" chunks & spread the sausage out evenly on baking sheets.
  4. Pour half of the veggies on each baking sheet and spread out into a single layer.
  5. Place pans in the over for about 40 minutes at 400°, tossing halfway through to ensure even baking.
  6. If you are serving less than 4 I would half the ingredients. However, leftovers (which we did not have) would be tasty!
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calories
553
fat
34g
protein
19g
carbs
44g
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One more little detail – I have mentioned this many times, but I can’t help from saying it again: Please don’t peel the carrots ((or the potatoes – or celery)). The skin of the carrots does something magical in the oven. You would never know what that magic-ness is if you were to remove the skin.

Here is what happens: the skin crisps! The inside gets all soft and sweetly tender, but when you bite through skin, it sort of pops. ((It is especially yummy!!)). the end, until we roast carrots again & then I will urge you, all the same.