This pumpkin and sausage recipe with potatoes is a surprisingly delicious and super-easy-to-make sheet pan dinner perfect for the season. 15 minutes prep work!
This pumpkin, sausage, and potato recipe is the perfect easy, quick, and delicious seasonal dinner. I've updated this recipe with new ingredients and step-by-step pictures to make it even better.
I often make sheet pan dinners, but I realize now that they mostly revolve around chicken, for instance, these delicious Turmeric Chicken Legsย or Roasted Chicken Thighs with Potatoes, or these Baked Mango Chicken.
Well, this time, I used sausages instead of chicken, and what a delicious twist that was! Check out these Sausage, Potatoes, Peppers, and Onions in the Oven, too.
Ingredients: 5 | Prep Time: 15 minutes | Cook Time: 1 hour | Servings: 4 | Difficulty: Easy
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Recipe ingredients
I adapted this pumpkin, sausage, and potato recipe from a Saxon cookbook full of traditional dishes. When I noticed a piece of pumpkin in the fridge and a large cabanossi sausage, I decided to give it a try. The original recipe uses bratwurst or bacon, but I went with what I had on hand.
Sausage: I had cabanossi, and they were delicious. However, as already mentioned, you can use bratwurst or thicker bacon chunks. Italian sausages, kielbasa, or other similar sausages would be fine as well.
Pumpkin: I always use either Hokkaido pumpkin (red Kuri squash) or butternut squash; they have the best flavor. If choosing another sort, make sure it is a flavorful one.
- Try a vegetarian pumpkin bake next - Pumpkin Potato Bake. Or make these amazing Roasted Pumpkin Wedges.
Other ingredients: Potatoes, a little sugar and cinnamon for the pumpkin, and a little oil.
See the recipe card for full information on ingredients and quantities.
How to make this pumpkin and sausage recipe?
Step #1: Slice potatoes and pumpkin. Place them on the baking sheet, rub them with oil, season them, and add the water.
Step #2: Bake them for 30-35 minutes or until almost done.
Step #3: Add the sausage slices and bake for 10 more minutes.
Step #4: Divide the ingredients among four plates and serve immediately with green salad.
Storage
Refrigerate in an airtight container for about 3 days. Reheat in the microwave or in the oven.
This pumpkin and sausage dish isn't suitable for freezing, as neither the potatoes nor the pumpkin freeze well.
Pumpkin and Sausage Recipe with Potatoes
Equipment
- 1 Baking sheet
Ingredients
- 2 lbs potatoes
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 lb pumpkin Note 1
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
- ยฝ teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 cup water
- 9 oz smoked sausage such as cabanossi, Note 2
- fine sea salt and ground black pepper
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400ยฐF/ 200ยฐC.
- Prepare the potatoes: Peel the potatoes and slice them thickly, about 0.5 in/ 1ยฝcm. Place them on the baking sheet. Rub them with the oil, arrange them on ยพ of the baking sheet, and sprinkle them with salt and pepper.2 lbs potatoes + 1 tablespoon vegetable oil + fine sea salt and ground black pepper
- Prepare the pumpkin: Slice it into wedges, about 0.7 in/ 1.8 cm (so just a tiny bit thicker than the potatoes). Arrange the wedges on the other side of the baking sheet. Sprinkle them with sugar and cinnamon.1 lb pumpkin + 1 tablespoon granulated sugar + ยฝ teaspoon cinnamon
- Carefully pour the water into the baking sheet, being careful not to wash away the spices or the oil on the vegetables.1 cup water
- Bake the pumpkin and potatoes for 35-40 minutes or until almost done.
- Add sausages: In the meantime, slice the sausages into thick slices, about 0.8 in/ 2 cm thick. Add them to the sheet pan on top of the potatoes and continue roasting for another 10 minutes or so until the vegetables are soft and the sausages cooked through.9 oz smoked sausage
- Serve immediately with a green salad.
Notes
- Pumpkin: I had Hokkaido, but butternut squash or another flavorful sort of pumpkin would be fine as well.
- Sausage: You can use any other good-quality smoked sausage from the deli, kielbasa, Andouille sausage, or smoked bratwurst.
Susan Joy Smith says
really good recipe, mixed it up with your other recipe for sausage, peppers, onions. Super
Adina says
That sounds great, Susan. Thank you for the feedback!
KR says
I am very glad to see so many pumpkin recipes. (your earlier was amazing as well). Pumpkin is not very common in my menu, so I am glad for inspiration and ideas, how and what to prepare and cook ๐ ๐
Marcellina says
Looks delicious! Your cabanossi sausage looks a lot better than the ones I see here. I love traybakes and like you, I mostly do chicken but I also traybake locally made sicilian sausages with potatoes, tomatoes and capsicum (sweet peppers). I actually like the flavour of cinnamon with pumpkin and always use it in my mashed pumpkin. Thanks for sharing!
Nammi says
I love sheet pan dinners, less washing and minimum fuss.
Agness of Run Agness Run says
This is an awesome dinner recipe, Adina. Can't wait to prepare it for my family.
Katerina says
Roasting vegetables gives them such a profound taste! Love them!
Angie@Angie's Recipes says
A great one pan meal! I only wish my husband ate pumpkin, sausage and potato...well, I will make this just for myself!
Shashi at Savory Spin says
I had to google images of Sibiu - and you are so right - it is GORGEOUS! If and when I visit Romania, I will definitely have to stop there! But, back to this - this looks delicious - I'm a huge fan of sheet pan dinners - but it's been awhile since I bought pumpkin and roasted it - definitely a mist try! Hope you are having a wonderful week, Adina!