5 from 9 votes
Easy Sausage Tray bake (With Sweet Potatoes And Orange)
A flavourful and extremely easy to throw together sausage tray bake with sweet potatoes, green beans and pecan nuts in a lovely orange, maple syrup and cinnamon gravy. And it's even tastier with a little melted blue cheese on top. Perfect for a quick midweek meal!
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
45 mins
Total Time
55 mins
Servings:
4
Calories:
753 kcal
Cuisine:
Mediterranean
Ingredients
- 1 onion chopped into chunks
- 1 sweet potato peeled and chopped into small chunks (about 2cm, medium
- 6 garlic unpeeled but ‘squashed’ a little with your palm, cloves
- 8 sausages good quality (I like Italian style pork or chicken)
- 1 tablespoon olive oil for cooking
- 7 ounces green beans (about 2 handfuls)
- 1 ounce pecan a handful) or another kind of nut such as walnuts or hazelnuts if you prefer
- 4 prigs thyme or 1 teaspoon dried, fresh
- 1 orange zest and juice
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup or honey, rice malt syrup, rice bran syrup
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ cup blue cheese optional (or feta or goat's cheese)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 200C/390F.
- Put the onions and sweet potato chunks into a large baking dish with the garlic cloves.
- Add the sausages to the dish and toss everything together with a good drizzle of olive oil. Bake uncovered for about 30 minutes or until the sausages are nice and golden, tossing half way through cooking.
- Whisk together the orange zest and juice, maple syrup and cinnamon. Then add the green beans, nuts, leaves from the thyme sprigs and salt and pepper to taste.
- Pour the marinade all over everything in the dish. Bake for about another 15 minutes (or until the sweet potatoes are done). Scatter the blue cheese over the top of the dish 5 minutes before the end of the cooking time to melt.
- Serve with creamy mashed potatoes, polenta, crusty bread or a simple green salad.
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Notes
- Type of sausages: Any you like! I prefer pork or chicken. Make sure you choose good quality sausages though.
- Sweet potato: I usually cut the sweet potato into small chunks (about 2 cm) so that it cooks well in the same amount of time as the sausages and other vegetables.
- Gluten free? In theory this dish is gluten free, but do check that the sausages you use are gluten free.
- Preparing ahead: You can prepare the sweet potatoes, onions, garlic and sausages in the baking dish ahead of time. Keep covered in the fridge until ready to bake. You can also prepare everything else and whisk together the marinade ready for adding to the dish.
- Alternative: You can make a very similar dish with chicken. Here's my recipe for chicken and sweet potatoes with maple orange sauce.
Nutrition Information
Calories
753kcal
(38%)
Carbohydrates
31g
(10%)
Protein
31g
(62%)
Fat
56g
(86%)
Saturated Fat
18g
(90%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
8g
(47%)
Monounsaturated Fat
26g
(130%)
Trans Fat
1g
(50%)
Cholesterol
129mg
(43%)
Sodium
1236mg
(52%)
Potassium
916mg
(19%)
Fiber
5g
(20%)
Sugar
15g
(30%)
Vitamin A
8677IU
(174%)
Vitamin C
31mg
(34%)
Calcium
148mg
(15%)
Iron
3mg
(17%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 753
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 753kcal | 38% |
| Carbohydrates | 31g | 10% |
| Protein | 31g | 62% |
| Fat | 56g | 86% |
| Saturated Fat | 18g | 90% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 8g | 47% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 26g | 130% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 129mg | 43% |
| Sodium | 1236mg | 52% |
| Potassium | 916mg | 19% |
| Fiber | 5g | 20% |
| Sugar | 15g | 30% |
| Vitamin A | 8677IU | 174% |
| Vitamin C | 31mg | 34% |
| Calcium | 148mg | 15% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.