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What to Make With Sausage and Potatoes: 3 Fast Weeknight Dinners

Sausage and potatoes is a sheet-pan reputation, and the sheet pan earns it if the potatoes are cut small. Coins and slices also work in a skillet, and a chopped soup is the soft option. The sausage seasons the potato, so you don't need a spice rack. You do need the potatoes to start first. Got more in the fridge? Snap a photo and we'll pick dinner for you. Free.

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Quick picks: 3 dinners with sausage and potatoes in 30 minutes or less

Fastest option: a 20-minute dinner

20 min

Sausage and potato skillet

Total time, start to plate · One skillet · serves 4 · Kid-friendly

Thin potato coins fry, then sausage coins crisp beside them and season the pan.

Ingredients

  • 12 oz sausage
  • 1 lb potatoes
  • 1 onion
  • 1/2 tsp salt

Steps

  1. Slice the potatoes into coins and the sausage into rounds.
  2. Fry the potatoes in a little oil with a pinch of salt until they are tender and spotted.
  3. Add the sausage and onion. Cook until the sausage is browned and has given up some fat.
  4. Toss so the potatoes pick up that fat. Taste before adding more salt. Sausage is seasoned.

Keeps: Fridge for 3 days.

One-pan or sheet-pan option

30 min

Sheet-pan sausage and potatoes

Total time, start to plate · One sheet pan · serves 4 · Kid-friendly

Wedges roast, sausage joins them, and both come out brown from one pan.

Ingredients

  • 12 oz sausage
  • 1 lb potatoes
  • 1 tbsp oil
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp paprika

Steps

  1. Heat the oven to 425°F. Toss potato wedges with oil, salt, and paprika.
  2. Roast 15 minutes.
  3. Add sausage coins in a single layer.
  4. Roast until the sausage is browned and the potatoes are tender, about 10 minutes.
  5. Taste. If the sausage was salty, the potatoes may not need more.

Keeps: Fridge for 3 days.

The other dinner

25 min

Sausage potato soup

Total time, start to plate · One pot · serves 4 · Kid-friendly

Sliced sausage, potato cubes, and onion in a pot. The sausage is the seasoning.

Ingredients

  • 8 oz sausage
  • 2 potatoes
  • 1 onion
  • 4 cups water

Steps

  1. Brown sausage coins in a pot. Set them aside and leave the fat you want. Pour off the rest.
  2. Soften the onion, then add diced potatoes and water.
  3. Simmer until the potatoes break easily, about 12 minutes.
  4. Return the sausage to heat through. Taste before you salt.

Keeps: Fridge for 3 days. It thickens.

Make it with leftovers

Cooked sausage slices can warm on the hash and in the soup. Raw potatoes still need the sheet pan's head start. Leftover roasted potatoes crisp again in the skillet and should not go back into a long roast.

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Pantry staples you'll need

  • Oil
  • Salt
  • Pepper
  • Onion
  • Paprika

No potatoes: peppers and onions are the sausage-and-peppers page. No sausage: the potato cards on the chicken and potatoes page are the swap.

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Picky-eater and healthy tweaks

A mild sausage and a plain potato wedge is usually accepted. Skip pepper flakes. Cut the sausage into coins so it isn't a whole link on the plate.

Let the sausage render and pour some of the fat off before the potatoes fry in all of it. You still get the flavor. Chicken sausage works if that is what you buy.

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Questions

What can I make with sausage and potatoes in 20 minutes?

Sausage and potato skillet takes 20 minutes, start to plate. Thin potato coins fry, then sausage coins crisp beside them and season the pan.

What's the easiest dinner with sausage and potatoes?

Sausage and potato skillet is the low-fuss one: one skillet, 20 minutes. Thin potato coins fry, then sausage coins crisp beside them and season the pan.

Can I make this with leftover or cooked sausage?

Cooked sausage slices can warm on the hash and in the soup. Raw potatoes still need the sheet pan's head start. Leftover roasted potatoes crisp again in the skillet and should not go back into a long roast.

What else can I add to sausage and potatoes for a full meal?

The cards already use sausage, potatoes, onion. A piece of fruit or a handful of frozen vegetables is enough if you want more on the plate. Don't make a second shopping trip.

Is sausage and potatoes a healthy dinner?

Let the sausage render and pour some of the fat off before the potatoes fry in all of it. You still get the flavor. Chicken sausage works if that is what you buy.

How do I make sausage and potatoes kid-friendly?

A mild sausage and a plain potato wedge is usually accepted. Skip pepper flakes. Cut the sausage into coins so it isn't a whole link on the plate.

Can I make sausage and potatoes in one pan or a sheet pan?

Sheet-pan sausage and potatoes uses one sheet pan and takes 30 minutes. Wedges roast, sausage joins them, and both come out brown from one pan.

What if I don't have potatoes?

No potatoes: peppers and onions are the sausage-and-peppers page. No sausage: the potato cards on the chicken and potatoes page are the swap.