37 Sausage Recipes for Effortless, Flavor-Packed Meals
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Sausage recipes are a cheat code: Links, whether roasted whole, sliced and crisped, or removed from their casings and crumbled, add tons of flavor, richness, and seasoning to whatever meal you’re making. Below you’ll find lightning-fastskilletfry-ups; silky, spicy pastas; and hearty one-pot bean-and-sausage dishes that willtaste even better as leftovers. These easy recipes are reason enough to stash some sweet and spicy Italian sausage, chorizo, and bratwurst in your freezer at all times. Scroll down to find our best sausage recipes for weeknight dinners and mellow Sunday brunches.
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Creamy One-Pot Pasta With Sausage and Squash
This one-pot meal is one of our favorite sausage recipes in cooler months. Pairing Italian sausage with butternut squash and sage in a creamy sauce is the formula for an easy, cozycomfort foodmeal the whole family will enjoy.
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10-Minute Sausage Skillet
Cherry tomatoes and broccolini are pretty much all you need to turn coins of sausage into a well-rounded dinner. And the total cook time here is just 10 minutes.
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Easy, Cheesy Sausage Lasagna
This spicy Italian sausage-stuffed lasagna doesn’t require a long-cooked Bolognese or lump-freebéchamel, so it’s much quicker and simpler to put together than many recipes for this beloved dish.
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Acorn Squash With Kale and Sausage
A topping of toasted walnuts mixed with Parmesan and breadcrumbs adds a hearty crunch these these sausage-stuffed squash halves. We like hot Italian turkey sausage in this all-in-one dinner recipe, but you can use whatever sausage you like best.
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Mussels With Chorizo and Tomatoes on Toast
If you’ve never mademusselsat home, you may be surprised to find how simple this easy dinner really is. Garlicky dried cured Spanish chorizo contributes a ton of flavor.
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Sausage and Greens Sheet-Pan Dinner
For this stress-free weeknight meal, you’ll cook sausage, crispy mini potatoes, and lightly dressed greens all on a single sheet pan.
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Fusilli With Sausage and Leeks
Some of thebest pasta recipeskeep things truly simple: just fusilli, leeks, and Italian sausage (with the casings removed), plus a little butter, black pepper, and parm.
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Instant Pot Brothy Farro With Sausage and Leeks
This flavor-packed combo offarro, sausage rounds, sweet leeks, and white wine comes together quickly in anInstant Pot.
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"Antipasto" Pasta with Sausage, Artichoke Hearts, and Sun-Dried Tomatoes
This quick and easy pasta pulls from the pantry, pairing store-bought staples like marinated artichoke hearts, oil-packed sun-dried tomatoes, pepperoncini, and thinly sliced dry-cured sausage.
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Potato, Leek, and Pea Pot Pie With Spinach-Arugula Salad
Give pot pie a spring makeover with creamy new potatoes, sweet peas, and sweet Italian sausage bathed in a light, lemony sauce made with chicken broth and seasoned with dill.
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Chorizo, Tomato, and Chickpeas With Yogurt
This chorizo recipe is hearty and substantial on its own, but if you want to put an egg on it, go right ahead.
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Orecchiette With Sausage and Fennel
We all need a go-to quick weeknight pasta, and this recipe offers lots of flavor with just a handful of ingredients.
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Bucatini with Sausage and Peppers
Cooking the onions and peppers at medium heat until wilted adds extra sweetness to this tomato-based sauce.
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Sausage and Mushroom Toad-in-a-Hole
Planningbrunchand not sure what to make? Nestle roasted mushrooms and breakfast sausages (plant-based sausages或别致的ken sausages both work well!) into a puffy batter and pop it all in the oven while you make some coffee.
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Cassoulet de Toulouse
There are lots of easy dinners on this list; this recipe is more of a project. Over the course of a few days, creamy white beans sip up the richness of duck confit, fresh pork, and garlicky pork sausages. If you don’t have a large enough vessel for baking, you can use two smaller vessels, like an ovenproof mixing bowl or the insert from a slow cooker.
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Pasta With Spicy Sausage, Radicchio, and Sun-Dried Tomatoes
You’ll want to add this quick pasta to your regular rotation of Italian sausage recipes. If you can’t findcasarecce, penne works fine in this chunky sauce made with sausage, chopped radicchio, sun-dried tomatoes, olive oil, and sweet onion.
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Al Cantunzein’s Pappardelle With Sausage and Peppers
This pasta recipe, made with yellow bell peppers, onions, and mild sausage, is a long-time食谱作家朱利亚诺领唱者的最爱.
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Beer-Steamed Mussels With Chorizo
Using beer for the steaming liquid gives this dish of mussels a flavorful starting point. But it’s the chorizo that really spices things up.
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Our Favorite Lasagna With Sausage, Spinach, and Three Cheeses
Layered with sausage, spinach, and a three-cheese blend, this is a lasagna you’ll want to make for company. Serve with a crisp green salad on the side.
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Cast-Iron Pizza With Fennel and Sausage
Browning sausage in the same skillet used to bake thishomemade pizzanot only preheats the pan for an optimally crisp crust; it also infuses that crust with rich, porky flavor.
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Roast Sausage and Fennel with Orange
The bestroasted veggiesever are flavored by sausages nestled on top.
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Mustardy Grilled Cabbage and Kielbasa
When grilling season is over, you can make this kielbasa dinner in the oven with a little help from your broiler.
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Chicken Scarpariello With Sausage and Peppers
This classic Italian American dish is all about the vinegary, sweet-and-tangy sauce that dresses the combo of chicken and sausage.
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Butternut Squash Cacio e Pepe
When you’re ready to dig intobutternut squashseason, start with this peppery pasta.
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Scallops and Chorizo in Tomato Sauce
Thisscallopsupper may look like something you’d get in a restaurant, but it’s actually a 20-minute meal you can serve at home on a weeknight.
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Escarole with Italian Sausage and White Beans
Escarole relaxes into this brothy dish of beans, crumbled sausage, and garlicky broth.
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Cheesy Egg Bake With Sausage
Breakfast casserolesare ideal for large group brunches; this squash and sausage egg bake is also satisfying enough for dinner.
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Pasta With Sausage and Arugula
Arugula adds a fresh, peppery bite to this simple pasta dinner. Roasted fennel and onions contribute a bit of sweetness.
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Mustardy Sausage and Halloumi Stir-Fry
This meaty, cheesy skillet dinner gets a pop of flavor from the simple mustard sauce. Top with feathery dill for extra freshness.
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Chicken Chorizo Chili
Chicken-based chorizo is a shortcut to big flavor in this make-ahead chili recipe. Top each bowl with cheddar, avocado, cilantro, and sour cream.
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Big Shells With Spicy Lamb Sausage and Pistachios
When you don’t feel likestuffing pasta shells, just toss them with this punchy sauce instead.
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Low-Commitment Wedding Soup
Doctoring up some sweet Italian sausage means deeply flavored meatballs with very little fuss.
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Dutch Oven No Mai Fan
Sweet and salty lap cheong and savory mushrooms give this sticky rice dish loads of umami.
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Chicken and Sausage Jambalaya
You can make jambalaya with andouille sausage, but this recipe calls for linguiça, plus bacon, tasso ham, and chicken thighs. The spiced smoked sausage, along with cayenne andchili powder, gives this long-grain rice recipe a kick.
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Rigatoni With Spicy Calabrese-Style Pork Ragù
You’ll want an extra grating of cheese for this one—with hot Italian sausage and red pepper flakes, this sausage pasta packs a fiery punch. The ragù can be made a few days in advance; it reheats well.
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Tortellini With Italian Sausage, Fennel, and Mushroom
Grab abag of tortelliniand a package of sausages, and you’re well on your way to this luxurious dinner.
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Crunchwrap for a Crowd
This oversized breakfast wrap is guaranteed to become one of your favorite sausage recipes of all time. Polish it off withpalomasor micheladas in hand.
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