Weeknight Sheet Pan Chorizo Sausage Dinner

When you need an easy weeknight meal, try this Sheet Pan Chorizo Sausage Dinner ready in about 40 minutes.

Recipes that use just one pot or pan are my most favorite.  This Sheet Pan Chorizo Sausage Dinner is quick and easy, and clean up is a snap!

Sheet pans meals are such a super easy way to get a great meal on the table fast without a ton of dishes and mess to clean up afterward.  There are two main reasons I love doing sheet pan meals:

✔ Simple to Prep Ahead
✔ Easy to Clean Up

First of all, I hate to do dishes.  Secondly, this is a great meal you can prep ahead of time to save yourself a few minutes.  Chop the peppers and onion and store them in the refrigerator.  You can also slice the sausage ahead of time.  I recommend doing the potatoes juice before cooking, however.

Sheet Pan Chorizo Sausage Dinner Shopping List:

• Chorizo Sausage
• Potatoes
• Orange and Yellow Peppers
• Red Onion
• Grape Tomatoes
• Jalapeno
• Limes
• Avocado for serving, optional
• Parsley or Cilantro for serving, optional

From the Pantry:

• Olive Oil
• Ground Cumin
• Granulated Garlic
• Himalayan Salt, optional
• Salt and Pepper

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• Slotted Spatula
• Large Cutting Board and Good Knife
• Rimmed Baking Sheet
• Aluminum or Parchment Paper

You need a good sheet pan.  I use the this Nordic Ware Rimmed Baking Sheet because it’s durable and affordable.  Line it with parchment or aluminum foil and you’ve barley got any clean up at all!

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What is Chorizo Sausage?

Chorizo is a Mexican sausage that is made with cured and smoked pork and seasoned with Spanish paprika, which has a smoky flavor. Garlic, oregano, cumin and coriander all go well with chorizo, but in this dish, I just used granulated garlic and ground cumin.  Himalayan sea salt has a smokiness to it that I think pairs really well with this sausage dinner also.

Certainly there are other types of sausage that will work as well. If you can’t find chorizo, you can use hot Italian sausage, but it will have more of a fennel flavor to it, so you’ll want to add a little paprika to your recipe.

Sheet Pan Chorizo Sausage Dinner

Please be sure to read the directions fully before starting to cook for this recipe.  The tomatoes are added at the end so they don’t overcook.  They just need a few minutes to blister and develop a little flavor.  You don’t want them to become mush!

Sheet Pan Chorizo Sausage Dinner

This Sheet Pan Chorizo Sausage Dinner is quick and easy and with just one pan, clean up is a snap! You'll love the bold flavor of the chorizo with the vegetables with the creaminess from the avocado.

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Course: Breakfast, dinner

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 35 minutes

Total Time: 40 minutes

Servings: 6

Author: Ang Paris

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 lb Chorizo Sausage sliced
• 6 Potatoes chopped
• 1 Orange Pepper chopped
• 1 Yellow Pepper chopped
• 1 small Red Onion chopped
• 1 teaspoon Ground Cumin
• 1 teaspoon Granulated Garlic
• 1 cup Grape Tomatoes
• 1 Jalapeno sliced thinly
• 1-2 Limes
• 1 Avocado for serving optional
• Parsley or Cilantro for serving optional
• Sea or Himalayan Salt to taste
• Black Pepper to taste

Instructions

• Preheat the oven to 350-degrees F.  Line a baking sheet with tinfoil.
  
• Toss the peppers, onions and potatoes with the olive oil.  Season with ground cumin and granulated garlic.
  
• Next, add the sliced chorizo and the potato mixture to the sheet pan, taking care that the ingredients are in a single even layer.  Add the jalapeno slices on top.
  
• Season with salt and pepper.
  
• Bake for 30 minutes until the potatoes are almost tender.  Remove from the oven and add the tomatoes.  Return to the oven set to broil and cook for another 5 minutes. Be sure to watch it so nothing burns!
  
• After the potatoes are tender and everything is nice and golden, remove the pan from the oven.  Squeeze the juice of 1 lime over the entire tray.
  
• Finally, garnish with slices of avocado, limes and chopped parsley or cilantro.
  

Sausage Dinner Recipe Variations:

After you make this once, try some different versions and see what you like best.  Here are some ideas:

• Substitute the chorizo for Sweet Italian sausage, leave out the potatoes and tomatoes and load up your tray with onions and peppers for a low carb meal, or serve on sub rolls.
• Use kelbasa and and add zucchini or summer squash and sprinkle with a little Parmesan cheese for baking.
• Instead of chorizo, use chicken sausage with red peppers, green beans and broccoli, along with the potatoes.

Make it for Breakfast!

Rather than dinner, this recipe can easily be breakfast, or breakfast for dinner (my favorite!)  Just add a fried egg on top and you’re good to go.  Or, for an on-the-go breakfast, scramble a couple of eggs and fold the sausage mixture into a tortilla with the egg for a fast breakfast burrito.

You can also use the leftovers to make an easy frittata!

Our Best Sheet Pan Meals

Likewise, if you love this easy sheet pan dinner method, check out some of our other one pan recipes:

From left to right:

• Chicken and Vegetables  Sheet Pan Dinner
• Turkey Sheet Pan Dinner
• Chicken and Potatoes One Pan Dinner
• Mediterranean Chicken Thighs Sheet Pan Dinner

Still not what you’re looking for? Try one of these recipes from some of my favorite blogs…

Sheet Pan Jerk Chicken with Pineapple – Seasonal Cravings – This dish is full of sweet spicy flavor that’s ready in under 30 minutes and includes variations for making the recipe Whole30 or Paleo.

Sausage and Potato Sheet Pan Dinner – TastyThin – With only a handful of ingredients, and needing just 20 minutes to bake, this is a fabulous weeknight meal.

Sheet Pan BBQ Meatballs with Sweet Potatoes – The Lean Green Bean – Because the pork meatballs can be made ahead of time, you just pile it all on a sheet pan with sweet potatoes and a little seasoning and bake!