Autumn in a traybake! This simple Sausage, Squash, Apple and Sage Traybake is full of the flavours of the season, yet only takes a few minutes to throw together and into the oven. Perfect for busy midweek evenings!
Isn’t Autumn food just fab? I am so enjoying getting back into stews and roasts and curries and chillies – though to tell you the truth I never quite stopped over the summer. I like salads and light pasta dishes, but they never quite hit the spot for me like a good hearty stew!
And the flavours and produce that are around at the moment are just wonderful: squashes, pumpkins, kale, cabbage, cauliflower, wild mushrooms, sprouts, watercress, parsnips, cranberries, apples, pomegranates – these are some of my favourite flavours. And these are the flavours that have been inspiring my latest batch of planning and recipe development. (If you want a sneak peak of what I have been cooking up lately, check out my Instagram 🙂 )
I wanted to create a simple traybake that just totally encapsulated the flavours of autumn and so have paired wonderful in season apples and squash with sausages, which always make me think of this time of year, and sage which just goes beautifully with these flavours.
The result is deliciously autumnal but very, very easy. Simply throw all the ingredients into a large roasting tray and cook in the oven for 45 minutes, turning the sausages once. What could be simpler?
I would happily have this by itself, but if you want to add in some extra goodness why not serve with a side of steamed kale? Or for that real comfort food factor, serve with a big pile of fluffy mashed potatoes!
To drink, try a hearty southern French red, such as Cotes du Rhone or a buttery oaked Chardonnay from Australia. Alternatively, cider would go well with these flavours.
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Sausage, Squash, Apple and Sage Traybake
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 12 good quality pork sausages
- 1 large red onion cut into wedges
- 500 g pumpkin or squash cut into large chunks
- 2 small dessert apples (or 1 large Bramley apple) cut into thick slices
- A handful of sage leaves
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 220C / 200C fan / gas mark 7 / 425F.
- Place all your ingredients in a large roasting tray and turn to coat in the oil.
- Rearrange the ingredients so the vegetables are in one layer with the sausages on top.
- Roast in the preheated oven for 25 minutes.
- After 25 minutes, remove the traybake from the oven. Take the sausages off the traybake and stir everything round. Replace the sausages on top, taking care to make sure the less cooked side is facing upwards.
- Return the tray to the oven and roast for a further 20 minutes (45 minutes in the oven in total).
- Serve the traybake on its own, or with green vegetables and / or mashed potato.
Notes
- To make this veggie, use Quorn sausages instead of meat ones.
- Suitable for freezing.
- Nutrition information is approximate and meant as a guideline only.
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lucy grace says
Yummy! Looks delicious and perfect for the colder months too 🙂 #brillblogposts
Eb Gargano says
Thanks Lucy! Definitely – it’s perfect to make on a chilly evening 🙂 Eb x
themotherhub.ie says
Love dishes like this – so simple but so tasty. I have a recipe I do with Sausage, red onion and apple, but have never tried with squash. #brillblogposts
Eb Gargano says
Me too! Simple and tasty is what easypeasyfoodie.com is all about!! The squash works so well in this recipe – you should definitely try it! Eb x
Jacqui Bellefontaine says
Oh I have all those ingredients in the fridge right now I could make that for dinner. It looks a really tasty and colourful dish perfect for chilli evenings.
Eb Gargano says
Oooh you should!! It really is very tasty – as you say perfect for cold, wintery evenings. Thanks for your kind comments 🙂 Eb x
Mandy says
Love this – sausage traybake has recently become one of our weekly staples as everyone likes it. Love the addition of apple. Must try it. Thanks for linking up with #CookBlogShare
Eb Gargano says
We have a sausage traybake every Monday. I just love how they are so easy to throw together and then leave to do their thing while I get on with other things. Plus I always make extra and reheat for lunch the next day. I love having an almost instant yet totally delicious lunch on a Tuesday!! Thanks for your kind comments. Eb x
Jessica Cantoni says
Can I just say, YUM!! This reminds me of the tray bake that I made, which I loved, so I know I would love this one! Also..you definitely had a better tray choice! :p
xx
Eb Gargano says
Thanks, Jess 🙂 I have been wanting this exact tray for so long and then spotted it by chance in a local hardware store and snapped it up. It’s Falcon Enamelware and it is brilliant (http://www.falconenamelware.com) Not only does it look great in photographs, but it is also really hardwearing, easy to clean and almost impossible to break!! Be warned, you may be seeing it a lot in my photos in the coming months!!! Eb x
Monique says
I love how simple yet delicious this looks 🙂 Sausage and apple goes so well together and you’ve really captured autumn well!
Eb Gargano says
Thank you, Monique. It is so delicious, yet really easy to do. I love autumnal flavours and I really wanted to celebrate them in traybake form. This is an easy midweek meal I know I will make again and again! Eb x
Mel says
Eb, this looks so yummy. Although I’m not a fan of the shorter days in autumn, I absolutely love autumn vegetables and the comforting food that comes with the colder months. Your traybake is perfect: not too much faffing, barely any washing up, very little prep. You’re my kind of girl! Thanks for joining in with #FreeFromFridays 🙂 xxx
Eb Gargano says
Thanks Mel – so pleased you like it! Minimum faffing and maximum flavour is what this blog is all about! 🙂 I am OK about the shorter days this side of Christmas, when it is a bit of a novelty and kind of feels cosy and pretty with all the lights and roaring fires and Christmas excitement, but absolutely hate it after Christmas when it just feels dark and cold and miserable! Winter is definitely my least favourite season!! Eb x
Kate - gluten free alchemist says
Always love sausages and what’s not to love about a tray bake? The flavours are so Autumnal! Fab photos too….. that course is paying off for sure! x
Eb Gargano says
Aw, thanks Kate – I am really trying hard with my photography but I am finding it hard with my limited collection of crockery / cutlery etc. Really need to go shopping!! Or else I could ask for random assorted food styling items on my Christmas list!?!? Might be interesting… Eb x
Kirsty Hijacked By Twins says
Oooh Eb I love all of these flavours that you have combined! This would go down a treat here! Thank you for sharing with #CookBlogShare x
Eb Gargano says
Thanks Kirsty 🙂 Eb x
Corina says
Lovely traybake! I might well make a similar one for an easy midweek meal. As you know, you can never have too many traybake ideas!
Eb Gargano says
Thanks Corina…there is definitely no such thing as too many traybake ideas!! And I have another one coming tomorrow 🙂 Eb x
emma amoscato says
Ooh, this is definitely my kind of food – easy, comforting and healthy. Yum! Thanks for linking up with #freefromfridays
Eb Gargano says
Aw, thanks Emma. It is a really easy one – perfect for busy weeknights!! Eb x
Midgie says
Oooh yum! You definitely cant beat a nice traybake, they are def a firm favourite here! So easy just to chuck it all in the pan! x
Eb Gargano says
Traybakes are a huge favourite here…not least with the chef 😉 They make my life so much easy peasier, but always taste amazing! WIN WIN!! Thanks for your kind comments. Eb x