Sausage, Potato and Sweet Pepper Traybake

Ingrédients

1 pound Yukon Gold OR russet OR red potatoes, cut into ½-inch wedges

1 medium red OR yellow onion, halved and sliced about ½ inch thick

1 medium red OR orange OR yellow bell pepper, stemmed, seeded and sliced about ½ inch thick

3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

1 tablespoon dried oregano OR dried rosemary

Kosher salt and ground black pepper

1½ pounds sweet OR hot Italian sausages OR other fresh sausages, poked in several places with a paring knife

¼ cup white wine vinegar OR red wine vinegar

1 tablespoon honey

3 tablespoons rinsed and drained capers OR ¼ cup pitted green OR black olives, roughly chopped

Optional garnish: Chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley

Instructions

Heat the oven to 450°F with a rack in the middle position. On a rimmed baking sheet, toss together the potatoes, onion, bell pepper, oil, oregano and 1 teaspoon each salt and pepper, then distribute in an even layer. Roast until the vegetables begin to soften and brown, 18 to 20 minutes, stirring once halfway through.

Remove from the oven and stir the vegetables again, then arrange the sausages on top. Continue to roast until the centers of the sausages reach 160°F and the vegetables are tender and lightly browned, another 20 to 25 minutes. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, stir together the vinegar and honey.

When the sausages are done, transfer them to a cutting board, leaving the vegetables in the pan. Pour the vinegar mixture over the vegetables and stir, scraping up any browned bits. Add the capers and toss, then taste and season with salt and pepper. Transfer to a serving dish.

Cut the sausages on the diagonal into 1-inch pieces, then add to the vegetables and toss. Alternatively, serve the sausages whole with the vegetables alongside.

Notes

Traybakes are a great solution when you want to put dinner on the table but can’t or don’t want to spend time at the stovetop. With this mostly hands-off technique, the ingredients are combined on a single baking sheet, then roasted in the oven. In this recipe, we cook savory Italian sausages on top of potatoes, onion and bell pepper so that the rendered meaty juices flavor the vegetables. To finish the dish, a mixture of vinegar and honey is poured over the hot vegetables, forming a delicious tangy-sweet glaze.