37 Sausage Recipes for Effortless, Flavor-Packed Meals
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-fast skillet fry-ups; silky, spicy pastas; and hearty one-pot bean-and-sausage dishes that will taste 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.
Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Laura Rege1/37Creamy 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, cozy comfort food meal the whole family will enjoy.
Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Prop Styling by Sophie Strangio, Food Styling by Monica Pierini2/3710-Minute Sausage Skillet
Photo by Elizabeth Coetzee, Food Styling by Rebecca Jurkevich3/37Easy, Cheesy Sausage Lasagna
This spicy Italian sausage-stuffed lasagna doesn’t require a long-cooked Bolognese or lump-free béchamel, so it’s much quicker and simpler to put together than many recipes for this beloved dish.
Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Anna Stockwell5/37Mussels With Chorizo and Tomatoes on Toast
If you’ve never made mussels at home, you may be surprised to find how simple this easy dinner really is. Garlicky dried cured Spanish chorizo contributes a ton of flavor.
Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Prop Styling by Beatrice Chastka, Food Styling by Dana Bonagura6/37Sausage and Greens Sheet-Pan Dinner
Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Drew Aichele7/37Fusilli With Sausage and Leeks
Some of the best pasta recipes keep things truly simple: just fusilli, leeks, and Italian sausage (with the casings removed), plus a little butter, black pepper, and parm.
Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Anna Stockwell8/37Instant Pot Brothy Farro With Sausage and Leeks
This flavor-packed combo of farro, sausage rounds, sweet leeks, and white wine comes together quickly in an Instant Pot.
Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Prop Styling by Beatrice Chastka, Food Styling by Olivia Mack Anderson9/37"Antipasto" Pasta with Sausage, Artichoke Hearts, and Sun-Dried Tomatoes
Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Prop Styling by Alex Brannian, Food Styling by Anna Hampton10/37Potato, Leek, and Pea Pot Pie With Spinach-Arugula Salad
Photo by Chris Terry14/37Sausage and Mushroom Toad-in-a-Hole
Planning brunch and not sure what to make? Nestle roasted mushrooms and breakfast sausages (plant-based sausages or chicken sausages both work well!) into a puffy batter and pop it all in the oven while you make some coffee.
