Sheet Pan Sausage and Veggies

Ingredients:

• 1 teaspoon granulated onion
• 1 teaspoon granulated garlic
• ½ teaspoon smoked paprika
• ½ teaspoon paprika
• 2 pounds baby yellow potatoes, quartered
• 1 large white onion, quartered and sliced
• Olive oil
• Salt
• Black pepper
• ½ red bell pepper, sliced
• ½ orange bell pepper, sliced
• ½ yellow bell pepper, sliced
• 1 cup cherry tomatoes
• 6 chicken sausage links (or about 18 ounces of your favorite sausage)
• 6 shishito peppers
• Chopped parsley, cilantro or green onion, for garnish
• Arugula greens, optional topping

Preparation:

1. Begin by gathering and prepping all of your ingredients according to the ingredient list to have ready and organized for use.
2. Preheat the oven to 400°, and line an 18 by 13 inch sheet pan with foil or parchment paper.
3. To a small ramekin or dish, add the granulated onion, garlic, smoked paprika and paprika, and mix to combine. Set this seasoning mixture aside for a moment.
4. Next, add your quartered baby potatoes to a large bowl along with the sliced onions, and drizzle over about a tablespoon or two of olive oil, along with a couple of pinches of salt and pepper. Sprinkle in about ⅓ of the seasoning mix you made.
5. Toss together and spread out evenly onto your prepared sheet pan.
6. Next, add the sliced bell peppers and the cherry tomatoes to a bowl, and drizzle with a touch of olive oil, sprinkle with some salt and pepper, as well as another ⅓ of the seasoning mix, and toss to combine. Scatter over top of the potatoes and onions in the sheet pan.
7. Arrange the chicken sausage (or other sausage) links or pieces over top of the veggies, then brush each with a touch of olive oil, and sprinkle over the rest of the seasoning evenly over everything.
8. Bake in the oven for 40 minutes (or just until potatoes are tender), then remove from the oven and switch your oven setting to “broil”.
9. Add the shishito peppers to the sheet pan, then place the sheet pan back into the oven and allow things to broil for 4 to 5 minutes more, until the shishito peppers are blistered/charred, and the veggies and sausage slightly caramelized.
10. Remove from oven and drizzle with touch more olive oil if desired, then sprinkle over the chopped parsley, cilantro or green onion, perhaps some arugula, and use a spatula to serve up with any accumulated juices.