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.
Photo by Yunhee Kim15/37Cassoulet de Toulouse
There are lots of easy dinners on this list; this recipe is more of a project. Over the course of a few days, creamy white beans sip up the richness of duck confit, fresh pork, and garlicky pork sausages. If you don’t have a large enough vessel for baking, you can use two smaller vessels, like an ovenproof mixing bowl or the insert from a slow cooker.
Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Ali Nardi16/37Pasta With Spicy Sausage, Radicchio, and Sun-Dried Tomatoes
You’ll want to add this quick pasta to your regular rotation of Italian sausage recipes. If you can’t find casarecce, penne works fine in this chunky sauce made with sausage, chopped radicchio, sun-dried tomatoes, olive oil, and sweet onion.
Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Simon Andrews17/37Al Cantunzein’s Pappardelle With Sausage and Peppers
This pasta recipe, made with yellow bell peppers, onions, and mild sausage, is a long-time favorite of cookbook author Giuliano Hazan.
Photo by Charles Masters, Food Styling by Suzanne Lenzer19/37Our Favorite Lasagna With Sausage, Spinach, and Three Cheeses
Photo by Alex Lau, Styling by Claire Saffitz20/37Cast-Iron Pizza With Fennel and Sausage
Browning sausage in the same skillet used to bake this homemade pizza not only preheats the pan for an optimally crisp crust; it also infuses that crust with rich, porky flavor.
Photo by Alex Lau, Food Styling by Sue Li21/37Roast Sausage and Fennel with Orange
The best roasted veggies ever are flavored by sausages nestled on top.
Photograph by Isa Zapata, food styling by Micah Morton, prop styling by Tim Ferro22/37Mustardy Grilled Cabbage and Kielbasa
Alex Lau24/37Butternut Squash Cacio e Pepe
When you’re ready to dig into butternut squash season, start with this peppery pasta.
Photograph by Isa Zapata, food styling by Pearl Jones, prop styling by Emma Fishman25/37Scallops and Chorizo in Tomato Sauce
This scallop supper may look like something you’d get in a restaurant, but it’s actually a 20-minute meal you can serve at home on a weeknight.
Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Olivia Mack Anderson26/37Escarole with Italian Sausage and White Beans
Photo by Laura Murray. Food styling by Judy Mancini27/37Cheesy Egg Bake With Sausage
Breakfast casseroles are ideal for large group brunches; this squash and sausage egg bake is also satisfying enough for dinner.
Photograph by Emma Fishman, food styling by Kendra Vaculin29/37Mustardy Sausage and Halloumi Stir-Fry
Photograph by Graydon Herriott, food styling by Sue Li, prop styling by Aneta Florczyk.31/37Big Shells With Spicy Lamb Sausage and Pistachios
When you don’t feel like stuffing pasta shells, just toss them with this punchy sauce instead.
Photograph by Jenny Huang, Food styling by Susie Theodorou, prop styling by Martha Bernabe33/37Dutch Oven No Mai Fan
Brian Finke34/37Chicken and Sausage Jambalaya
You can make jambalaya with andouille sausage, but this recipe calls for linguiça, plus bacon, tasso ham, and chicken thighs. The spiced smoked sausage, along with cayenne and chili powder, gives this long-grain rice recipe a kick.
Photo by José Picayo36/37Tortellini With Italian Sausage, Fennel, and Mushroom
Grab a bag of tortellini and a package of sausages, and you’re well on your way to this luxurious dinner.
Photograph by Isa Zapata, food styling by Pearl Jones, prop styling by Stephanie De Luca37/37Crunchwrap for a Crowd
This oversized breakfast wrap is guaranteed to become one of your favorite sausage recipes of all time. Polish it off with palomas or micheladas in hand.
