One of the biggest questions I get as a food blogger, a special educator, a mom, and balancing having a social life with my husband and friends is how I do it all? Specifically, how do I have the time to make dinner throughout the week? I resort to recipes and ingredients that work together in a short amount of time, require minimal effort, and taste delicious. I have a few of these recipes on this site, like my tuscan chicken, creamy spinach pasta, and now this incredibly easy chicken sausage and potato sheet pan. You won't believe how easy this is from start to finish!

Easy Chicken Sausage and Potato Sheet Pan

This dinner incorporates everything you need to have a balanced, nourishing, uncomplicated dinner in under 30 minutes. Yes, THIRTY minutes. I rely on these types of dinners or meals when life gets a little more hectic. Not only is this recipe easy and approachable, but healthy! I used to despise chicken sausage (for no reason at all), but now, it's a go to!

Benefits of a sheet pan meal

I know how it feels to rush home, prep dinner, get the kids, organize a house, walk a dog sometimes all at the same time. The benefits of a sheet pan meal are many:

• Does not require much prep other than defrosting chicken sausage links the day of or night before
• Make enough for leftovers the next day for lunch
• Meal prep on the weekends while simultaneously doing another thing around the house.

No matter what you make for the sheet pan dinner, you'll fall in love with the style of cooking because of the ease of it. There's a reason why I love this particular chicken sausage recipe as a sheet pan meal.

What kind of sheet pan should I use?

This really doesn't matter when you're making this type of dinner, but I would suggest having a sheet pan that is large enough to fit multiple ingredients. The purpose of having a sheet pan act as one entity to cook, is that we don't need to use more than just one pan. You can find sheet pans almost anywhere. I personally love Wilton and USA Pan sheet pans.

Kitchen tools

I love this recipe for so many reasons, but the biggest is that it does not require many different tools and equipment. Here's what you'll need:

• One large sheet pan
• Parchment paper
• One medium sized bowl

That is it! Truly, easy peasy baby!

Ingredients

Sheet pan dinners don't usually incorporate many ingredients, and this recipe is a perfect example. You are just six ingredients away from your new favorite dinner rotation.

• Chicken Sausage: I like using Aidell's brand, Bilinski, or Brooklyn's Best (I think that's the name...) But you can truly use whichever brand you have on hand!
• Asparagus: Be sure to buy thicker asparagus than the thin ones. The thinner they are, the more likely they will cook too quick and burn.
• Fingerling Potatoes: I love how bite size these potatoes are, and they have the best little snap when you bite into them. YUM!
• Salt
• Pepper
• Olive OIl

Directions

For this recipe, there's only a few simple, easy to follow steps!

1. Preheat the oven to 375º and line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. For the potatoes: toss in a small bowl with a tablespoon of olive oil and sall, then pour onto the pan.
3. For the asparagus, place on the sheet pan then drizzle olive oil. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
4. Place the chicken sausage around the vegetables on the sheet pan and leave as is.
5. Bake at 375º for 25 minutes.

Swaps and Tips

Do I need to use chicken sausage? Can I use another type?

Definitely! If you choose to use a turkey or a pork sausage, have at it!

Not a big asparagus fan, which veggie would work best here?

You can roast cauliflower, broccoli, even string beans on the same pan as the chicken sausage and potatoes

I can't really find fingerling potatoes, any suggestions?

Slice a few baby dutch potatoes or red bliss potatoes and prep the same way. Just as yummy!

Hungry for more?

Trying to plan your meals for the week? Here's some more meal-prep friendly ideas:

• Pesto Orzo with Chicken
• One Pot Cajun Chicken and Rice
• French Onion Chicken Meatballs