This savory sausage and vegetable dinner is as easy as throwing everything into a baking dish with olive oil and herbs. A splash of balsamic vinegar finishes it all off for great flavor!
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
I knew when I spotted this Lazy Sunday Casserole on Pinterest, it was going to be good. I had no idea how good. And the rest of the family agrees!
I just made this for dinner. I will be making it again as it was very delicious. I think my favorite parts of the dish were the mushrooms and the sauce.
Lacey
Honestly, Sunday’s aren’t that lazy around here. We go to two hours of church every week. So I definitely want Sunday dinner to be something a lazy person can easily make.
This casserole totally fits the bill. It’s loaded with Italian sausage and tons of vegetables. Not to mention, tons of flavor. The splash of balsamic vinegar that’s added at the end of the cooking time is definitely the secret ingredient.
This dish is also a great way to use up whatever odds and ends of vegetables you have in your refrigerator, so feel free to adapt the ingredients to what you have on hand.
This casserole has become one of our favorite dishes. Even my picky eaters were gobbling up things they would normally never touch, like carrots and mushrooms. The broth and vinegar, along with the spices, combine to make a wonderfully flavorful sauce.
Be sure to serve this with some crusty bread to sop up all of the delicious juices on your plate. I also like to sprinkle on some fresh herbs before serving.
One important tip: be sure to chop all your ingredients so that they’ll finish cooking at around the same time. Which means you’ll want to go a little smaller for things like potatoes and carrots. Peppers, onions and mushrooms you can leave a bit larger.
And don’t tell anyone, but I have made this on days other than Sunday. It’s just too good to only enjoy one day a week!
Thanks so much for sharing this recipe. It is in the oven now…smells sooo good…perfect for this lazy Sunday!
Laura
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Ingredients
- Italian sausage
- Produce: red potatoes, baby carrots, red pepper, mushrooms, onion, garlic
- Olive oil
- Spices: basil, oregano, fennel seeds, salt and pepper
- Chicken broth
- Balsamic vinegar
Lazy Sunday Casserole
Ingredients
- 5 Italian sausages
- 1 pound red potatoes cubed
- 1/2 pound baby carrots
- 1 red pepper cut into large chunks
- 8 ounces whole fresh mushrooms
- 1 large onion cut into large chunks
- 3-4 garlic cloves minced
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon fennel seeds
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1/2 cup chicken broth
- 3-4 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
- Combine all of the chopped vegetables in a large roasting pan.
- Whisk together the olive oil, minced garlic, basil, oregano and fennel seeds.
- Pour over the vegetables and toss to coat. Season with salt and pepper.
- Pour chicken broth over vegetables. Cover with foil and bake for about 30 minutes, or until vegetables are just tender.
- Meanwhile, brown sausages in a large skillet over medium heat. They do not need to be cooked all the way through, just browned.
- Remove from skillet and slice into thirds.
- Remove foil from vegetables and add sausages to pan.
- Pour in balsamic vinegar and give everything a good stir.
- Return the pan to the oven, uncovered, for 20-30 minutes, or until everything is browned as the sausages are cooked through.
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17 comments
Janna
This was really good! I was surprised by how much flavor this had, and it was SO easy. The bell peppers were the only thing that didn’t survive the long cooking time well. May switch those up for a different veggie that will do better with the long cooking time next time I make this. And there will be a next time. 😉
Jessica
Has anyone tried freezing and reheating?
Denise
This is by far the best recipe ever! My whole family (hubby and 3 kids) love this meal! I always make more and double the sausage because my kids want more sausage. I don’t love vegetables but I could eat these veggies all day long. The flavor is just amazing! I can’t say enough good things about this meal!!!
Evette
Hello this look very good and I would love to make it but can I change up the meat?
Danelle
I would think so, you’d just have to adjust cooking times for whatever type of meat you wanted to use.
Laura Mac
Thanks so much for sharing this recipe. It is in the oven now…smells sooo good…perfect for this lazy Sunday!
Ryne
Hey Danelle,
Just wanted to say, I saw this recipe elsewhere first, but when that site went down, I searched again and found yours. I’ve made this dish now twice, and I am bringing it to work today for our Halloween potluck. It’s so good! Excellent job.
Danelle
Thanks! It’s one of my absolute favorites. Hope it’s a hit at the potluck!
Danelle
I haven’t tried it in a slow cooker. I think it would work, but you would probably still want to cook the sausages seperately first. And of course, you wouldn’t have that yummy roasted flavor.
Lauren
Are you able to make this dish in the slow cooker??
Lacey
I just made this for dinner. I will be making it again as it was very delicious. I left out the carrots and added butternut squash and brussel sprouts.
I think my favorite parts of the dish were the mushrooms and the sauce.
Thank you for sharing this recipe.
Candy
OK – you sold me on it. Pinning to make soon!
claire
I LOVE how easy this looks!
All Things Yummy
Mmmmm…looks good. This is sure to be a favorite in our house too.
SnoWhite
We made this too — and we LOVED it! Like you said, we knew it would be good, but we didn’t know how good 🙂
Colin and Jess
I’m going to try this this week! 🙂
Gloria (The Little Red House with the White Porch)
Oh my goodness, Danelle… Do you know that I just repinned this recipe from you, and I said to myself, “Oh, I just got a similar recipe in my email subscrip. from Let’s Dish!” The IT HIT ME. Let’s Dish = Danelle, my pinning buddy from Pinterest!! LOL! How stupid am I?????!!! Well, I have now made the connection! 😉
Best,
Gloria
P.S. This dish looks SO good!