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    Baked Italian Sausage

    by kisitalian

    Baked Italian sausage is the easiest way to cook Italian sausage and the results are so delicious. Cooking sausages in the oven yields a beautiful crisp outside and a soft and tender inside. These baked sausages are great served on their own or with a side of fagioli all'uccelletto (Tuscan beans with tomatoes), Italian baked cannellini beans or an easy marinara sauce.

    Baked Italian Sausage
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    Keeping things simple is what we (and most Italians) are all about. There are many ways to cook Italian sausages but our favorite way is cooking them in the oven.

    These baked sausages make a great quick meal since it cooks up in about 20 minutes and cleanup is a breeze. We often make this as a side to go along with oven roasted Italian beans but these would be great with so many other sides.

    Different types of Italian Sausage

    There are three main types of Italian sausage that is available in the grocery stores. Sweet Italian sausage, mild Italian sausage and hot Italian sausage.

    I love using mild and hot Italian sausage for all my recipes. Mild Italian sausage will have a little heat but nothing that is spicy.

    If you have young kids who you are serving this to, sweet and mild Italian sausage are great options for this recipe.

    baked sausage

    How To Cook Sausages in the Oven

    You will want to make sure your oven is pre-heated to 400 degrees. I like to pre-heat my oven for a good 10 minutes if I can to make sure the oven is evenly heated.

    Once the oven is pre-heated, cooking the Italian sausages in the oven is a simple as prepping a baking sheet with aluminum foil and adding the Italian sausages to the pan.

    Italian sausage links

    You will bake the Italian sausages for about 20-25 minutes depending on the thickness of the sausage. Make sure to flip the sausages about half way through the baking.

    This ensures that all sides of the sausage get nice and caramelized during cooking.

    sausage cooked in oven

    What to serve with Baked Italian Sausage

    As I mentioned above, we love serving these bakes sausages with a side of Italian beans or marinara. These oven cooked sausages also go well with so much more.

    Here are some of our favorites:

    • Pasta with garlic and oil (from our sister site)
    • Angle hair pasta with tomatoes and herbs
    • Roasted peppers and onions
    • Italian Roasted tomatoes
    Baked Italian Sausage

    Baked Italian Sausage

    A simple and really delicious way to cook Italian sausages. Perfect served on its own or as a side to pasta or marinara sauce.
    5 from 7 votes
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    Prep Time 2 mins
    Cook Time 25 mins
    Total Time 27 mins
    Course Main Course
    Cuisine Italian
    Servings 5 sausage links
    Calories 388 kcal

    Equipment

    • 1 sheet pan

    Ingredients
      

    • 5 Italian sausage links
    • 1 sheet aluminum foil for pan for easy cleanup

    Instructions
     

    • Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees for 10 minutes.
    • Add a sheet of aluminum foil to a large sheet pan.
    • Place Italian sausage links on to the sheet pan leaving a little room between them.
      5 Italian sausage links
    • Bake for 20-25 minutes making sure to flip them half way through cooking.
    • Serve right away.

    Notes

    To re-heat the Italian sausages:
    Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
    Place sausages in aluminum foil and wrap tightly. Place in the oven for 10-15 minutes or until the sausages are heated all the way through.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 388kcalCarbohydrates: 1gProtein: 16gFat: 35gSaturated Fat: 13gPolyunsaturated Fat: 5gMonounsaturated Fat: 16gCholesterol: 85mgSodium: 819mgPotassium: 283mgVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 20mgIron: 1mg
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    1. Deanne

      November 10, 2022 at 5:42 pm

      5 stars
      These were absolutely delicious!

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      • kisitalian

        November 10, 2022 at 5:55 pm

        I am so glad to hear that!

        Reply
    2. Bill

      November 10, 2022 at 5:43 pm

      5 stars
      We doubled the recipe for extra sausages and it was a hit with everyone.

      Reply
      • kisitalian

        November 10, 2022 at 5:55 pm

        I'm glad everyone enjoyed it 🙂

        Reply
    3. bree

      November 10, 2022 at 5:43 pm

      5 stars
      Came out perfect!

      Reply
    4. meg

      November 10, 2022 at 5:44 pm

      5 stars
      Our new favorite way to make Italian sausage. Couldn't be easier!

      Reply
      • kisitalian

        November 10, 2022 at 5:55 pm

        Love hearing that!

        Reply

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