How To Cook Sausages In the Oven (Baked Sausage)

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Learn how to cook sausages in the oven. This oven baked sausage recipe will show you quick and easy ways of cooking Italian sausage, beef, or chicken sausages that are well cooked inside, nicely browned outer, flavorful and yummy.

Serve with mac and cheese, mashed potatoes, fried potatoes, vegetables, or any side of your choice.

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Cooking Sausages In the Oven (Baked Sausage)

Cooking sausages in the oven is easy, simple, straightforward, and takes about 30 minutes.

Sausages are high in protein and good for a high protein diet. They are also great for meal prepping, for use in quick meals like omelets, and frittatas.

Oven baked sausage is one of the healthiest ways of cooking sausages, they are low-carb and keto-friendly.

It requires minimal prep, and it is a less messy way of cooking sausage.

Sausage is inexpensive and makes a great breakfast, brunch, or dinner option served with scrambled eggs, juice, potatoes, and more.

You can use fresh sausage or bake frozen sausages. Let me show you how to cook sausage in the oven.

What is the healthiest way to cook sausages?

Baking, boiling, steaming or air frying are healthier than deep frying or pan frying as they do not make use of oil in cooking and therefore have lesser calories.

Should I boil sausages before cooking?

No, you do not have to boil sausage before baking, air frying, or pan-frying, however, if you have already boiled sausages, you can cook them using the above-listed methods.

How to cook frozen sausages (Oven or Air Fryer)

Related – boiled sausage, Instant pot Italian sausage

What You Will Need for Oven Baked Sausage

Sausages

Baking tray

Parchment paper (Optional)

How To Cook Sausage in the oven

Preheat the oven at a temperature of 400F/200C (180C fan oven).

Remove the sausages from the packaging.

Arrange the sausages on a baking tray in a single layer leaving space between them.

You can line the baking tray with parchment paper for easier clean-up.

Place the baking tray in the oven and bake at a temperature of 200C/400F (180C fan) for 30-35 minutes flipping the sides halfway through cooking.

Bring out the baking tray, rest the sausages for 5 minutes then serve.

How To Cook Frozen Sausages

Frozen sausages can be cooked in the oven but it requires a longer time to cook frozen sausage than cooking from chilled.

To bake frozen sausages, take them out from the packet or packaging.

If they are stuck together, separate them into individual pieces. You can do this by running them under the tap.

Arrange the sausages on a baking tray and place the baking tray in the oven.

Bake at a temperature of 190C/375F for 40 minutes or until well cooked flipping the sides halfway through cooking.

Bring out the baking tray, rest the sausages for 5 minutes then serve.

How Long To Cook Sausages

This is based on what type of sausage, the thickness, and the method of cooking:

How long to cook sausages in the oven at a temperature of 200C/400F is 30 minutes.

How long to bake sausages at 350F is 35-40 minutes.

For frozen sausage, add additional 5-10 minutes to the cooking time.

To cook sausages on the stove will take any time between 15 – 30 minutes.

How long to cook Italian sausages – Italian sausages are thicker than regular sausages so they take longer to cook. It will take between 30-40 minutes to bake in the oven.

What To Serve With Sausages

It is versatile and here are some foods you can serve with sausages:

Scrambled eggs

Peppers and Onions

Baked beans

Toast

Potatoes

Mac and Cheese

Use in stews, curried sausages, Frittata, Omelets, sandwiches

How To Store Baked Sausages

Leftover oven baked sausages can be preserved in the refrigerator.

To store in the fridge – Leave sausages to cool then put them in an airtight container or Ziploc before putting them in the fridge. It will keep fresh for up to 5 days in the fridge so consume within this time period.

Store in the freezer – When the sausages are cooled, put them in an airtight container or freezer bag, label with name and dates before putting in the freezer where it will last for up to 6 months.

Reheating Sausages – You can reheat from chilled or frozen in the oven, microwave, or air fryer.

To reheat in the microwave, place sausages in a microwave-safe bowl then heat on high settings at 30 seconds intervals until they are warmed through.

Use leftover sausages in omelettes, frittatas, curries, soups

Tips

Don’t prick the sausages.

You can bake any amount of sausage on a baking tray at a time. There’s no increase in baking time whether cooking 6 or 15.

You can line the baking tray with baking paper. This makes the baking tray easier to clean.

Remember to turn the sausages halfway through cooking so that all sides are browned equally.

Don’t leave the sausages in the oven after baking as the heat will keep cooking them and they might dry up.

Bring the sausage out of the oven and rest it for 5 minutes before cutting into it.

What is the best way to cook sausages?

The best way to cook sausages is baking. This is because you can bake a lot of sausage at a time, it’s a healthy way of cooking them, requires just minimal prep and it’s hand-off. Oven baked sausage is juicy inside and the skin crispy.

How To Cook Sausages in the Oven

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