Description
Hearty sausage and sweet potatoes with honey garlic sauce delivers robust flavors from simple ingredients. Mediterranean-inspired ingredients create a satisfying meal you can prepare with minimal kitchen effort.
Ingredients
Scale
Proteins:
- 1 pound (454 grams) smoked sausage, sliced
Vegetables:
- 2 large sweet potatoes, peeled and cubed
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
Sauce and Seasoning:
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
- Salt to taste
- Black pepper to taste
- Fresh parsley (optional, for garnish)
Instructions
- Warm the oven to a robust 400F (200C), preparing for a flavorful roasting session.
- Coat sweet potato chunks with olive oil, seasoning generously with salt and pepper, then spread them across a baking sheet in an even layer.
- Roast the sweet potatoes for 15 minutes, allowing them to develop initial caramelization and softness.
- Introduce sliced sausage to the baking sheet, gently mixing with the partially roasted sweet potatoes to ensure even cooking.
- Continue roasting for an additional 15-20 minutes until the sweet potatoes reach a tender, golden state and sausages are thoroughly heated.
- While vegetables roast, craft a vibrant sauce by whisking together honey, minced garlic, soy sauce, tangy mustard, and a splash of vinegar in a mixing bowl.
- Remove the baking sheet from the oven and drizzle the honey-garlic sauce generously over the sausage and sweet potatoes.
- Toss the ingredients to ensure complete sauce coverage, then return to the oven for a final 5-minute glazing.
- Finish the dish by sprinkling fresh chopped parsley across the top for a burst of color and herbal freshness.
- Serve immediately while the sausage and sweet potatoes are piping hot and glistening with sauce.
Notes
- Slice sweet potatoes uniformly to ensure even cooking and beautiful presentation.
- Use high-quality smoked sausage for deeper flavor complexity and better texture.
- Adjust honey garlic sauce sweetness by balancing honey and vinegar proportions according to personal taste preference.
- Consider using gluten-free soy sauce or tamari for celiac or gluten-sensitive individuals to make recipe more inclusive.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Lunch, Dinner
- Method: Roasting
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 440 kcal
- Sugar: 14 g
- Sodium: 900 mg
- Fat: 24 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 18 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 34 g
- Fiber: 5 g
- Protein: 15 g
- Cholesterol: 45 mg