Easy One-pan Chicken Sausage, Sweet Potatoes & Corn

I don’t know about you, but as much as I love to eat, I don’t love hanging out in the kitchen for longer than I have to. While I used to LOVE cooking, these days the more time I’m in the kitchen, it seems the more dishes and cleaning I have to do. So I’ve been a little more likely to stick to simple meals that don’t require as much prep or cleanup. And one-pan meals have made this super easy.

One-pan meals are simply putting all the ingredients you need for a meal together into one dish (or pan, I guess) and cooking it as is. Seriously, these are my kind of meal, because I get to:

• Know for certain what I’m eating is gluten-free and dairy-free because I’m checking all the ingredients
• Save time to get in and out of the kitchen – I only spend about 15 minutes prepping (maximum) and then an hour of hands-off cooking time
• Eat at home and know the quality of the ingredients going into mine and my family’s bodies
• Save money, because most of the meals I make this way utilize super cheap ingredients that stretch a buck, like potatoes and frozen vegetables
• Save even more time cleaning up, because there’s only ONE dish to clean up Okay, maybe a knife and cutting board if we’re being super specific. So three dishes to clean up – it can’t get much easier than that, right?

One-pan meals are awesome for any diet, but I’ve found that so many one-pan dishes involve loads of cheese or dairy. And I’ve been on a mission to create some of my own gluten-free dairy-free versions. So today, I want to share one of my go-to dishes from my family’s one-pan meal repertoire.

This easy one-pan chicken sausage, sweet potatoes and corn recipe is simple, delicious and healthy. Dinner that comes together in the time that it takes to preheat the oven is a winner in my book. Give this one a try if you love hearty flavors and eating healthy at home.

Easy One-pan Chicken Sausage, Sweet Potatoes & Corn

Serves 4

Ingredients

• 4 chicken apple sausages (such as Aidells), sliced into rounds
• 2 medium sweet potatoes, peeled and chopped
• 1 1/2 cup corn
• Olive oil
• 1/2 tsp dried oregano
• 1/2 tsp garlic powder
• 1/4 tsp paprika
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp pepper

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
2. In a large glass baking dish, add sausage, sweet potatoes and corn. You can mix together or create rows of each ingredient.
3. Drizzle olive oil over the entire dish – I dont usually measure here, just get a little oil on most of the ingredients.
4. In a small bowl, combine remaining ingredients. Sprinkle mixture over the sausage, sweet potatoes, and corn.
5. Cover with foil and cook for 45-55 minutes.
6. Remove from the oven, divide into dishes and serve.

If you want an easy meal that’s healthier than a bunch of pre-made or takeout options, takes less time to prep than it does to preheat your oven, AND helps you stick with your gluten-free dairy-free diet, I hope you’ll give this one-pan meal a try.

If you love one-pan meals, I’d love to hear from you in the comments. What’s your favorite one-pan meal recipe?

And if you want more recipe inspiration, be sure to download my free gluten-free dairy-free shopping list below.