Sausage & Vegetable Medley

Around my house this dish is a quick, easy and nutritious food staple! Typically I like to cook about every night during the week, but with work keeping me extra busy, I decided to make a little extra to last us 4 meals. Wow, right? To some, this may seem typical, and to some this may sound so unconventional. For me, I prefer to cook fresh meals every evening as much as I can, and when you enjoy cooking like I do, you somehow always find the time (or excuse).

We love this dish because it’s light (it’s loaded with veggies) but filling enough to keep you satisfied. I cannot promise you that you won’t go back for seconds, it is that good! I topped mine with a balsamic glaze, La Crema Pedroni directly imported from Italy, for a more balanced taste. You can also go for a more readily available one at your nearest grocery store. If you shop at Trader Joe’s, they have a pretty good one there too. The pork sausage links I purchased from Costco simply because they are delicious and I like the amount of sausages per bag. I hope you enjoy preparing this dish as much as eating it! Have you tried cooking to good music? I love to do that 🙂

This recipe serves 8. Requires 2 rectangular 9×13 baking dishes.

Ingredients    *Signifies an Organic Ingredient

• 1 Eggplant
• 3 Medium Zucchini*
• 5 Medium Rainbow Carrots*
• 9 Green Kale Leaves or 1 Soup Bowl-full*
• 1/2 Pack White Crimini Mushrooms*
• 1 Red Onion*
• 5 Medium Golden Potatoes*
• 2 Large Sweet Potatoes
• 10 Sprigs of Fresh Thyme (cleaned of stems)*
• 8 Garlic Cloves*
• 2 Bags of Pork Breakfast Sausages (about 32 thin sausages)
• 4 Tablespoons Salt (2 per baking dish)
• 2 Tablespoons Paprika (1 per baking dish)
• 3 Tablespoons Ghee or Butter (1.5 per baking dish)
• 2 Tablespoons Black Pepper (1 per baking dish)
• Balsamic Glaze

Preparation: 35min

1. Wash, peel and chop up your veggies as shown above.
2. Prepare both rectangular baking pans, and place melted ghee or butter inside.
3. Evenly distribute all veggies, thyme and whole garlic cloves into both pans.
4. Add according proportions of seasonings on top of each dish, and then stir it all in with your hands, so the spices get distributed evenly and the veggies get mixed.
5. Add in the sausages, mixing them in a little with the veggies.
6. Cover each pan with foil and bake.
7. Serve and add balsamic glaze as topping.
8. Enjoy!

Bake Temp: 400 Degrees | Bake Time: 1 hour 50 minutes, remove foil at 1 hour 30 mins.