There’s nothing fancy about this Smoked Sausage, Green Bean, and Potato Casserole—and that’s exactly why I love it. It’s just smoky sausage, tender green beans, and hearty red potatoes all baked together with a little seasoning until everything’s perfectly cozy and full of flavor.. This dish involves minimal effort during creation and is much more flavorful-making it perfect either for a weeknight dinner or some very cozy get-together. It is an all-come-together kind of casseroles with just a handful of ingredients and minimal preparation, this one will easily qualify as comfort food that all at the table are sure to love!
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
This Sausage, Green Bean, and Potato Casserole are between the most perfect one-dish wonders out there. The perfectly seasoned red potatoes melt among the smoky sausages, the green beans are perfectly crisp-tender, along with the sweet onions, and what is the result but one savory, filling, satisfying, and simple-to-make-at-that dish. Those recipes that sort of fly easily into one’s weekly rotation of dinners-minimal prep, minimal cleanup, easy on everyone-are tasty as hell but could produce from ingredients already at home!
Key Ingredients
Smoked Sausage: Brings that smoky flavor-and there’s a little bit of spice to it as well- to everything as it bakes.
Green Beans: Fresh-picked and kept short-that vibrant green to them. They’ll be nice and crunchy, plus some fiber in them.
Red Potatoes: Very tender and buttery-very tender and buttery-so they can absorb all the flavors.
Onion: That little bit of sweetness and depth that ties everything together.
Olive Oil: Helps the seasonings stick to the ingredients and caramelizes them when it’s baking.
Garlic Powder: Gives it the very faintest hint of garlicky goodness.
Salt and Pepper: Classic seasonings because they really do allow the flavors of each ingredient to shine out in the dish, without overpowering them with taste.
Instructions:
Preheat that oven to 425°F – Trust me on this one! A nice hot oven is the key to getting those gorgeous caramelized edges without needing extra oil. My kitchen starts smelling amazing the moment that preheat beep goes off!
Prep your colorful ingredients – Take a moment to slice that smoked sausage into perfect bite-sized rounds (I find this so satisfying!). Trim those fresh green beans and give those beautiful red potatoes a quick cube into 1-inch pieces. Cut your onion into chunky wedges – the purple-red color adds such a pretty touch to our dish!
Mix everything in your biggest bowl – This is where I like to get a little hands-on! Drizzle just enough olive oil to lightly coat everything (we’re keeping it light!), then sprinkle with salt, pepper and garlic powder. I love mixing with my hands to make sure every piece gets some flavor love.
Spread onto your baking sheet – Transfer everything to a 9×13-inch dish, making sure it’s in a nice even layer. Cover tightly with foil – this helps those potatoes get tender before we work on browning everything up!
Initial bake (covered) – Pop your covered dish into that hot oven for about 30 minutes. This is my favorite time to pour a glass of water with lemon and clean up the kitchen!
Stir and uncover – After 30 minutes, carefully remove that foil (steam facial, anyone?), give everything a good stir to redistribute all those amazing flavors, and return to the oven uncovered.
Final browning phase – Let everything roast uncovered for another 10-15 minutes until you see those gorgeous caramelized edges. This is where all the magic happens – those crispy bits are everything!
Rest and serve – Give it just a minute or two to cool slightly before serving. Sometimes I add a sprinkle of crispy fried onions or fresh herbs if I’m feeling fancy!
