Getting dinner on the table during the week needs to be straightforward, quick, and tasty - especially in the summer. It's all too easy to fall into the trap of serving up the same meals on repeat.
However, there's one favourite that I turn to as a reliable dinner option. It is a fuss-free sausage traybake that tastes far more impressive than the effort it requires.
Simple Ingredients and Method
The sausage, red onion, pesto and new potato traybake couldn't be simpler, as everything gets put into a single dish. The oven takes care of the rest, allowing you to step away from the kitchen.
The sausages come out juicy, while the new potatoes are crispy after being squashed before roasting. It's a crowd-pleaser for the whole family and a way to get plenty of vegetables into one meal.
Since I first discovered this traybake a couple of years back, it's become a regular choice, and it could well become yours too once you've tried it.
Ingredients for Four People
- Bag of new potatoes
- Four garlic cloves, peeled
- Eight sausages
- One red onion, largely chopped
- A glug of olive oil
- Three tbsp pesto
- 200g frozen peas
- Salt and ground pepper for seasoning
Step-by-Step Instructions
Pre-heat your oven to 220°C/200°C Fan.
Put the new potatoes into a saucepan of water. Bring to the boil and simmer for 10 minutes.
Drain the potatoes and put them into a large roasting dish. Gently press down on each potato using the base of a drinking glass.
Scatter the red onion, garlic and sausages across the tray, making sure there's room for everything. I sometimes give my sausages a five-minute head start in the air fryer before adding them to the tray, though this step isn't essential.
Drizzle oil over the ingredients as well as salt and pepper. Put the tray in the oven for roughly 35 minutes, until the sausages are thoroughly cooked and the potatoes turn golden and crisp.
Take the tray out of the oven and add the frozen peas along with the pesto. Mix everything together well.
Put it back in the oven for another five minutes, until the peas are cooked through. Serve and enjoy.
