Learn how to cook sausage in the oven. This oven baked sausages recipe will show you quick and easy ways of cooking Italian sausage, beef, or chicken sausages that are well cooked inside, nicely browned outer, flavorful and yummy.Serve with mac and cheese, mashed potatoes, fried potatoes, vegetables, or any side of your choice.
Prep Time5 minutesmins
Cook Time30 minutesmins
Total Time35 minutesmins
Course: Main Course, Side Dish
Cuisine: American, Australian, British, Canadian, International
Preheat the oven at a temperature of 400F/200C (180C fan oven).
Remove the sausages from the packaging.Arrange the sausages on a baking tray in a single layer leaving space between them.You can line the baking tray with parchment paper for easier clean-up.
Place the baking tray in the oven and bake at a temperature of 200C/400F (180C fan) for 30-35 minutes flipping the sides halfway through cooking.
Bring out the baking tray, rest the sausages for 5 minutes then serve.
Notes
Don't prick the sausages.
You can bake any amount of sausage on a baking tray at a time. There's no increase in baking time whether cooking 6 or 15.
You can line the baking tray with baking paper. This makes the baking tray easier to clean.
Remember to turn the sausages halfway through cooking so that all sides are browned equally.
Don't leave the sausages in the oven after baking as the heat will keep cooking them and they might dry up.
Bring the sausage out of the oven and rest it for 5 minutes before cutting into it.
How long to cook sausages in the oven at a temperature of 200C is 30 minutes.How long to bake sausages at 350F is 35-40 minutes.For frozen sausage, add additional 5-10 minutes to the cooking time.To cook sausages on the stove will take any time between 15 - 30 minutes.How long to cook Italian sausages - Italian sausages are thicker than regular sausages so they take longer to cook. It will take between 30-50 minutes to bake in the oven.When cooked, the internal temperature of sausage when checked with an instant thermometer should be at least 160F. That is when it is safe to eat although It can reach up to 180F.