Learn how to cook sausage in the oven with this easy to follow step by step photo instructions. Great breakfast sausage “fried” in the oven. Why are you standing at the stove and making a mess?
I have been cooking bacon in the oven for several years but why not sausage? Everybody still stands at the stove and make a mess. Well, let’s put a stop to that now. Just pop it in the oven, flip once and done. That is a recipe?
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I love sausage.
Notes on How to Cook Sausage in the Oven
This are a lot of variables in this recipe. You have sausage patties and links. You have different thicknesses, different ovens, and different fat content. This should also tell you that you get a lot of flexibility in how you do this. The only important thing is an internal temperature of at least 165.
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Here is a tray of sausage patties in a 375 non-convection with my baked pancake. These were done at the same time as the pancakes (25 minutes with a flip at 12 minutes), but I hit them with the broiler for 2 minutes at the end to brown up to my taste. So adjust to what you’re doing. At 400 convection, the broiler was not needed, and it was done in 18 minutes total.
Preheat oven. I’m using 400 degrees convection. Anything from 375 to 425 with or without convection should be fine but you will need to adjust time and perhaps need a couple of minutes under a broiler at the end to brown up some.
Spread sausage over a rimmed baking tray so they don’t touch. I’m using a non-stick baking pan. A spray of PAM doesn’t hurt. You could use parchment paper or non-stick foil also.
Bake for 10 minutes then flip the sausage.
Finish cooking to nice color and internal temp of at least 165.
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| Servings | Prep Time |
| 8 servings | 5 minutes |
| Cook Time |
| 18 minutes |
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| Learn how to cook sausage in the oven with this easy to follow step by step photo instructions. Great breakfast sausage "fried" in the oven.
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- 1 pound sausage breakfast
- Preheat oven. I'm using 400 degrees convection. Anything from 375 to 425 with or without convection should be fine but you will need to adjust time and perhaps need a couple of minutes under a broiler at the end to brown up some.
- Spread sausage over a rimmed baking tray so they don't touch. I'm using a non-stick baking pan. A spray of PAM doesn't hurt. You could use parchment paper or non-stick foil also.
- Bake for 10 minutes then flip sausage.
- Finish cooking to nice color and internal temp of at least 165.
This will have a lot of variability in this recipe. You have sausage patties and links. You have different thicknesses, different ovens, and different fat content. This should also tell you that you get a lot of flexibility in how you do this. The only important thing is an internal temperature of at least 165.
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Last Updated
September 11, 2016
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Linda
wow. The sausage looks so delicious. Will try it later.
DrDan
Thanks for the note. It is as good as it gets.
DrDan
Jack
Tried your recipe this morning. Will never fry again. Trying the bacon tomorrow .
Jack
Tried your recipe this morning. Will never fry again. Trying the bacon tomorrow . I definitely rate as a5
DrDan
Thanks for the note and rating. I wonder why I didn’t do it before.
DrDan
Cash Jinkins
Oh my gosh. My hole tire life I been cookin sausage in a skillet spittin grease all over my linoleum! After a few weeks/months of that my kitchen flore is like a ice skatin rink covered in dust! This way is the best way to make sausage! I can’t believe I never thunked of this ever in my hole life! No more greasy floors! Muchyass grassiass omigo!
Karen Hord
You’re a smartass!!!
Michelle
Perfect? just made this, this morning! Will forever cook my sausage this way now!
Sharon Whittemore
I was looking for an alternative to the skillet this morning. I will try this technique.
Susan Ramseur
I’ve also been cooking bacon in the oven for many years and wondered about cooking sausage that way. Thanks for your instructons. I’ll be doing this tomorrow.
K Mahon
Good stuff; it is the only way I will cook patties from here on. To keep the wife happy and oven clean, I line the rack with foil to catch any spatter. But there is less oil jumping all over the place because it is a much more even cook in the oven… in my opinion.
DrDan
I haven’t done stovetop for a long time. You are so right, the cooking is so much more even and it stays moist.
Thanks for the note.
DrDan
Karen
Wow!!! Why didn’t i think of this before. Cook bacon in oven all the time.. Today cooked the whole tube in slices, we ate 4 and i saved 4 for tomorrow!!!! I would rate this an 8!!!!
DrDan
I like oven so much better. I get it all to the right temperature and don’t overcook and dry them out. Not to mention the mess.
Thanks for the note.
Dan
Pam
When you flip them do you cook another 10 minutes on the other side?
DrDan
Yep about. Cook to an internal temperature of 165 and nice color. That is usually about 8-10 minutes on the second side for a total cooking time of 18-20 minutes. If you get to 165 and the color is still not what you want, hit it with a minute or two of the broiler.
Dan
Larry
Thanks for the info this will be a lot less mess
DrDan
Thanks for the note Larry,
I find the sausage also is better since I don’t over cook.
Dan
Jessaca Mattox
I have been doing my sausage patties/links & bacon in the oven for YEAR’S! I had no idea it was such a foreign concept to so many. I just assumed it was the lazier version of what others did only I managed to figure a simpler & quicker way of doing it lol. Glad I am not the only one out there.
Jakey Snakey
Hush
Dinee
Thank you. I want to cook a couple of pounds of sausage for make ahead breakfasts. I thought of oven cooking and hoped someone else had done it to provide me with temperature and times to start with.
DrDan
Hi Dinee,
This is the only way to do sausage and it is so much better also.
Thanks for the note.
Dan
Stewart
This is just what I was looking for! Ran it on convection oven and it worked great. I lined the pan with aluminum foil to eliminate the cleanup on the cookie sheet and then put parchment on that, just to be sure it didn’t stick, Nothing like wearing a belt and suspenders! First time I found a use for the full convection setting too. LOL
Ray E. Murphy
I liked your article / recipe about cooking sausage in the oven. I cook two to three pounds at one time so this saves me time and a lot of mess. Thanks for the tip about the broiler that should crisp the tops up just enough. When I do it I use half sheet pans and cooling racks in the pans but first I wrapped the pans in aluminum foil this helps on cleanup. The cooling racks gets the sausage up out of the grease. Thank You Ray
Barb
Any suggestions for cooking ground (crumbled) sausage in the oven?
DrDan
Hi Barb,
I have never done it but I will guess if you promise to report back. At the 10 minute flip, it has a fair amount of firmness. Try crumbling with a wooden spoon at that point and stick it back in. It may work, it may not…
Dan
Charlie Holloway
Thank you Dan for this recipe. It probably seems pretty simple to some people, and it is — just what I was looking for!
I tried it with turkey roll sausage, formed into patties. They didn’t cook very well on an earlier attempt in the skillet because there was very little fat, but with your recipe in the oven, perfect! I did not heed your advice about using parchment or a greased pan, so there was significant sticking. That was my problem. Next time I’ll do as you suggest.
Thanks,
Charlie
DrDan
Hi Charlie,
You are right that it seems a little like a how to boil water recipe but I took me 60 plus years to figure it out, so I thought I would not be alone. It is just so much easier and better in almost every way at least for me.
You are right about a lean sausage sticking but I have a non-stick quarter sheet pan that works great.
Thanks for the note.
Dan
Alyssa R
I am so happy I checked this out. I been doing bacon in the oven and called myself being lazy today so without a thought I put the sausage in the oven then searched to see if i could do this lol. Thanks for these tips!!!
Jim
How much mess is made I’m the oven from the splatter??
DrDan
I have never had any significant issues. But I use very lean sausage. If you are having some, switch to a pan with a higher side like a cake pan.
Dan
S
Thanks for the recipe. During the summer, I use my gas grill instead of the oven to help keep the house cool. I preheat the grill to 400F, place the sausage on heavy duty aluminum foil and follow your instructions.