Need a quick dinner idea? In just 30 minutes you can have this Creamy Sausage and Potatoes on the table! It’s the perfect easy dinner and one of our favorite sausage and potatoes recipes.
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Simple, quick dinners are one of my favorite things ever! I’m all about finding ways to get a satisfying meal on the table without needing to spend hours in the kitchen, especially with school starting again and trying to get back into a more scheduled routine.
Because as much as I love being in the kitchen, I’d much rather spend that time hanging out with my family when they’re around, you know?
I was trying to figure out what to make for dinner recently and remembered this Creamy Sausage and Potatoes dish that my mom used to make when I was a girl. I was a super picky eater (yup, unfortunately, it’s true!), but this was one dish I was always happy to see sitting on the table when we gathered for dinner.
Little did I know that one of the reasons my mom made it so often was because it’s easy to make and inexpensive too!
The thing that takes this dish from “just okay” to “wow” is good quality, seasoned ground sausage. Because the rest of the dish is pretty basic, the sausage really makes all the difference. Its flavor will permeate each bite, so it’s worth choosing a good brand for this sausage and potatoes recipe.
When I make it, I love using Shady Brook Farm’s Mild Italian Turkey Sausage- it tastes just like what I remember my mom making! And the great thing about turkey is that it’s a lean, healthier substitute for traditional pork sausage.
I also love that Shady Brook Farms works with more than 700 independent farmers who raise their turkeys without growth-promoting antibiotics! I don’t know about you, but I’m all for avoiding hormones in my food as much as possible!
I kind of knew my family would like this Creamy Sausage and Potatoes, but it still made my day when I was met with these comments: “Mom, this is really good!” (from our pickiest eater) and “You need to make this again!” and “Wow, this is very tasty, Babe!” Our 18 mo. old gave her own approval by eating thirds.
And me? Well, I thoroughly enjoyed every bite. But what made it even better was the fact that it took me just a tad over 30 minutes, start to finish, to get this dinner on the table. Now that, my friends, is a true winner!
Creamy Sausage and Potatoes- a simple, quick dinner
Creamy Sausage and Potatoes- a 30 minute dinner
Ingredients
- 1 lb. quality ground Itialian sausage
- 1 med. onion, chopped
- 4 to 4 ½ c. potatoes, diced into ½ in. chunks (no need to peel, unless you want too!)
- 2 tbsp. flour
- 1 ½ tsp. salt
- ¼ tsp. pepper
- 1 c. milk
- parsley optional
Instructions
- Fry sausage and onion until browned.
- Add enough water to cover sausage, then simmer for 10 minutes. Do not drain!
- While sausage is cooking, dice potatoes. (I love using my Vidalia Chop Wizard for dicing the potatoes. Super fast!)
- Add the potatoes, salt and pepper to meat.
- Cover and simmer until the potatoes are tender, about 10 minutes.
- While the potatoes are cooking, whisk milk and flour together until smooth.
- Add to the sausage and potato mixture and cook on low to medium heat just until thickened, stirring occasionally.
- Top with parsley and ENJOY!
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Monica
Wow, looks great! My family would definitely eat that. Of course I would love to enter the give away contest. My mister loves anything turkey so it would be fun to surprise him with something from Shady Brook Farms.
Your picky eater story reminds me of an anecdote from my childhood. While not a picky eater, the first time my mom served that old classic tuna noodle casserole (which I guess she hadn’t made in a long time at that point) I thought it was FAN-TASTIC. I was like, why aren’t we eating this every day? Ha ha, can you imagine? I wish someone would say that to me about something easy like that.
ThriftyFrugalMom
Tuna Noodle Casserole, huh? Well, you really aren’t hard to please now, are you? 😛 Oh and my man loves turkey too- in fact, he prefers it over chicken!
Liss Ivory
Tuna Noodle casserole sounds absolutely delicious. I’m 27 and it’s the first time I’ve ever heard of this meal! And the creamy sausage and potato meal too. I do live in a different country though so maybe slightly different cultures. I grew up with mince and dumplings and toad in the hole, of course there is no toads at all in it. I’m not sure where it for its name :p
Great blog! I always love trying your recipes.
ThriftyFrugalMom
Tuna Noodle casserole is actually really quite delicious! And let me guess…are you from England? We actually just moved close to Cambridge a little over a month ago for my husband to complete his PhD, so I’m starting to slowly become familiar with all those English dishes that you probably have grown up on! 🙂 I actually want to try to make Toad in a Hole soon. I’m intrigued!
Hilary
Looks like a great, easy recipe for “real” food; thanks for sharing!
ThriftyFrugalMom
Thanks, Hilary! I’m all for simple recipes that use basic ingredients!
Monica Robbins
Recipe sounds delicious! We can’t wait to enjoy this!
ThriftyFrugalMom
When you make it, I hope you are met with as many happy comments as what I was! 😉
Jenn
This looks like a great meal to make now that the new school year is upon us. Looking forward to trying this!
ThriftyFrugalMom
Yes, it’s perfect for a quick school night dinner!
Elizabeth
This looks delicious. It what we call “throw togethers” in my household. Those meals are usually the best loved. I am sure it is also very filling with the meat and potatoes. This would be perfect as I have three males in the house. 🙂
ThriftyFrugalMom
Throw togethers- I like that! And yes, my family loves them too. Three guys? I bet you go through lots of food!
Kelly D
I think my family would enjoy these products. Thanks!
ThriftyFrugalMom
Awesome! And you are entered into the giveaway.