Here’s a Baked Potato with Sausage and Onions recipe 🥔🌭🧅—hearty, savory, and easy to make.
Baked Potato with Sausage and Onions
Ingredients (serves 2–3)
- 2–3 large baking potatoes
- 1 cup cooked sausage, sliced or crumbled (pork, chicken, or breakfast sausage)
- 1 medium onion, sliced
- 2 tbsp butter or olive oil
- Salt & pepper, to taste
- Optional toppings: shredded cheese, sour cream, chives, or paprika
Instructions
- Preheat oven
- 400°F (200°C).
- Bake potatoes
- Wash and scrub potatoes.
- Prick each potato a few times with a fork.
- Rub with a little olive oil and sprinkle with salt.
- Bake directly on the oven rack for 45–60 minutes, until tender when pierced with a fork.
- Cook sausage and onions
- While potatoes bake, heat butter or oil in a skillet over medium heat.
- Sauté onions 5–7 minutes until soft and slightly caramelized.
- Add sausage and cook 3–5 minutes until browned and heated through.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Assemble
- When potatoes are done, slice them open lengthwise and fluff the insides with a fork.
- Top with sausage and onion mixture.
- Add optional toppings like shredded cheese, sour cream, or chopped chives.
- Serve
- Serve hot as a filling meal or hearty side dish.
Tips & Variations
- Extra flavor: Sprinkle smoked paprika or garlic powder on the sausage and onions while cooking.
- Cheesy version: Mix shredded cheese into the potato flesh before topping.
- Crispy topping: Finish under the broiler for 1–2 minutes for a golden top.
- Make-ahead: Cook sausage and onions in advance; reheat when potatoes are done.
If you want, I can also give a faster version using the microwave for the potatoes—ready in under 20 minutes!
