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This Whole30 Harvest Sheet Pan Dinner is a sweet and savory combination of chicken sausage, apples, butternut squash, Brussels sprouts, and bacon. It is tossed in a delicious marinade and baked to perfection! It is a one pan meal the whole family will love. Paleo, gluten free, dairy free.
Happy September! It’s officially my favorite time of year. I love the change in season, cooler temps, cozy meals, pumpkins, apples, etc. It’s also my birthday month, which is another reason I love the month of September!
Back to school is also a crazy time for many of us. I realize things may look different with some kids at home for virtual learning, but that doesn’t mean we don’t need more easy one-pan meals! Sheet pan meals are my love language – I love how simple they are. This Whole30 Harvest Sheet Pan Dinner is a spin off of my Sausage, Potato, and Broccoli Sheet Pan Supper. The main similarity is the delicious marinade that everything gets tossed in before baking. That is what makes these sheet pan dinners stand out from the rest! They are so flavorful and never dry or boring. I feel like it’s easier to stick with a healthy eating plan when the food tastes good – amiright?!
What Ingredients do I need to make this Whole30 Harvest Sheet Pan Dinner?
You only need a few simple ingredients to make this meal.
- Chicken Sausage – You can really use any sausage you want, but I prefer Aidell’s Chicken Apple Sausage. It can be found in most grocery stores with the hot dogs and other deli meats/sausages. I get a 3-pack at Costco which comes with 5 sausages in each pack. I used 5 for this recipe.
- Butternut squash – I like to buy this pre-cut to save time. I used a 1 lb package. You can also use frozen pre-cut butternut squash.
- Brussels sprouts – 1 lb bag and cut then in half (after cutting off the stems/bottoms).
- Bacon – I like to use sugar free when possible.
- Apples – My favorite type of apple for cooking and baking is Honeycrisp. They add the perfect amount of sweetness to this dish.
For the sauce:
- Olive oil
- coconut aminos
- dijon mustard – check your labels to ensure it does not have sugar or wine.
- garlic powder
- onion powder
- paprika
- salt
Since the bacon is pretty salty, I have cut the salt in half for this recipe compared to my other sheet pan recipes.
I also made an optional Garlic Aioli for dipping, and it’s pretty incredible! Ingredients:
- Mayo (I like Sir Kensington’s Avocado oil mayo and get it at Costco)
- Minced garlic
- Hot Sauce (My favorite is Frank’s Red Hot)
The sauce will stay good in the fridge for up to 3 days.
What size pan should I use?
I definitely suggest using a large sheet pan for this recipe. You can also use two smaller sheet pans. I think using one larger one ensures everything cooks at the same time and evenly. Here is a great large sheet pan to use!
I also like to use parchment paper instead of foil so nothing sticks!
For this recipe, we cut up the bacon and cook it before everything else, and then toss everything in the bacon fat. This is what also gives this sheet pan dinner incredible flavor!
Looking for some other Whole30 sheet pan dinners to make life easier this fall? Check these out:
Whole30 Sheet Pan Beef & Broccoli
Sheet Pan Pork Tenderloin with Squash and Grapes
Ok, let’s make it a great month! Happy cooking!
xo,
Mary
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Whole30 Harvest Sheet Pan Dinner
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Ingredients
- 1 pack Aidell's chicken apple sausage, or sausage of choice, cut into 1-inch rounds
- 1 pack sugar free bacon, cut into 1 inch pieces
- 1 lb brussels sprouts, bottoms cut, halved
- 1 lb cubed butternut squash
- 1 honeycrisp apple, peeled and diced
Marinade
- ¼ cup olive oil
- ¼ cup coconut aminos
- 1 tbsp dijon mustard
- 1 tsp onion powder
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp paprika
- ½ tsp sea salt
Garlic Aioli (optional)
- ¼ cup mayo
- 1 clove minced garlic
- 2 tsp hot sauce, I like Frank's Red Hot
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 425. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper. Cut your bacon into one inch pieces and spread them out evenly on the baking sheet. Bake for 8 minutes.
- Meanwhile, chop the rest of your ingredients and add them to a large bowl. Whisk the marinade ingredients together, and pour it over everything in the bowl. Use your hands to mix and coat everything well.
- When the bacon comes out of the oven, add the remaining ingredients to the pan. Toss everything with the bacon pieces / bacon fat. Return the pan to the oven for 20 minutes.
- At this point, check to see if everything is browned to your liking. If you prefer things a little more crispy, toss everything again and return the pan to the oven for an additional 5 minutes. Serve with the garlic aioli and enjoy!
Notes
Nutrition
All nutrition facts are an estimate and automatically calculated. While I fact check them using My Fitness Pal, please note that they may not always be 100% accurate and depend on ingredients used. Weigh your total and divide by the number of servings for the most accurate grams per serving size.
Why should the Dijon mustard not have sugar or wine in it? Mine does. Does it change the flavor of the recipe that much? What can I substitute for it?
This was phenomenal! Made it exact to the recipe. I would probably omit some of the bacon fat next time but let me tell you, I wolfed this down and then remembered I made the aioli. Definitely optional as it doesn’t need any extra flavor to me!
Great recipe
Thank you Megan!
This was amazing!
We made it on the flattop grill which gave the sauce that perfect caramelization. Even our picky eater who doesn’t usually like vegetables loved it. We also added an onion.
I didn’t think we would use the aioli, but made it anyways and oh my it was so good on this dish! This recipe was raved about at the table and definitely will go in the rotation.
Thanks Kortnie!
The flavors were really good. My only issue was how greasy everything was. We eat regular bacon, and that is likely the issue, though I only used three pieces. Everything was very, very greasy. I would definitely make again, but would make some modifications to try to resolve that. We didn’t make the mayo because I didn’t feel it needed it.
This is easy and so tasty!! Love all the flavors together ❤️ great meal that will be on repeat for us this fall!
I don’t usually comment on recipes I’ve tried…..most of the time it’s because I didn’t have some of the exact ingredients and had to substitute.
But, I had to comment on this recipe!
It was a hit! And out of the field!😀 It was so easy and delicious. My husband and mother-in-law even liked the Brussels sprouts. Hubby commented several times throughout the meal how good it was.
Thank you for this easy delicious meal.
Thank you Terri!!
Our family loves this recipe! I love that it is a sheet pan meal. So easy to make.
Thanks Andee!
is this a meal you can prepare and then freeze, and make another day
Yes!
I can’t eat a lot of garlic. Is there another type of aïoli you would suggest?
Any type will work or you can just omit the aioli!
This is so yummy! It has made it to the regular rotation in our house. Question – I finally added all the ingredients to a recipe in Cronometer since I make it so often, but it came up with a lot less fat and about 200 cal less per serving. I didn’t add the garlic aioli because we don’t make that, but that shouldn’t’ make that big of a difference (not sure if it’s even included in the macros since it’s optional). Why do you think that is? I put a lb of bacon in, but used pan fried slices…could it be because we leave/use the fat in the pan? Curious!
Hi! It’s definitely from the aioli since that was included in the calculation and mayo has a ton of fat and calories! Yours is correct if you remove the aioli ingredients! This plugin on my website basically takes all of the ingredients and divides them by the number of servings listed.