Oven Baked Italian Sausage

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400˚F and arrange a rack in the center of the oven. (Please see the section above in the blog post for Step-By-Step instructions with photos.)

Step 2

Line a sheet pan with parchment paper or aluminum foil.

Step 3

Arrange the sausage links in a single layer on the parchment-lined sheet pan with a small amount of space in between each link. If desired, spray the links lightly with some olive oil. This will help to create a more well-browned sausage.

Step 4

Place the sausage in the oven and roast for 10 minutes. Then, flip the sausages over and roast another 10-15 minutes. This ensures that both top and bottom of the sausage get caramelized during the cooking process.

Step 5

At this point, the sausage will be cooked, but you can also double check, if you would like, using a stem thermometer inserted into the center of one of the sausage links. The sausage is finished cooking when it has reached an internal temperature of 160˚F (for pork sausages) or 165˚F (for turkey or chicken sausages).

Step 6

Remove the sausage links from the oven, use tongs to transfer them to a serving platter, and serve immediately. Buon Appetito!