This easy, sweet and sour sausages recipe is a one-pan weeknight meal designed for busy families. This easy one-pan meal is made with simple ingredients, requires almost no cleanup and is the kind of comforting, family-approved meal you'll find yourself making again and again (I have been enjoying it since childhood, so it's been on repeat for around 25 years)!
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Why You'll Love This Recipe
- Sweet and sour sausages are an easy, one-pan meal made with simple pantry ingredients. Perfect for a quick weeknight dinner, potlucks or game day!
- This recipe takes about 60 minutes to make and can be made in the oven, slow cooker, Instant Pot or on the stovetop!
- With just a few minutes of prep, you'll get big, bold, sweet-savoury flavor.
- Sweet and sour sausages are a family-approved comfort food that both kids and adults happily devour!
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Ingredients You'll Need
- Sausages - Pork, beef, or even turkey breakfast sausages work best for this dish. You can also use diced Italian sausages.
- Peaches - Pineapple can be substituted for the peaches, if preferred.
- Maple Syrup - Regular granulated sugar can be substituted for the maple syrup.
- Onion Flakes - One small diced shallot can be substituted for the onion flakes.
A full list of ingredients with exact quantities can be found on the recipe card below.
Try These Recipe Variations
- Make It Spicy - Add 1 can of diced green chilis or 1 teaspoon (or less) of red chili flakes.
- Pineapple - Instead of canned peaches, use a 14oz can of pineapple chunks.
- Add Veggies - Add fresh broccoli florets, cauliflower, or chopped carrots to the sausages before baking.
If you love recipes made with sweet and sour sauce, try this sweet and sour pork and our sweet and sour baked beans with bacon!
Cooking Method Variations
This is a recipe for oven-baked sweet and sour sausages, but here are some other cooking options, too!
- Slow Cooker - To make sweet and sour sausages in the slow cooker, brown the sausages in a frying pan. Transfer them to the slow cooker and add all remaining ingredients, stirring to combine. Cook on low for 4-5 hours or on high for 2-2½ hours.
- Instant Pot - To make these sweet and sour sausages in the Instant Pot, brown the sausages using saute mode until they are fully cooked. Add all of the remaining ingredients, stirring to combine. Change the Instant Pot to high-pressure mode and set the lid to sealing. Cook for 15 minutes, with 10 minutes of natural release.
- Stovetop - To make sweet and sour sausages on the stovetop, in a large saute pan, add the sausages and fully cook them. Stir the ingredients for the sauce together in a bowl, add a slurry of 2 teaspoons of cornstarch mixed with 2 Tablespoons of water to the sauce and add it to the sausages, stirring to combine. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat and cook for 15-20 minutes until the sauce has thickened and the sausages are fully cooked.
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How To Make Sweet and Sour Sausages
Step 1
In a large oven-safe casserole pan (this is the cast iron casserole pan that I use), brown the breakfast sausages and preheat the oven to 375°F.
Step 2
While the sausages are browning, add the tomato sauce, ketchup, maple syrup, vinegar, chili powder, curry powder, garlic powder, onion powder, onion flakes and allspice to a mixing bowl. Whisk to fully combine and then stir in the peaches.
Step 3
When the sausages have browned, pour the prepared sweet and sour sauce over top. Stirring to fully coat the sausages with the sauce.
Step 4
Bake for 45 minutes, stirring once, halfway through the baking time.
Step 5
Serve sweet and sour sausages on top of tender brown rice, with roasted broccoli or with a side of pan-fried sweet potatoes.
Tips For Best Results
- Using maple syrup prevents the sauce from being too sweet and also makes it a little healthier.
- If you want a thicker sweet and sour sauce, make a slurry of 2 teaspoons of cornstarch mixed with 2 Tablespoons of water and add it to the sauce.
- Breakfast sausages are the best sausages to use for this recipe. Pork, beef or turkey are all good options. We use pork breakfast sausages.
- If you do not have a stovetop-to-oven-safe pan, brown the sausages in a regular frying pan and transfer them to a 9x13 casserole dish before adding the sauce.
How To Store Leftovers
Store leftover sweet and sour sausages in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. Prepared sweet and sour sausages can be frozen for up to 2 months.
Frequently Asked Questions
Absolutely! To make sweet and sour sausages in a crock pot, brown the sausages on the stove, adding the sausages plus all remaining ingredients to the slow cooker. Stir well to combine the sweet and sour sauce and cook on high for 2-2½ hours or low for 4-5 hours.
To thicken the sweet and sour sauce, make a slurry of 2 teaspoons cornstarch + 2 Tablespoons water and add it to the sauce while it is cooking.
Yes! Fully prepare and cook the sweet and sour sausages, store them in an airtight container and refrigerate for up to 3 days before reheating and serving.
Yes, fully prepared and cooked sweet and sour sausages can be frozen for up to 2 months in a freezer bag or airtight container. Reheat in the oven, microwave or in a frying pan.
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Sweet and Sour Sausages (One-Pan Meal)
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- 24 Breakfast Sausages (1 kg or 2¼ lbs) cut in half
- 1 cup Tomato Sauce
- ½ cup Ketchup
- ½ cup Maple Syrup
- 2 Tablespoons Dried Onion Flakes or 1 small diced Shallot
- 2 Tablespoons White Vinegar
- 1 teaspoon Chili Powder
- 1 teaspoon Curry Powder
- 1 teaspoon Garlic Powder
- 1 teaspoon Onion Powder
- ¼ teaspoon Allspice
- 14 oz Peaches canned with syrup
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F, and in a large deep oven-safe frying pan, brown the breakfast sausages. Work in batches, taking care not to not over crowd the pan. After all of the sausages are browned, add them all back into the pan and set aside.
- While the sausages are browning, make the sweet and sour sauce by adding the tomato sauce, ketchup, maple syrup, onion flakes, white vinegar, chili powder, curry powder, garlic powder, onion powder, and allspice into a medium-sized mixing bowl. Whisk the sweet and sour sauce until it is fully combined, and then stir in the can of peaches.
- Pour the sweet and sour sauce over the browned sausages, stirring to coat them fully with the sauce. Bake for 45 minutes, stirring once halfway through. Serve over rice, and with roasted broccoli for a full meal.
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Notes
- If you don't have a large oven-safe frying pan, brown the sausages in a regular frying pan and transfer them to a large 9x13 casserole dish for baking.
- You can use any type of sausage for this recipe: turkey breakfast sausage, beef sausage, or Italian sausages are all good options. If you are using larger sausages, cut them down into bite-sized pieces.
- The peaches can be substituted for pineapple chunks.
- Maple syrup can be substituted for granulated sugar.
- There are a variety of ways to prepare these sweet and sour sausages. See these instructions for slow cooker, instant pot or stovetop directions.
- To make a thicker sweet and sour sauce, prepare a slurry of 2 teaspoons of cornstarch mixed with 2 Tablespoons of water and add it to the sauce.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. Prepared sweet and sour sausages can be frozen for up to 2 months.
Nutrition
The nutritional information provided is an estimate based on an online nutrition calculator and it will vary based on the ingredients that you use.
Jessica says
This sweet and sour sausage recipe is one that I've been eating for decades! It is truly delicious and one that I am sure your whole family will love!