Healthy Recipes With Chicken Italian Sausage

This healthy creamy chicken sausage recipe is a one skillet is wonder packed full of goodness with lots of vegetables and a lean source of protein. It’s perfect to throw together for a weeknight meal in 30 minutes, a great option if you are wondering what to make with chicken sausages!

Sometimes all you need is a steaming bowl of a one pot wonder that will warm you through, something that’s totally easy to cook. This is it. This chicken sausage recipe is super versatile; so much so, you can even throw it together on a campfire! It’s completely adaptable to whatever veggies are in season too! Don’t you just love a meal created in one pan, saving time in washing up?! We sure do.

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There are many varieties of chicken sausages out there and other than making hot dogs and bangers and mash it can be hard to know what to do with them sometimes, not that there is anything wrong with those options of course. Talking sausages, you can also use chicken sausages in our Italian Sausage and Kale Gnocchi Soup.

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It’s just nice to have a different option or recipe with chicken sausages in your repertoire. Where we live, we can easily get hold of fresh chicken sausages which are raw, but most commonly in the States the chicken sausages are a cured and cooked sausage. Either will work and both will be delicious!

Let’s get to it! We know you’ll love this chicken sausage skillet recipe so when you whip it up be sure to leave a comment and rating to let us know how you got on!

Quick - From start to finish, the cooking time will be about 30 minutes, but even quicker if you are using an already cooked chicken sausage!

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Easy - besides a short session chopping vegetables, this is as easy as it comes. Cooking the ingredients in succession with the times given will mean everything is cooked perfectly together at the end.

Seasonal - we’ve used asparagus, carrots and peas, but if you check out the options for customisations below, you’ll see this is completely adaptable to the seasons and what’s available.

Tasty - is there much point in a meal that's not tasty? We love getting as much flavour as possible into this dish, by sautéing everything together and adding some flavour boosters.

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One pan - it’s cold, dark and we’re all tired after work - this chicken sausage skillet is just that, a one pan wonder!

Healthy - using chicken sausages allows us to get some tasty protein and lowers the fat we are consuming too. Don’t forget there's plenty of fibre in the tasty veggies that go into the dish too!

Which are raw. Using a cured and cooked chicken sausage is absolutely fine, you’ll just need to adjust the seasoning accordingly depending on how salty they are.

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Vegetables - here we used asparagus, carrots and frozen peas. There's no shame in using frozen veg, often they’re fresher as they're frozen straight after picking, which locks in their goodness. Use what’s seasonal when you make the recipe - check out suggestions below.

Pulses - we have used a can of cannellini beans in this recipe, which provides plenty of protein and fibre, you can also substitute with another bean.

Cream - to create a little luxurious creaminess in the sauce we will use some heavy/double cream. Check out the alternatives listed below.

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Now you know how to throw it all together, here are some suggestions on how to customise this recipe for chicken sausage skillet:

Seasonality - In Winter, we would recommend - cauliflower, brussels sprouts, leeks, celeriac and parsnips. Spring - asparagus, broccoli, spinach, carrots and French beans. Summer - courgette, sweetcorn, fennel, runner beans and pak choi. Autumn - butternut squash, kale, pumpkin, mushrooms and artichoke.

Veggie/vegan - If you want to use veggie sausages I would recommend using mushroom based ones. You can switch out the chicken stock with vegetable stock. And for the creamy aspect of the sauce you can use oat or coconut cream instead.

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Pulses - change it up with the pulses, you can switch out the cannellini beans with chickpeas, butter beans, black beans or whatever is your favourite pulse.

Chicken sausage - If using a cured cooked chicken sausage you will only need to sauté for a couple of minutes on high heat to get some colour as it has already been cooked. The remaining cooking time will heat it throughout.

Cooking flour - make sure you cook the flour for a minute or two on the vegetables before adding in the mustard and stock. It will ensure the flour flavour gets cooked out.

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Campfire cooking - if you are making this on an open fire in the skillet, we recommend ensuring you have a space on the fire where you can use indirect heat too. It's very easy to burn or make the pan too hot on a fire!

Chicken - if you aren't confident cooking raw chicken, just make sure the internal temperature of the sausages hit 74C/165F with a thermometer.

Pasta - serve this tossed through your favourite pasta cooked to perfection and thank us later. These chicken sausages in pasta are divine.

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You can also use chicken sausages instead of pork sausage in our Italian sausage and kale gnocchi soup. Or you can cut them into chunks/squeeze out the middles of the chicken sausages to make quick chicken meatballs in this baked spicy turkey meatballs instead of using turkey mince (that is if you have the raw version). You can check out our round up of the best chicken sausage recipes too!

This creamy chicken sausage skillet stores well in an air tight container for up to 3 days in the fridge. If you want to store it longer I would recommend separating into portion sizes in air tight containers and freezing them. To reheat from cold, you can do this on the hob/stove until piping hot about 5-10 minutes, 74C/165F internal temperature of the sausage. To reheat from frozen, I recommend defrosting in the fridge overnight and heating on the hob again like above.

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This one pot meal contains lots of beans and is quite filling on it’s own but you can serve it with a slice of crusty bread or some rice or a grain if you prefer.

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Chicken sausages cooked in a simple creamy sauce with asparagus, cannellini beans and peas, perfect for weeknight dinners and completely adaptable too!

Chicken - if you aren't confident cooking raw chicken, just make sure the internal temperature of the sausages hit 74°C/165ºF with a thermometer.

Switching out veggies - feel free to switch out the veggies to whatever you have on hand. Just keep to the same volumes as we've said in the recipe.

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This quick and easy air fryer chicken sausage and veggies recipe is the perfect lazy day meal you can have on the table in minutes. It is loaded with protein and colorful vegetables and you can make it in 10 minutes! Enjoy it as a healthy dinner or lunch any day of the week!

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We always have veggies and chicken sausage on hand for days when I am too tired to cook. This air fryer chicken sausage and veggies is the go-to quick meal that I make at least once a week. It’s a good amount of food that you can also enjoy for lunch or dinner the next day.

Don’t worry if you don’t have an air fryer yet, you can make this sheet pan sausage and veggies. Which is similar to this recipe and so good!

My other go-to easy meals are this air fryer roasted chicken and vegetable recipe or air fryer chicken and potatoes that I make for my meal prep all the time.