Sunshine's Roasted Winter Vegetables with Chicken-Apple Sausage and Bacon

Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 60 min
Servings: 8
Yield: 8 servings

Description

Combine parsnips, turnips, and sweet potatoes with chicken-apple sausage and peppery bacon for a satisfying roasted winter vegetable feast.

Ingredients

3 large sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 3/4-inch chunks
3 large white potatoes, peeled and cut into 3/4-inch chunks
1 (16 ounce) package chicken-apple sausage, sliced into 3/4-inch pieces
2 carrots, peeled and cut into 3/4-inch chunks
1 parsnip, peeled and cut into 3/4-inch chunks, or to taste
1 turnip, peeled and cut into 3/4-inch chunks, or to taste
1 onion, chopped
1 head garlic
1 pinch dried sage, or to taste
1 pinch dried parsley, or to taste
1 pinch dried rosemary, or to taste
1 pinch dried thyme, or to taste
salt and ground black pepper to taste
1 pound thick-sliced peppered bacon

Directions

1 Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
2 Combine sweet potatoes, white potatoes, sausage, carrots, parsnips, turnips, onion, and garlic in a large bowl. Add sage, parsley, rosemary, thyme, salt, and pepper. Mix thoroughly. Place vegetables in a large roasting pan. Layer bacon across the top.
3 Bake in the preheated oven until potatoes are fork-tender, about 1 hour.