Chicken Sausage, Shrimp and Asparagus, Oh My!
Hearty chicken sausage, fresh, juicy shrimp and asparagus make for a perfect sheet pan dinner. For seasonings, we kept our focus on the shrimp element and picked Old Bay as our trusty seasoning for the whole thing. And guess what? It’s as delicious on asparagus and sausage as it is on shrimp! To tie the whole meal together, you’ll whip up a super quick lemon aioli to serve on the side. In no time at all, you’ll be gathered around this feast of a sheet pan dinner, dipping shrimp and asparagus bites into that luscious, creamy, garlicky aioli.
What Is a Sheet Pan Dinner?
Sheet pan dinners are our weeknight life-raft. They're quick, easy, and often on the healthy side. They're like one-pot meals, but instead of being cooked on the stove, all of the ingredients are nestled together on one sheet pan and baked in the oven. Prep is usually really basic and clean up is every easier. We make a LOT of sheet pan dinners (oh hello sheet pan fajitas! hey there sheet pan salmon! how's it going sheet pan meatloaf!?) and we're still not tired of them. But this shrimp-and-sausage sheet pan recipe was one of the first we tried and it's still a fave. Give it a go!
Everything You’ll Need to Make This Sausage and Shrimp Sheet Pan Recipe
Light, summery and even kinda-sorta healthy, this sheet pan dinner recipe is a go-to for us! Especially in the warm months, it’s always on rotation. Here’s everything you’ll need to make it:
Large shrimp
Chicken sausage
Asparagus
Shallots
Olive oil
Salt
Old Bay seasoning
Lemon
Pepper
And About That Bright, Garlicky Lemon Aioli
Aioli was born in the sunny south of France, of some of that region’s most iconic ingredients—olive oil, garlic and lemon. At once sharp, bright, rich and creamy, aioli is a super star that transforms finger food into a feast. There’s even a classic Provençal meal known as ‘le grand aioli’ (or sometimes “aïoli monstre”, which honestly is an even better name) that’s not terribly unlike this very sausage and shrimp sheet pan dinner. A grand aioli is simply a bunch of lightly prepped (usually blanched) chilled veggies, seafood (often shrimp) and hard-cooked eggs, served on a platter with a big bowl of aioli for dipping—in other words, exactly the kind of meal you want when it’s too hot to eat but you still need dinner (or at least something to soak up all that rosé). Plus, aioli is actually very easy to make! Simply use an immersion blender to emulsify:
Olive oil
A whole egg
Fresh garlic
Lemon juice and zest
A pinch of salt
How To Make This Easy, Quick Sheet Pan Dinner
You can use already-cooked chicken sausage, or just give your sausage a quick cook in a skillet before slicing it up and using it in this sheet pan recipe. Grab yourself about 20 minutes, and let’s make a really good dinner!
Toss asparagus and shallots with olive oil and salt.
Scatter them on a sheet pan with the chicken sausage, and roast for ten minutes.
Add the shrimp to the pan, and season everything with Old Bay, a little salt and pepper. Keep roasting!
While the sheet pan dinner bakes, make the aioli.
When the shrimp is cooked through—about 7 minutes later—pull the pan out and dig in!
Tools You’ll Need
An immersion blender (you can also make the aioli in a food processor, but you’ll need to add the olive oil very slowly as you blend).
More Easy Sheet Pan Dinner Recipes To Try
Never Enough Sheet Pan Dinners
This is honestly how we feel. We’re constantly dreaming up more ways to put our sheet pan to work—sheet pan meals feel like such wonderful weeknight dinner magic, and we just know we haven’t even begun to scrape the surface of this wonderful way of cooking. When you make this easy shrimp sheet pan recipe, let us know how you like it, OK? Share a photo and tag us on Instagram using @themodernproper and #themodernproper so that we can see your stuff! Happy eating!
