Maple Turkey Veggie Bake

Ingredients:

• 4 lean turkey sausages

• 2 large sweet potatoes (chopped into bite size)

• 2 cups kale (washed and chopped)

• 2 cups brussel sprouts (washed and chopped in half)

• 1 bunch of thyme

• 1 apple

• 3 tbsp sherry vinegar

• 2.5 tbsp maple syrup

• olive oil

• Spice blend:

  • 1 tsp garlic powder

  • 1 tsp onion powder

  • 1 tsp mustard powder

  • Pinch of kosher salt

  • Pinch of cracked black pepper

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 450°F

2. In a large baking dish, toss the sweet potatoes with the thyme sprigs and a drizzle of oil. Season with ½ the spice blend.

3. Arrange in a single, even layer and roast in the oven, 16 to 18 minutes, until beginning to soften. Halfway through, add the brussel sprouts; drizzle with oil and season with S&P. Toss to combine.

4. While the veggies roast, in a large pan, heat a drizzle of oil on medium-high. Add the sausages and cook, 2 to 3 minutes per side, until browned. Transfer to a cutting board and slice into 1-inch-thick rounds.

5. Heat the same pan you used to cook the sausages on medium-high. Add the maple syrup, sherry vinegar, sausage rounds and chopped kale to the pan. Season with the remaining spice blend and S&P. Cook for 2-5 mins.

6. Add sausage and kale to the veggie bake in the oven and cook, 8 to 12 minutes, until the sweet potatoes are tender when pierced with a fork.

7. While the dish cooks, core and thinly slice the apple; halve the apple slices widthwise. In the reserved pan, heat a drizzle of oil on medium-high. Add the apples and cook, stirring occasionally, 1 to 2 minutes, until the apples begin to soften.

8. Take out and discard the thyme sprigs from the finished bake. Divide the bake between your 3-4 plates. Garnish with the sautéed apples.