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15 easy one-dish meals for weeknight dinners

Low on fuss and high in flavor, most of easy-to-assemble meals take less than 45 minutes from the time you begin food prep until you deliver a hot dish on the table. Our Stir It Up! bloggers love these kinds of meals. Here are a few of our favorites.

4. Dijon sausage and broccoli bake

In Praise of Leftovers
Roasted sausage, broccoli, pepper, and onion on one baking sheet makes for a easy weeknight dinner with little to clean up afterward.

By Sarah Murphy-Kangas, In Praise of Leftovers

Serves 4 with some highly unlikely leftovers.

First step:
6-8 fat sausages (Italian, bratwurst, etc.)
2 coarsely chopped red, yellow, or orange peppers
1 coarsely chopped onion
1/4 cup olive oil
Salt, to taste
2 tablespoons coarse dijon mustard 
A squeeze of lemon or some lemon zest

Second step:
Bunch of baby broccoli, coarsely chopped (stems included) 
2 tablespoons olive oil
Salt, to taste 

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. and line a large jelly roll pan (baking sheet with sides) with parchment paper or foil.

2. In a large bowl, combine the sausages with the peppers, onion, olive oil, coarse salt, dijon mustard, and citrus. Toss with your hands. Spread evenly on your baking sheet and roast for 10 minutes.

3. Meanwhile, combine the baby broccoli, olive oil, and salt. Add to roasting mixture after it's been in the oven for 10 minutes, and roast for 15 minutes more, until sausage is bubbling and charred in places and everything's crisping up.

4. Dump everything into a pretty bowl, put in the middle of the table, and serve with potatoes or bread, if you like. And maybe a dallop of dijon.

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