Live Below The Line Recipe: Cheesy Roasted Potatoes and Sausage
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I was asked to share a recipe for those participating in the Live Below the Line $1.50 a day challenge. I knew immediately that I’d post one of my grandmother’s favorite childhood meals, cheesy roasted potatoes, and sausage. Her mom made this often to feed her family of 10 on an extremely limited budget.
Not only is this dish easy, quick, cheap, and very filling but it is flavorful as well. It uses only 4 basic ingredients, potatoes, onion, sausage, and cheese which are very versatile. They can all be used to create many other meals which is necessary when you are trying to create a menu on such a small amount of money.
Cheesy roasted potatoes and sausage can be eaten for breakfast (tastes great in a flour tortilla or in an omelet), lunch, or dinner. We’re a family of 4 (although our 10-month old doesn’t eat much) this meal could serve 4 generously.
Cheesy Roasted Potatoes and Sausage (serves 4-5 )
Tips for getting food for less= FARMERS MARKET.
I’m not sure if grocery stores will discount produce on the spot if they are bruised but the Farmers Market in my area always does. Normally this produce will be thrown away anyway so they will sell them pretty cheap to those willing to pay. Bruised apples are great for apple sauce. My potatoes were slightly chipped and the peel from my onion had seen better days so I got them super cheap which made this meal possible for only $2.33 combined with a coupon and store sales of the kielbasa (I only used half of it) and factoring in my price for the cheese, olive oil, and spices that I already had at home.
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Ingredients
- 2 large russet potatoes
- 1 small sweet yellow onion
- olive oil
- salt & pepper
- Italian seasoning
- 8 oz smoked sausage, I used turkey kielbasa
- 1 1/2 cups Cheddar Cheese, I used a mixture of sharp and smoked
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400.
- Line a large baking sheet with greased foil. Set aside
- Dice potatoes into small cubes
- Dice onion into small pieces
- Place potatoes and onion in a large bowl and toss lightly with olive oil.
- Sprinkle and toss generously with salt and pepper.
- Sprinkle and toss generously with Italian seasoning.
- Spread potatoes mixture evenly in a single layer on prepared pan.
- Dice smoked sausage into cubes and sprinkle over potatoes.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes or until potatoes is tender.
- Immediately top with cheese and return to oven and bake until cheese is melted.
- Enjoy!
I’ve been making something similar to this for years! It is one of my mother’s favorites that she grew up eating in Germany. In this recipe, Jäger Kohl, or Hunter’s Stew, we also add diced up cabbage. SO Good! It’s German so of course it has both potatoes and cabbage! And a good German sausage is best. Thanks for sharing this, now I want to go make some Jäger Kohl.
I make this all the time it is delicious.
I make a skillet version of this that my kids love. I hadn’t sat down and figured out how much I spent on the meal, but I knew it was inexpensive (gotta love potatoes!).
I’m thinking about how much I spend per week on groceries, and despite the fact that it’s not nearly what other people might spend, it’s still more than $1.50 per person. One of the nice things about having a large family is you can buy bulk foods and save a bit. At the moment I spend about $100 per person for the month–we have a family of 8.