Sausage and Plum Traybake and a Book Review #LitHappens

Evidently, what we call a Sheet Pan Dinner, here in the States, is called a Traybake in England.  A popular traybake in England includes sausage and plums.  I have no idea if this dinner resembles what you would get if you were visiting the UK, but it was well enjoyed here.

I was inspired to make this meal after reading Piglet, our Lit Happens selection for February.  Lit Happens is an online book club.  Each month, one member chooses a book for us to read and then posts discussion questions for us to chime in on when we are finished.  This month, our host is Debra of  Eliot's Eats.

Piglet got her nickname from her parents as a child and still introduces herself by it as a grown adult, planning her wedding to a man who kept a huge (though undisclosed) secret from her.   That pretty much gives you an idea of the flavor of this book.  Piglet, her family, her fiance and this novel are train wrecks.  The only person in Piglet's life who seems to have her back and refuses to call her by her nickname is her best friend, Margot, with whom, of course, Piglet cuts off all ties. 

Piglet is making dinner after the secret has been revealed.  She is upset but swallowing it, as she seems to have been conditioned to do since childhood.  She is making a traybake for dinner and forgets about it until the smoke comes billowing out of the oven.

"the tray of charcoal sausages, plums, and red onions shoved to one side"

 I had never thought to add plums to a sausage sheet pan dinner.  I decided to give it a go.  I had Alexa set a 30-minute timer so my dinner wouldn't have the same fate as Piglet's.

Dinner was much better than the novel.  I am currently on a plane heading to warmth and sunny skies. We are visiting our friends, Rob and Linda, in Tucson for a few days and looking very forward to it.

There is no requirement to make a recipe in this book club, but I find myself inspired to do so with nearly every book I read or movie I watch.  I am heading over now to add my two cents to the discussion questions.

Sausage, Sheetpan Dinner, Traybake, Plums

Entrees

English

Yield: 3 servings

Author: Wendy Klik

Sausage and Plum Traybake

Smoked Sausage, Black Plums, Red Onion, and New Potatoes baked up together on a tray. A quick and easy dinner ready in less than an hour's time.

Prep time: 5 MinCook time: 30 MinTotal time: 35 Min

Ingredients

• 1 pkg. (12 oz) smoked sausage of choice
• 2-3 black plums, pitted and quartered
• 12 new potatoes, halved or quartered
• 1 red onion, peeled and cut into chunks
• 1 T. olive oil
• salt and pepper, to taste

Instructions

1. Place the prepared vegetables and plums into a large bowl. Add the olive oil, salt, and pepper. Toss to coat, and then spread onto a baking sheet, lined with parchment, foil, or a silicone mat.
2. Cut the sausage into chunks and add to the tray. Place the tray into a preheated 400* oven and bake for 30 minutes until the sausage and potatoes are browned and the vegetables are tender and easily pierced with a fork.

Nutrition Facts

Calories

255

Fat (grams)

5 g

Sat. Fat (grams)

1 g

Carbs (grams)

49 g

Fiber (grams)

6 g

Net carbs

43 g

Sugar (grams)

9 g

Protein (grams)

5 g

Sodium (milligrams)

82 mg

Cholesterol (grams)

0 mg

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