This baked BBQ sausage recipe is an easy, flavorful, fuss-free dinner. You only need 4 simple ingredients; just mix and pop them in the oven. A hearty weeknight dinner the whole family will enjoy!
It's delicious over some white rice or this Cracker Barrel hashbrown casserole. You could also serve them with your favorite BBQ sides, like cornbread or corn on the cob.
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Smokey, sticky, tangy, and sweet, these baked BBQ sausages have it all. And you won't believe just how easy they are to make.
These bite-sized morsels are surprisingly flavorful with only 4 ingredients and a few minutes of prep time. Try baked BBQ sausage the next time you need a tasty dinner for the whole family.
🥘 Ingredients
This recipe is incredibly flexible. Just grab your favorite type of sausage and BBQ sauce.
- Sausage - 2-3 pounds (Polish sausage (kielbasa), smoked sausage, beef sausage, or turkey sausage).
- BBQ sauce - 2 cups of your favorite BBQ sauce (try my homemade Honey BBQ sauce or Hawaiian BBQ Sauce).
- Liquid Smoke (optional) - 2 teaspoons.
- Light Brown Sugar - ¼ cup.
Be sure to see the free printable recipe card below for ingredients, exact amounts & instructions with tips!
🔪 How To Make Baked BBQ Sausage
It doesn't get much easier than this recipe. All you will need is a knife, a cutting board, a bowl, and a 9x13 baking dish.
2 pounds of sausage will amount to about 6 servings, whereas 3 pounds of sausage will be closer to 8 servings.
- Prep. Slice 2-3 pounds of sausage into ½-inch rounds.
- Toss. Add 2 cups of BBQ sauce, 2 teaspoons of liquid smoke, and the sliced sausage to a bowl and toss to combine.
- Add brown sugar. Pour the BBQ sausage into a 9x13 baking dish and sprinkle ¼ cup of light brown sugar over the top.
- Bake. Bake at 350°F (175°C) until bubbling and sticky and the sauce has caramelized, about 40-45 minutes. Remove from the oven and serve.
💭 Angela's Pro Tips & Recipe Notes
- You can use frozen sliced sausage for this recipe; just add 10 minutes to the cooking time.
- When scaling the recipe up or down, use a generous ½ cup to ⅔ cup of BBQ sauce per pound of sausage.
- Storing: Leftover Baked BBQ sausages should be refrigerated in an airtight container and enjoyed within 3 days. They may also be frozen in a heavy-duty freezer bag for up to 3 months. Thaw in the fridge overnight.
- Reheating: Place leftover sausages and sauce in a baking dish and cover them with foil. Reheat in the oven at 350°F (175°C) for 10-15 minutes.
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❓ Recipe FAQs
Kielbasa, or a traditional smoked beef sausage, tastes fabulous when baked in BBQ sauce. However, if you are looking to cut calories, turkey sausage would be your best bet.
Of course, you can! You could follow this recipe and mix it into your baked beans after they have cooked, or simply add sliced sausage to your baked beans and let them cook together.
If doing the latter, simply follow this baked beans recipe but omit the ground beef and swap it for sausage.
BBQ baked sausage will take 40-45 minutes to cook when baked at 350°F (175°C).
😋 More Tasty BBQ Recipes
- Baked BBQ Pork Rib Tips
- BBQ Meatloaf
- Baked BBQ Chicken Breast
- Hawaiian BBQ Sauce
- 2 Ingredient BBQ Lil Smokies
- Air Fryer BBQ Bacon Wrapped Drumsticks
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📖 Recipe Card
Baked BBQ Sausage
Ingredients
- 2-3 lbs sausage (Polish sausage (kielbasa), smoked sausage, beef sausage, or turkey sausage)
- 2 cups BBQ sauce
- 2 teaspoon liquid smoke (optional)
- ¼ cup light brown sugar
(Note: 2x or 3x only changes the ingredient list)
Instructions
- Slice the 2-3 lbs sausage into ½-inch rounds.
- Combine the 2 cups BBQ sauce and 2 teaspoon liquid smoke in a large bowl. Add the sliced sausage and toss to combine.
- Transfer the BBQ sausage to a 9x13 baking dish and sprinkle the ¼ cup light brown sugar over the top.
- Bake at 350°F (175°C/Gas Mark 4) for 40-45 minutes or until bubbling and sticky and the sauce has caramelized.
Notes
- You can use frozen sliced sausage for this recipe, just add 10 minutes to the cooking time.
- When scaling the recipe up or down, use a generous ½ cup to ⅔ cup of BBQ sauce per pound of sausage.
- Storing: Leftover Baked BBQ sausages should be refrigerated in an airtight container and enjoyed within 3 days. They may also be frozen in a heavy duty freezer bag for up to 3 months. Thaw in the fridge overnight.
- Reheating: Place leftover sausages and sauce in a baking dish and cover them with foil. Reheat in the oven at 350°F (175°C) for 10-15 minutes.
Tanya says
Thank you so much for posting this recipe!! It was a big hit at my house. I used Kraft’s Brown Sugar barbeque sauce so I didn’t have to use the sprinkle of brown sugar. It was perfect! Coupled with mac and cheese, my family was really happy!!
Angela Latimer says
It was one of my go-to dishes when the kids were young, but it's still a great no-fuss dinner to treat everyone to. So glad your family enjoyed it too, Tanya. Thanks for coming back to share your results!