Sweet and Spicy Sausage with Roasted Vegetables

This was such an easy dinner on a Sunday afternoon! Roasted vegetables with sweet and spicy sausage with a maple syrup glaze. This was such a cozy dinner, one you want to curl up with next to a roaring fire on a cold wintry night! I think I know what I will be making when we have our first snow of the season!

INGREDIENTS
4 sausages (I used two sweet and two spicy)
1 pound of potatoes (use any you like)
1/2 pound carrots
1 bell pepper
1 large onion
2 cloves garlic, diced
2 tablespoons olive oil
Pepper to taste
Salt to taste
1 1/2 teaspoons dried Italian herbs
1/2 cup chicken broth
1/4 cup pure maple syrup

DIRECTIONS
Preheat your oven to 450 degrees.  Chop all of your vegetables into large pieces and place in a roasting pan. In a bowl combine oil, Italian seasoning, chopped garlic and chicken broth. Season mixture with salt and pepper.  Pour the mixture over your vegetables and mix well so all of the vegetables are evenly coated. Cover your casserole dish  with tin foil and bake for 45 minutes.
While your vegetables are roasting brown the sausages in a skillet.  They do not need to be cooked all the way through as they will finish in the oven. Once your sausages are browned,  slice them in half or thirds and add them to your vegetables. Cover again until the 45 minutes have elapsed.  After 45 minutes, remove the foil and give the sausage and vegetables a mix.  Roast an additional 15 minutes or until the sausage is cooked through.  Add they maple syrup, mix well and cook for 5 more minutes. Serve warm,

Enjoy,