Potato & Sausage Bake Recipe: Fast, Frugal, Filling

My six year old, Liam, loves this Potato & Sausage Bake and asks for it all the time! It's one of our favorite lunches---inexpensive, makes a lot, and super filling. It was the first meal now 15 year old Michael learned to put it together so he's usually the one I delegate to make it each time we have it.

I love meals that are simple and filling. We usually have this with some kind of canned fruit: peaches or mandarin oranges. It's comfort food at it's most frugal. Enjoy!

Potato & Sausage Bake (serves 10-12)
5 lb. potatoes
2 TB oil
salt & pepper
4 smoked sausages (hot dog bun size)
8 oz. cheddar cheese

Wash potatoes and cut into bite-size pieces, placing them in a large bowl. Add 2 TB oil and sprinkle generously with salt and pepper. Slice sausages once lengthwise, then slice, widthwise, into bite-size pieces. Stir into the potatoes then pour the mixture into a large greased baking pan. I use a roasting pan. Cover with foil and bake for 1 hour at 350º. Remove from oven and sprinkle grated cheese on top. Serve when cheese has melted.

This article was shared in Issue #133 of The Christian Home Magazine.

The Christian Home Magazine Issue #132

Happy Friday!

Hope you enjoy this week's issue of The Christian Home Magazine.

Have a beautiful weekend!

Homemade Home

Homemaking contributor, Sarah Coller of Classical Homemaking, shares some of her favorite breakfast ideas for those following the Trim Healthy Mama eating plan.

Christian Book Review

Entertainment columnist, Laura Lane, tells about a new book on budgeting for homemakers called Living Well, Spending Less by Ruth Soukup. Check it out at Harvest Lane Cottage.


Healthy Home

Chrissy from Gracefull Joys talks about her family's experiences with Food Allergies in Food Allergies -- Our Story.

Biblical Womanhood

Biblical Womanhood contributor, Emily from Blessed Homemaking, knows children are a special blessing from God. Today she shares 10 Reasons Not to Plan Your Family Size.

Frugal Home

Financial contributor, Laura Lane, has so many great ideas for frugal living. She's begun a series called 5 Days of Frugal Eating. Be sure to check it out at Harvest Lane Cottage.

Homemaking DIY

Here's a cute DIY idea from Sarah Coller of Classical Homemaking. See how she made a simple apron hanger from pretty things she had around the house.

The Homemaking Party #BentonvilleRocks

Welcome to The Homemaking Party! It's been a fun week for our family with a few little adventures. First, we bought a new-to-us PT Cruiser last week. Isn't it nice? I've always wanted one. We are hoping to save up and have a nice paint job done within the next year or so. Just got to pick out a pretty color---although I do like its original color.

Michael and I spent a little time doing errands in Bentonville over the weekend. We found this special rock at the library. We have a bunch of community members who paint pretty rocks and leave them around the community to brighten a day. When we find one, we're supposed to take a picture and post it on Facebook, then leave the rock or rehide somewhere else in the community. We left this one where we found it in front of the library.

Here's the back of it. Not sure what the "F" is for---maybe the person who decorated it? This was our first time finding one so I say "F" is for "fun first find!"

Further down the road, we came upon another first---a Little Free Library. This was the first time I'd seen one of these, too!

We didn't have a book to give so we didn't take one but we both committed to bringing one back in the future. How fun!

A few days later, I took Liam, Kynthia, and Brenna to Walmart to look at toys. They had fun showing me all their wishes. Liam had a little money to spend so he got some Legos and a couple minifigures. They each picked out a small bottle of pop that they drank over a few days. Little sweeties!!

I hope you're having a happy week! We celebrated Avalon's 8th birthday tonight and now she and her older sisters are having a sleepover. It's a happy time around here---I'm thankful!