Roasted Sausages With Chickpeas and Spinach

By Melissa Clark

Updated May 7, 2026

  • Ryan Liebe for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Monica Pierini. Prop Stylist: Megan Hedgpeth.
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I always keep sausages on hand in the freezer. Quick to defrost, preseasoned and ready for your pan, they are a boon for those crazy, busy nights. In this recipe, I roast them with cumin-scented chickpeas, then shift to broiling so everything gets a little crisp at the edges. I love to throw some spinach in during the last minute of cooking so it can wilt into silky ribbons. The extra veg eliminates the need for a salad, turning this into a one-pan meal. Use whatever kind of sausage you like best — pork, chicken, turkey; spicy or mild. This easy, speedy meal is both endlessly adaptable and consistently satisfying.

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Ingredients

Yield:4 servings

  • 2 (15-ounce) cans chickpeas, drained 

  • 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided

  • 2 garlic cloves, finely grated, divided 

  • 1 teaspoon cumin seeds or pinch crushed red pepper (or both)

  • Salt

  • 1 pound Italian sausage links, sweet or spicy, at room temperature (see Tip)

  • 1 tablespoon cider vinegar, plus more to taste

  • 4 to 5 ounces baby spinach

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Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Heat oven to 500 degrees. In a broiler-safe 9-by-13-inch pan, toss together the chickpeas, 1 tablespoon of the oil, half the grated garlic, the cumin and crushed red pepper, if using. Season with salt.

    1. Step 2

      Top with the sausages and drizzle with the remaining tablespoon of oil.

    1. Step 3

      Roast until sausages are firm but not yet golden, about 10 minutes. Turn on the broiler (or transfer the pan to the broiler) and broil until the sausages are browned in spots and cooked through, about 5 minutes longer.

    1. Step 4

      Meanwhile, mix the remaining garlic with 1 tablespoon of cider vinegar and a pinch of salt.  

    1. Step 5

      When the sausages are golden on top (they won’t get much color on the undersides), transfer to a serving platter. Toss baby spinach into the hot chickpeas, tossing to wilt spinach. Drizzle with the vinegar mixture, tossing well until everything is nicely mixed. Taste and add more salt if needed. Serve chickpeas and spinach with sausages.

Tip

  • If your sausages are cold, you might have to add a minute or two onto the roasting time.

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Tee

Cooking is not an exact science. If a recipe says cook until the sausages are golden, about 10 minutes, that is guideline not an absolute. The cook is constantly observing, testing, and adjusting. That’s what a good cook does. If it takes another three or four minutes so be it. Or more!

watercupcake

Based on the temp and cooking time the sausages are raw. The recipe should be more specific.

Alicia Gordon

1) what should be the internal temp of the sausages? 2) what is the best/quickest/safest way to defrost frozen sausages?

CarolFitz

Very easy. Recommend you paper-towel-dry the chickpeas a bit before starting. To help the greens wilt a bit more, in step 5 put the roasting pan on a burner whilst you're tossing the spinach with the beans. (as an aside, see her 2019 recipe "Crispy Spiced Chickpeas . . . " for another seasoning option)

Thad

By your note, I'm guess that the chickpeas should also be rinsed. Is that correct?

Roger

Roasted some wedges of spanish onion tossed with a bit of oil for 10-15 mins before adding the chickpeas. Also added a teaspoon of dijon mustard to dressing as someone suggested. Used twice as much spinach. Worked a treat!

Karen

Interesting ingredients. Tastes ok but wouldn't make it again.

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