Veggie-Wrapped Paleo Pigs in a Blanket
This easy recipe is a fun and healthy snack or appetizer! Instead of the usual puff pastry, little sausages are wrapped with vegetables that become tender and caramelized in the oven. Serve with ketchup, mustard or BBQ sauce and you're party, potluck or game day get-together is all set!
Servings: 8 people
Calories: 129kcal
Ingredients
- 1-2 long, wide sweet potatoes (see notes)
- long, wide carrots (optional)
- long, wide parsnips (optional)
- ketchup, mustard or BBQ sauce, plus more for dipping
- fine sea salt
- freshly ground black pepper
- 1 (12 oz.) package cocktail sausages (a.k.a lil' smokies, cocktail weenies, etc.)
- cooking spray, such as avocado, coconut or olive oil
Instructions
- Heat the oven to 400°.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Peel one side of the sweet potato and, without rotating it, keep peeling, creating long, wide strips.
- Repeat the process with the carrot and parsnip, if using.
- Lay the strips on a cutting board. If any of the strips are too narrow, you can double up the strips, making sure to slightly overlap them.
- If spreading the strips with ketchup, mustard or BBQ sauce, do that now, using a small spatula, spoon or basting brush (roughly one teaspoon per sausage).
- Sprinkle the strips with salt and pepper (whether or not you spread the strips with one of the condiments).
- Place one of the sausages at one end of a strip and roll it up, securing it with a toothpick straight through the sausage until it comes out the other side. Place the wrapped sausages on the lined baking sheet.
- Spray the sausages with the cooking spray, then sprinkle each one with more salt and freshly ground pepper.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes, until the vegetables are just beginning to brown around the tips and edges. Remove from the oven.
- When cool enough to handle, you can either leave the toothpicks in (making them less messy to eat) or remove the toothpicks (making them more kid friendly). Arrange on a serving platter or plate. Serve with ketchup, mustard or BBQ sauce for dipping and dig in!
Notes
You'll only need one sweet potato if you're also using other vegetables, like the carrots and/or parsnips. But if you're only using sweet potatoes, have two just to make sure you have enough 'blankets' for the 'pigs.'
Make ahead
It's best to bake the sausages immediately after wrapping them so the vegetables don't dry out.
Story any leftovers in the fridge and eat within 5 days.
You can either bring them to room temperature or reheat them in a low oven (200-250º) for about 10-15 minutes.
Nutrition
Calories: 129kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.004g | Cholesterol: 15mg | Sodium: 231mg | Potassium: 95mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 4008IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 8mg | Iron: 0.2mg