When the workday is over and you still have to prepare dinner, you might want to make this task as easy and quick as possible. Fortunately, you can create a meal with a single sheet pan which you can easily pop in the oven and be treated to minimal cleanup once dinner is over. Even though the preparation and cleaning process may be quick, don’t think this means that your meal won’t be delicious. You can create a wide array of tempting culinary dishes such as eggplant parmesan or rotisserie chicken tostadas by using a single sheet pan and you’ll have a meal your family is sure to love — plus you’ll love how easy it is to make and clean up after dinner.
From fresh fish entrees to chicken and vegetable dishes, there are plenty of recipes to choose from when you want to prepare a sheet pan meal. Best of all, this type of recipe works for everyone, whether you’re cooking a quick meal for yourself or preparing a dinner for a family of four. Here are five savory sheet pan meals to try that are easy to prepare and even simpler to clean up.
Chicken Thighs: Sheet Pan Chicken With Chickpeas
Ingredients:
- TOMATO RUB:
- ½ cup extra virgin olive oil
- Juice of 2 large lemons, about ½ cup
- 5 tablespoons tomato paste
- 5 large garlic cloves, minced
- 1 ½ teaspoons ground cumin
- 1 ½ teaspoons smoked paprika
- 1 teaspoon Aleppo pepper flakes
- CHICKEN AND VEGETABLES:
- 1 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil
- 6 carrots, peeled, halved lengthwise, and cut into 2 inch pieces
- 2 medium onions, halved and cut into ½ inch slices
- 1 15-ounce can of chickpeas, drained
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 10 boneless skinless chicken thighs
Chicken Thighs: Sheet Pan Chicken with Chickpeas
This Mediterranean-style dinner features flavorful chicken thighs immersed in a tomato and spice concoction and baked with healthy vegetables for a one-pan meal that’s sure to please. Garlic and lemon give this culinary offering a robust flavor while the chickpeas, carrots, and onions cook up to perfection. If you want to serve a meal that’s delicious to eat and features the perfect complementary ingredients, this sheet pan chicken is the one to choose.
Serve the chicken and chickpea dinner with toasted French bread and a salad, or keep it simple and enjoy this meal all on its own.
Sheet-Pan Salmon with Simple Bread Salad
Ingredients:
- 3 cups cubed sourdough bread
- 1-pint cherry tomatoes
- 1 medium red onion, cut into wedges
- 1/2 cup pitted Greek olives
- 3 tablespoons olive oil, divided
- 1-1/2 teaspoons sea salt, such as Maldon, divided
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
- 6 salmon fillets (6 ounces each)
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- DRESSING:
- 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/3 cup fresh Italian parsley leaves, coarsely chopped
- 1 tablespoon capers, drained
Sheet-Pan Salmon with Simple Bread Salad
Fish entrees are popular dinner choices but some may feel that this type of meal is one that can take a while to prepare. Not so when you have this easy sheet pan salmon and bread salad recipe on hand! The salmon is brushed with butter and then topped with your choice of white wine or chicken broth then sprinkled with a dash of spices.
To provide a delicious side dish, an easy-to-prepare bread salad of sourdough bread, cherry tomatoes, onions, and olives can be added to the sheet pan near the end of the salmon baking time for a complete meal.
Sheet Pan Hanger Steak And Bok Choy With Lemon-Miso Butter
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 2 tablespoons red miso paste
- 1 1/2 tablespoons grated lemon zest
- 5 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided
- 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
- 1 small clove garlic, grated on a microplane
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt, divided
- 1 (1-pound) hanger steak, membrane removed
- 4 medium baby bok choy, halved lengthwise, rinsed, and thoroughly patted dry
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Sheet Pan Hanger Steak and Bok Choy with Lemon-Miso Butter
A delicious steak dinner doesn’t have to take all night to prepare, especially with this handy sheet pan hanger steak and bok choy recipe in your digital recipe collection. Flavorful steak broiled in citrusy butter combines to create a delicious entree you’ll want to make time and time again. While the steak rests post-broil, the bok choy hits the sheet pan for a quick roasting period and then it heads to the plate to accompany your beef main course.
Bok choy is an excellent vegetable to enjoy as a side dish. This produce item is packed with vitamins, minerals, and fiber, so it not only tastes good but it’s good for you, too.
Sheet Pan Layerless Lasagna
Ingredients:
- 4 tablespoons olive oil, divided
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- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt, plus more for the pasta water
- 1 pound taccole pasta or lasagne pasta broken into 2-inch pieces
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- 1 clove garlic, chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
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- 1 (5- ounce) container baby spinach
- 1 cup part skim ricotta cheese
- 1 pound spicy Italian sausage, casings removed
- 1 red onion, diced
- 4 cups jarred marinara sauce
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- 2 1/2 cups shredded low moisture mozzarella, divided
- 1 1/2 cups freshly grated parmesan cheese, divided
Sheet Pan Layerless Lasagna
An Italian feast has never been so easy to prepare with this single sheet pan lasagna dish. Spicy sausage, spinach, and three types of cheese combine for an unforgettable meal that you can prepare quickly and enjoy after a long day at work. Best of all, with just one baking sheet in use, your evening’s cleanup couldn’t be much easier.
Accompany your savory lasagna with Italian bread and a Caesar salad for a filling meal to feed the entire family.
Sausage, Potato And Cabbage Sheet Pan Meal – Chef Alli
Ingredients:
- Kielbasa, smoked sausage, or andouille (any type of fully pre-cooked or cured sausage is what you want for this recipe)
- Potatoes
- Cabbage
- Red bell pepper
- Olive oil
- Granulated garlic (or garlic powder)
- Dried basil and dried oregano
Sausage, Potato, and Cabbage Sheet Pan Meal
A flavorful concoction of sausage, potato, and cabbage come together to make an easy single sheet pan culinary option for a quick dinner with little cleanup time needed. Choose your favorite type of sausage — kielbasa, andouille, and Italian sausage are some favorites — and create the ultimate meal with your vegetable side dish already included in the mix. Potatoes, cabbage, and peppers help to give your meal an even more filling and delicious component.
Add extra zest to your sheet pan sausage dish by sprinkling your favorite spices on the combination prior to cooking the meal. Garlic powder, dried basil, and dried oregano along with your desired amount of salt and pepper provide extra flavor to this hearty one-pan meal.
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