These winter-perfect, sheet pan recipes feature healthy, flavorful, seasonally-appropriate ingredients, and simple preparations. These one-dish wonders are made on baking sheets, so you'll get plenty of heartiness and healthy ingredients with very little cleanup required.
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Sheet Pan Chicken Fajitas
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Make fajitas for a crowd with this quick and easy sheet pan recipe (that doesn't require an outdoor grill).
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Vegetarian Sheet Pan Dinner With Chickpeas and Veggies
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"Adding chickpeas to root vegetables on a sheet pan makes for an easy dinner! Make sure to cut all the vegetables the same size or they won't cook properly!" recipe creator Kim says. This recipe calls for onion powder, fennel, garlic powder, and sage, but feel free to sub in whichever spice blend you prefer.
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Mediterranean Chicken Sheet Pan Dinner
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This oven-baked dinner features chicken thighs, baby potatoes, Kalamata olives, peppers, Mediterranean herbs, a sprinkle of feta cheese, and a hearty squeeze of lemon juice. For a lighter variation on the original, use skinless thighs.
Sheet Pan Vegan Roasted Brussels Sprouts & Butternut Squash
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This easy dish delivers massive flavor with a handful of ingredients and in only a few short steps. Serving it over a scoop of quinoa or farro makes for an ideal plant-based winter entree.
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Sheet Pan Citrus and Sage Chicken with Roasted Broccoli and Potatoes
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This bright chicken and veggie dish is a complete meal made on one baking sheet. "Clementine and sage are the main flavor components in this dish, but can be subbed for other citrus, herbs, or spices to change it up," says Sarabeth Elyse, the recipe submitter.
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Sheet Pan Turkey Chili & Cornbread Dumplings
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This clever sheet pan recipe reimagines chili, which generally resembles a soup or a stew. Here, in sheet pan form, it features well-seasoned ground turkey with plenty of vegetables and toasty cornbread "dumplings." It's far speedier (and healthier) than a classic chili, but it still packs the chili flavors that you know and love.
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Sheet Pan Harissa Chicken Dinner
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"Spice up chicken dinners with a touch of harissa. The North African red pepper sauce adds depth and kick to this one-pan meal perfect for weeknights," says Juliana Hale of this vibrant sheet pan feast, which includes carrots and cauliflower as nutritious sides for the spicy baked chicken.
Lately, cauliflower has been one of the hottest recipe ingredients going, and this simple recipe lets the cauliflower shine while introducing flavors of lemon and curry powder.
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Sheet Pan Parmesan Chicken and Veggies
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Cheese can certainly be part of a healthy diet, and this recipe uses a little grated Parmesan to great effect by combining it with Panko for a light layer of breading that makes this oven-baked chicken crispy. The recommended sauce includes mayo and ketchup, but if you'd prefer a plant-based alternative, try marinara or salsa.
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Easy Sheet Pan Beef Bulgogi
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This sheet pan spin on Korean bulgogi delivers massive flavor, thanks to a soy-ginger-sesame marinade for the steak and the inclusion of sweet snap peas and green onions. "A super hot oven delivers a delicious way to cook up a weeknight meal. For best results, you'll want some meat with marbling. Serve over rice," says recipe creator FrackFamily5.
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Sheet Pan Salmon and Bell Pepper Dinner
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Salmon has a richness that makes it feel more winter-appropriate than many other fish, and this recipe features a sweet-and-spicy marinade and roasted red and yellow peppers. "An easy recipe for a quick dinner for weeknights with salmon, bell peppers, parsley, and lemon that is ready in about 30 minutes. I usually serve it with rice," says recipe writer barbara.
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Sheet Pan Sweet & Sour Chicken
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If you're craving a healthier (and homemade) twist on classic Chinese takeout, try this crowd pleasing recipe by Bibi, who tells us: "In order to make it sheet pan friendly, the chicken is not breaded or fried. Add as much of the delicious sauce as you like, and if there is any left over, store the sauce in the fridge in a sealed container for up to one week. It's also a great dipping sauce for Asian-style appetizers. Serve over hot steamed rice."
A sheet pan takes the concept of a one-pot meal and flips it onto a pan. It saves time, makes clean-up easier, and doesn't require expensive equipment or fancy ingredients. Just start with your protein of choice, then add vegetables, fat and flavorings, and roast at high heat until everything is golden brown.
You can also prep components ahead and store in the fridge for up to 5 days, making it even easier! Sheet pan chicken fajitas with tender and juicy chicken, bell peppers, and onions tossed in a delicious homemade fajita seasoning. Ideal for meal prep or for a simple weeknight dinner.
Temperatures range from 375-400°F for sheet pan meals. Depending on the vegetables and protein you've chosen, it may take anywhere from 35-45 minutes to cook thoroughly. Remember if you've chosen something you know will overcook in that period, you want to add it in later on in the cooking time.
Although cookie sheets are often referred to as "baking sheets," there are differences between a cookie sheet and a baking sheet (also known as a baking sheet pan or simply a sheet pan): Baking sheet pans have rolled edges with a lip around the entire pan, whereas cookie sheets do not.
Salad greens, fruits and roasted vegetables with high water content, such as watermelon, lettuce, mushrooms, tomatoes, cucumbers, courgette, cabbage and celery
When defrosted, these foods can become limp or soggy or lose their colour or flavour as a result of oxidisation.
Most of your favorite sheet pan suppers can easily be converted to this method; the key is to freeze the ingredients in a single layer on a parchment-lined sheet pan until frozen solid before transferring to a freezer bag, otherwise your ingredients will stick together, and you won't be able to easily spread them out ...
Without preheating the baking sheet, ingredients that contain a lot of moisture will essentially start to steam in their own juices before they roast, softening and never quite developing that crispy exterior you want.
The right baking sheet to use for sheet pan dinners is called a half-sheet pan. It's made of heavy-gauge metal, measures 18 by 13 inches, and has a 1-inch rim all the way around. It's sturdy enough to take high oven heat — and sometimes broiler heat if your recipe calls for it.
A jelly roll pan is a type of flat sheet pan that features a 1-inch rim around the pan's sides. It is designed to make thin sponge or sheet cakes that are sturdy enough to coat with creme, jelly, or other fillings and roll into a cylinder shape.
A sheet pan, also referred to as baking tray, baking sheet, or baking pan, is a flat, rectangular metal pan placed in an oven and used for baking pastries such as bread rolls, cookies, sheet cakes, Swiss rolls, and pizzas.
Larger Baking Sheets can be used to bake any savory dishes you can think of, such as roasted, baked chicken, and one-pan sheet meals. On the other hand, smaller-sized Baking Sheets are ideal for baking sweet treats, such as sheet cakes, brownies, and cookies.
A full-size sheet pan's dimensions are 18” x 26”. You can fit one full-size sheet pan on each of your commercial oven's shelves. Perfect for high-volume settings, full-size baking sheets are the most common sheet pan size in commercial settings.
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