What is a sheet pan for cooking?
A sheet pan is a wide and shallow baking pan usually made from aluminum or stainless steel and is used in an oven. A sheet pan is one of the most versatile and multifunctional pieces of bakeware since it can be used for different types of dishes, pastries, and goodies including bread rolls, cookies, pizzas, and more. You can also use a sheet pan to roast meats, vegetables, and other savory foods. But its purpose does not only stop there. Sheet pans can also become cooling racks which is perfect for foods like bacon.
To identify the best sheet pan, you should go for aluminum and stainless ones since nonstick ones can break down over time. However, if that does not bother you, then feel free to choose nonstick pans. Additionally, you should choose a pan with a heavy-duty gauge meaning the thickness of the metal used in the pan. So the higher the gauge, the better. Ideally, about 13 to 18 gauges will already do you fine.
How do you make a sheet pan dinner?
Making sheet pan dinners is definitely a more convenient and low-maintenance way of preparing a hearty meal. You only need to do a simple prep and an easier cleanup. Since a sheet pan can cook anything ranging from different proteins such as chicken, shrimp, pork, fish, to different vegetables, you can freely whip up a healthy and satisfying meal with your favorite recipes in mind.
To start, you need to choose a rimmed, heavy-duty gauge sheet pan and spray it with non-stick cooking spray. The next step is to choose your set of foods that can range from chicken breasts or thighs, pork chops, shrimp, salmon, cuts of beef, and more. Feel free to also add your favorite vegetables such as carrots, cabbage, potatoes, tomatoes, and more.
However, do note that thicker vegetables like potatoes and carrots tent to take much longer to cook than tender ones such as tomatoes so it is best to roast the thicker veggies for about 30 minutes earlier before adding the other vegetables. A tip is to coat your vegetables with oil beforehand so that it will not dry out while cooking. Another key to cooking on a sheet pan is to add ingredients gradually just as what you did with the vegetables.
If you are achieving a crispy coating to your breaded chicken or shrimp, it is best to use a wire rack to raise the breaded ingredients above the moisture of the pan.
Sheet pan dinners
If you do not have much time to cook a fulfilling dinner, then opting for a sheet pan dinner is your best choice. This is an easier and low-maintenance (lesser tools used so easier cleanup!) method in making dinner with your favorite food! Since sheet pans can take on most ingredients and type of food, you can still whip up your favorite roasted chicken or a healthy plant-based dinner.
With all that said, here are some creative and delicious sheet pan dinner recipes that are quick and easy to make.
15. Sheet Pan Oven Roasted Chicken And Vegetables
This Sheet Pan Oven Roasted Chicken and Vegetables Recipe is easy to make and ready in less than an hour. It’s full of flavor and will have everyone asking for seconds!
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14. Fall Sheet Pan Pork Tenderloin with Roasted Vegetables
This easy dinner recipe is ready in about 30 minutes with only about 5 minutes of prep time. Full of flavor and hassle free, this easy recipe is sure to please the whole family.
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13. Sheet Pan Cod
Sheet Pan Cod – A simple one-sheet recipe that features light, flaky cod alongside colorful asparagus and tomatoes. Lemon pepper, fresh lemon juice and grated Parmesan cheese top off the dish.
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12. Sheet Pan Lemon Garlic Shrimp and Vegetable Linguine
Sheet Pan Shrimp and Vegetables are the perfect additions to linguine – this sheet pan lemon garlic shrimp and vegetable pasta is about to become your new favorite dinner recipe! Delicious lemon garlic linguine pasta tossed with roasted vegetables and perfectly plump shrimp. All this flavor in a 30 minute dinner recipe!
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11. Balsamic Chicken and Vegetables
This healthy Sheet Pan Balsamic Chicken and Vegetables is perfectly seasoned with basil, garlic and balsamic and oven baked. It’s a delicious all in one meal that is ready in about 20 minutes.
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10. Smoked Sausage, Potatoes & Veggies Sheet Pan Dinner
A super easy sheet pan dinner recipe with Smoked Sausage, Potatoes & Veggies. Prep the simple, budget-friendly ingredients in only 15 minutes, pop it in the oven & go relax for a bit.
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9. Sheet Pan Shrimp Scampi
This sheet pan shrimp scampi is one of my favorite weeknight dinners! It will be ready and on your table in 15 minutes!
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8. Weight Watchers Asian Sheet Pan Salmon – 0 points and gluten-free
In the early days, before Weight Watchers freestyle points, I ate low-fat microwave popcorn for dinner pretty much every Thursday. Yep, not the healthiest, but I didn’t have much choice back then. See more sheet pan salmon dinner recipes.
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7. Chicken & Gnocchi Sheet Pan
This chicken and gnocchi sheet pan is the perfect meal to serve any night of the week. It combines fresh vegetables with chicken and pillowy soft gnocchi to make a full meal with one pan and little clean up.
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6. Sheet Pan Chicken Shawarma with Vegetables
This Middle Eastern inspired Chicken Shawarma with Vegetables is light, healthy and delicious. The best part is this tasty one pan meal is made in 25 minutes!
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5. Sheet Pan Cod with Moroccan Chermoula Sauce
Wild Cod, green beans and tomatoes are roasted to perfection with super flavorful herb, lemon and garlic Chermoula Sauce. This Moroccan inspired flavor-packed baked cod recipe is cooked in less than 22 minutes!
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4. Sausage and Cajun Sweet Potato Sheet Pan Dinner (or lunch prep for the week!)
This Sausage and Cajun Sweet Potato Sheet Pan Dinner recipe is on the table in 25 minutes and is easy easy easy! Make it as a quick weeknight supper, or do your lunch prep for the entire week! You can customize the cajun spice to make it mild or spicy. It’s delicious!
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3. Potato, Bacon and Egg Sheet Pan Breakfast
This Potato, Bacon and Egg Sheet Pan Breakfast is EVERYTHING I ever loved in a savoury breakfast or brunch recipe. It’s easy, uses just ONE pan, and combines crispy potatoes, smoky bacon and cheesy eggs in one delectable dish. OMG I want it right now, and it’s time for supper.
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2. Sheet Pan Spicy Sriracha Vegan Bowl
Stocking the fridge for 2 weeks has been the norm, and finding fresh vegetables that stay good for that long is not easy. That’s why I’ve been trying to do as much bulk meals as I can. They tend to keep longer once they’re cooked, so throwing together whatever I can think of has become sort of the norm. This sheet pan spicy sriracha vegan bowl is packed with veggies and roasted chickpeas for a well balanced, hearty meal.
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1. Cornbreaded Sheet Pan Chicken Strips Recipe
This recipe for cornbreaded sheet pan chicken strips is easy, crispy, and delicious. Using box mix corn bread as the breading for your chicken strips is absolutely mouth watering! Additionally, it works perfect as crispy flavorful breading.
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Sheet Pan Dinners - Best Recipes to Make a Sheet Pan Dinner!
Making sheet pan dinners is a more convenient and low-maintenance way of preparing a hearty meal. You only need to do a simple prep and an easier cleanup.
Ingredients
- FALL SHEET PAN PORK TENDERLOIN
- SHEET PAN COD
- LEMON GARLIC SHRIMP
- BALSAMIC CHICKEN AND VEGETABLES
- SHRIMP SCAMPI
Instructions
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