Sheet Pan Recipes

[hezzier]

Ok, so I am a lazy cook...and I want easy clean up.  I have been finding some sheet pan recipes to make my life easier.  I made this the other day and like it well enough to make it again.

https://www.averiecooks.com/15-minute-sheet-pan-beef-broccoli/#


There are a couple in here that I would like to try.
https://mealpreponfleek.com/35-sheet-pan-recipes-will-change-life

[Macabre]

The very first thing I thought of: Texas Sheet Cake (without pecans for you), but I clearly wasn't going in the right direction. It, however, is the very best thing I know that can be cooked in a sheet pan!

[hezzier]

Dessert recipes are good too...I try not to bake very often these days since my self control with food is lacking, but it's always good to have delicious recipes on hand for when you need them.

[becca]

I've never done entire meals on a sheet pan, just roasted veggies in various combinations.  As discussed in your other mention of the beef and broccoli, I find cooking times for meat vs veggies don't always match up.  I think chicken thighs diced would withstand the longer cooking time required to roast veggies.  The whole concept doesn't work for my kids, who don't mix foods together, lol, but I love the idea of easy cleanup and combining flavors.

[becca]

This looks good:  I'd sub cauliflower for potatoes...

https://damndelicious.net/2016/09/24/sheet-pan-bruschetta-chicken/

[hezzier]

Yes, that one looks good.  DS would be unhappy if I skipped the potatoes.  Plus with as much as both kids eat, I only get a small portion of potatoes...I also don't cook them very often.

[GoingNuts]

I've had this at my friend's house and it's delicious.  I've copied and pasted from the NYT recipe site because, paywall.
You could probably substitute any other quick cooking protein source for the shrimp - like even use chick peas and service with pasta/rice/potatoes.

Shrimp and Feta with Tomato

1 garlic clove
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon chopped fresh oregano
1 tablespoon lemon juice
2 tablespoons olive oil
Black pepper
1 ½ pounds peeled shrimp
Chopped tomatoes, for serving
Crumbled feta, for serving

PREPARATION
Turn on the broiler, and position the oven rack close to the heat.

Mash garlic clove with salt until it forms a paste. Add chopped oregano, lemon juice, olive oil and lots of black pepper. Rub paste all over 1 1/2 pounds peeled shrimp.

Spread shrimp out on a pan and broil, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Served topped with chopped tomatoes and crumbled feta.

[becca]

Yes, that one looks good.  DS would be unhappy if I skipped the potatoes.  Plus with as much as both kids eat, I only get a small portion of potatoes...I also don't cook them very often.

Lol...I didn't mean to suggest you shouldn't eat potatoes.  They make my blood sugar too high these days.  😕

[hezzier]

I love them but try not to eat too many of them.

[becca]

Who doesn't love potatoes, sigh...barring allergies of course.  I think if I get back down to a normal BMI, I might have better metabolism for some carbs.

[becca]

You've got me looking!  This looks good:  Sheet Pan Fajitas

https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/255038/sheet-pan-chicken-fajitas/

[BensMom]

This looks good:  I'd sub cauliflower for potatoes...

https://damndelicious.net/2016/09/24/sheet-pan-bruschetta-chicken/

I made this tonight with potatoes AND cauliflower. I didn't have high hopes because baking chicken never works for me. And it didn't. Baked chicken always comes out weirdly rubbery and stringy and that's what happened. The veggies were good. I'll use the rest of the chicken for chicken salad.

[becca]

Bensmom, what kind of chicken do you buy?  I've started buying organic, no hormones breasts, and they are smaller and better.  I find the ginormous breasts that go on sale cook up with a weird texture.  They fatten them up too fast or something.  I've thrown some away before because of that texture.

[BensMom]

Just regular boneless skinless. I thought about slicing them in half lengthwise so they wouldn't be so fat, but thought they might cook too fast compared to the veggies. I have a similar recipe for the stove. I'll just stick with that .

[Janelle205]

I generally cook with boneless, skinless thighs, but I have better luck with breasts if I pound them out to a more reasonable thickness before cooking.