Easy Weeknight Dinner- Choose your own Adventure Sheet Pan Perfection
Servings: 4-6 Time: 30 minutes or less!When life gets busy, it can be easy to put off doing what you want to do for your health, like cooking a healthy meal, going to the gym, and maybe skipping that donut in the break room again.
So why not take the hassle out of at least one of those things!?! I love sheet pan meals because they are so simple and are truly some of our favorite meals in terms of satiation and flavor!
So follow the method below and start with my template. As you feel more comfortable, start to create your own flavor choices by using different veggies, proteins and smart carbs. Don’t forget to make it simple with quality marinades like Primal Kitchen.
Pro Tips as you get started:
Buy organic frozen veggies, and even sweet potatoes once a month. The morning of this meal, set an alarm to remember to take them out and set them in the fridge so they can defrost throughout the day. If you forget, just set the baking time for a bit longer, checking along the way. And don’t forget that broil option at the end to crisp them up! No one wants a soggy veggie!
Purchase high-quality pre-cooked protein (minimal ingredients without fillers, adding corn syrup and nitrated). I love a good chicken sausage for this recipe like Adells or AmyLu. If you have a little bit more time, you can precut some chicken with this to make it simple.
Cut all food into similar size pieces to make baking time easier.
If you have picky eaters in the house, or you are the picky eater, let everyone choose 1 veggie they will certainly eat and then one veggie from the bunch they will try. Line up veggies so it’s easier to serve up when you’re ready to eat and no one is wasting food because they don’t like something.
See how many colors you can get to. We had 7!!! The more colors you have in your veggies, the more nutrients you have going into your system… and that makes your gut, brain, and hormones happy!
This is a GREAT meal to take camping too! You can prep it all in large containers and either cook over the campfire in foil packets (I definitely recommend smaller pieces here and a pre-cooked protein like chicken sausage) or on your camp stove. That way when you have your s’more, you are full and are likely to stop at one. 😉
Ingredients
For this exact meal, I used:
4-5 cups chopped veggies (🥦 ,🫑 , cauliflower, zucchini, tomatoes, purple cabbage, 🍄 )
1 medium sweet potato
5 AmyLu’s Chicken Sausage Links (close to 12 oz)
Salt and pepper to taste
Juice of one lemon
3 Tablespoons of fresh basil, finely chopped
2 teaspoons fresh thyme
2 tablespoons avocado oil
Method
Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper. Wash and chop all produce to similar sizes. Align in rows on the sheet pan. Whisk the herbs, spices, lemon juice, and oil and pour over all the veggies and sweet potatoes.
Stir it all up together OR carefully mix each row. (for all of you picky eaters out there)
Bake for 10 minutes, stir to evenly roast. Bake for another 10 minutes. Stir again and add your chicken sausage. Set on a high broil for 3 minutes and you’re ready to eat!
If you choose to bake chicken, then you would add it to the end of the sheet pan and cook the entire time.
I would LOVE to know what combos you’ve tried! Share your creations below!
