8 Chicken Sheet Pan Recipes That Make Dinnertime a Breeze

February 1, 2024

Courtesy of 100 Days of Real Food

A roasted chicken dinner is a time-honored tradition, and a crowd-pleaser. And it’s easier and more delicious than ever when you cook everything in one pan. After a long day, it’s hard to muster the enthusiasm to cook up a healthy main course and sides, then tackle the mountain of pots and pans. Enter these chicken sheet pan recipes. Everything goes on one baking sheet, so clean-up is a snap.

These chicken sheet pan recipes are simple, satisfying, rich in nutrients, and fuss-free for even your business weeknights. Grab a sheet pan and make one tonight.

1. Sheet Pan Chicken with Rainbow Vegetables

“Eating the rainbow” is a simple trick for getting important cancer-fighting phytochemicals into your diet. In this recipe, you just toss a mélange of colorful vegetables with a bold blend of Italian herbs, garlic, and onion powders (and chicken, of course). Feel free to punch up the flavor further with red chili flakes.

Try the recipe at Well Plated.

2. Sheet Pan Chicken Tikka

Infuse bone-in chicken drumsticks and thighs with aromatic Indian spices for this clever weeknight twist on chicken tikka. The yogurt marinade, a widespread cooking practice in Central Asia, prevents the dreaded rubbery chicken. The calcium and lactic acid in the yogurt break down the chicken’s protein, tenderizing the meat and making every bite nice and juicy. Plus, both cauliflower and Yukon golds are excellent sources of vitamin C.

Try the recipe at Smitten Kitchen.

3. Sheet Pan Kung Pao Chicken

When the craving strikes for Chinese take-out, turn to this healthier meal instead. It comes together in 30 minutes, less time than it takes for a delivery to reach your door. This is also a great way to get more heart-healthy cashews into your diet. To get an extra silky sauce, swap out the corn starch with arrowroot starch, a flavorless, gluten-free thickener. Enjoy any leftovers for lunch with brown rice or rice noodles.

Try the recipe at Life Made Sweeter.

4. Honey Mustard Sheet Pan Chicken with Brussels Sprouts

The tasty glaze on the chicken here has not one but two types of mustard, Dijon and whole grain. The recipe calls for quickly dipping the meat in the marinade, but if time allows, we let the chicken soak up the flavors for at least 30 minutes, and up to two hours in the fridge, before popping it into the oven.

Try the recipe at 100 Days of Real Food.

5. Paleo Turmeric Chicken Meatballs with Green Tahini Sauce

Chicken meatballs flavored with all sorts of aromatics – turmeric, cumin, cilantro – transform the concept of bland chicken and potatoes into something special. The finishing touch is a healthy green tahini sauce that adds a layer of bright flavor and can double as a dressing for the fresh spinach.

Try the recipe at Ambitious Kitchen.

6. Sheet Pan Chicken and Mango Stir-Fry

What better way to make use of this delectable, juicy fruit than in a sheet pan chicken dinner? The enzymes in nutrient-rich mango tenderize the meat and add an alluring sweet-tart flavor to all the ingredients. Try this on top of black rice, an ancient Chinese grain that blows away other types of rice when it comes to antioxidant power.

Try the recipe at Rachael Hartley Nutrition.

7. Sheet Pan Sausage and Potatoes

There’s a dizzying array of chicken sausages on the market these days (Aidell’s alone has a dozen flavors). Depending on the kind you buy, you can take the flavor of this dish in different directions. We like this sheet-pan dinner with spicy Italian chicken sausage or artichoke and garlic. When roasted, vitamin-rich red and green bell peppers take on a more complex, sweet flavor that contrasts nicely with spiced meat.

Try the recipe at The Healthy Epicurean.

8. Asian Chicken Sheet Pan Dinner

The Sriracha-honey sauce in this recipe is a flavor bomb, deriving extra depth from soy sauce and sesame oil. It’s the workhorse that brings this dish together, acting as a marinade for the meat and a dressing for three nutritious vegetables: broccoli, snap peas, and bok choy.

Try the recipe at The Endless Meal.