13 Healthy Fall Dinner Ideas to Make on One Sheet Pan

For easy and no-hassle fall dinner ideas, preheat your oven and grab a sheet pan. With minimal prep and cleanup, they make for ideal weeknight meals. The flavors are just plain fun, too — breakfast for dinner? Try the sheet pan sweet potato hash. Or how about some nachos? This version is loaded with vegetables and pretty good for you. We’ve selected a mix of 13 recipes featuring your favorite fall flavors, so you can enjoy the season and get a healthy dinner on the table fast.

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1. Sheet Pan Pork Chops with Cabbage, Apples, and Potatoes

We love this colorful plate, perfect for fall. These sheet pan pork chops are a great way to use antioxidant-packed, inflammation-fighting purple cabbage, which gets a balancing hit of sweetness from the apples. We typically throw in a couple of big handfuls of green beans, too, which roast perfectly in the same amount of time at this temperature and add a good amount of vitamin K and calcium.

Try the recipe from Running To The Kitchen.

2. Vegan Curried Sweet Potato and Chickpeas

Just 15 minutes of prep time gets you a flavorful, plant-based meal that’s as full of vitamins, protein, and healthy carbs as it is with warming spices. This curried sweet potato and chickpea recipe delivers one of those fast, versatile dishes that leave you feeling light but sated. This would be great with some baby greens quickly wilted in a little avocado oil, or steamed kale, as the author recommends.

Try the recipe from Minimalist Baker.

3. Loaded Veggie Nachos

Nachos for dinner sounds like it wouldn’t be the healthiest choice, but the truth is, they can be pretty good for you — and the whole family will love it. These nachos already have plenty of vegetables, but we also love adding sliced red onion and even some ribbons of kale. Although the pinto beans already come with plenty of protein, for an added protein boost, you can add some extra black beans or chopped cooked chicken.

Try the recipe from Cookie + Kate.

4. Sheet Pan Chicken Thighs with Artichokes

We file this extremely simple chicken thigh recipe under “dishes that look super fancy but take no time and are surprisingly cheap to make.” We typically think of artichokes as a springtime vegetable, but there’s actually a small crop of them in the fall, too (though this recipe calls for canned artichoke hearts, so it really doesn’t matter). Toss them in a quick lemon marinade, and they crisp up beautifully in the oven, as do the chicken thighs. This one is great with orzo or wild rice.

Try the recipe from Basil + Bubbly.

5. Butternut Squash, Tofu, and Chickpea Sheet Pan

Looking to incorporate more butternut squash this season? Roast it with tofu, chickpeas, and red onion, all thrown together with a drizzle of tahini on top. As far as fall dinner ideas go, it’s one of our favorites.

Try the recipe from Eating Bird Food.

6. Sheet Pan Bruschetta Chicken with Butternut Squash

We’re at the very tail end of tomato season, but right at the beginning of butternut squash season — and this Whole30-friendly sheet pan recipe celebrates both. We tend to end up buying pre-cut butternut squash because carving it up can be a pain on weeknights, but even if you do the whole thing DIY, this recipe requires extremely little prep time. You can keep making this into the colder months if your grocery store offers hothouse tomatoes.

Try the recipe from Wholesomelicious.

7. Sheet Pan Marinated Steak Tips with Veggies

Mix sirloin steak tips and a ton of vegetables with fresh rosemary and avocado oil, then roast on one sheet pan for a hearty, easy weeknight meal. The gluten-free marinade takes under five minutes to whip up in a blender and doubles as our new favorite balsamic vinaigrette (we drizzled the same one over a romaine lettuce-based side salad).

Try the recipe from Lexi’s Clean Kitchen.

8. Spicy Thai Sweet Chili Shrimp

There’s always a bag of frozen shrimp in our freezer, and for good reason: It’s super quick to defrost and makes an easy weeknight meal feel special. It’s also a great start when we’re looking for fall dinner ideas. This sheet pan shrimp recipe feels like takeout, but it’s way less expensive, frankly tastier. Plus, the easy-to-make chili sauce incorporates honey, rather than the corn syrup a store-bought one would have.

Try the recipe from Killing Thyme.

9. Sheet Pan Sweet Potato Hash

Breakfast for dinner is always a treat, but especially when it’s a one-pan dish — yes, including the eggs. This easy-clean-up sweet potato hash recipe calls for bacon; make it as is, use turkey bacon, or skip it, if you like. It would also take well to any other kinds of added veggies, such as quartered Brussels sprouts.

Try the recipe from How Sweet Eats.

10. Sheet Pan Baked Salmon and Vegetables

Salmon can seem intimidating to cook, but the truth is, you can just throw it on a sheet pan, season it, and toss it in the oven. This sheet pan salmon recipe is fantastic as-is, but we sometimes replace the green beans with chopped broccoli. This recipe works well with other fish, too; try it with cod or halibut.

Try the recipe from The Real Food Dietitians.

11. Sheet Pan BBQ Tofu and Vegetables

This BBQ tofu recipe has to be the easiest way to convert tofu haters into true believers. The problem with a lot of people’s early exposure to tofu is that it’s pretty flavorless on its own, and is often served under-seasoned. But one thing you can say about BBQ sauce is that it packs a ton of flavor (just be sure to look for a low-sugar variety). Pro tip: This recipe’s author recommends hand-tearing the tofu to get more surface area and create a more interesting texture, and we love that.

Try the recipe from Running To The Kitchen.

12. Garlicky Mushroom Sheet Pan Gnocchi

While most classic gnocchi recipes call for lightly boiling them, baking them instead is even better: They get crisp on the outside while remaining tender inside. Swap in Trader Joe’s popular cauliflower gnocchi for the regular kind, if you like. This plant-based dish is excellent on its own, but if you wanted to sprinkle some grated parm over top, we wouldn’t stop you.

Try the recipe from Two Market Girls.

13. Baked Chicken Shawarma

If you’re feeding both meat-eaters and vegetarians, this baked shawarma recipe is ideal. Choose your protein — both chicken and extra firm tofu work great, and you can choose to do both, just use separate bowls and baking sheets. Just add the peppers, cauliflower, and onions, then toss with cumin, coriander, and turmeric. These are great served in a bowl over quinoa, in a wrap, or with a tahini-based sauce.

Try the recipe from Feasting at Home.

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