Sheet Pan Dinners Are A Lifesaver On Busy Fall Evenings
For many of us, fall means the return of routines, cooler temperatures and busy weeknights. It’s also the time of year when ingredients like savory squash and hearty root vegetables are in abundance. Combine that with an autumn chill in the air, and suddenly, turning on the oven no longer seems like a bad decision for the first time in months.
Here are 20 of my favorite sheet pan dinners that take advantage of autumn’s flavors and are easy enough for the hectic back-to-school season.
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1. Sheet Pan Dinner with Bratwurst and Roasted Vegetables – Lisa’s Dinnertime Dish
This sheet pan dinner with bratwurst and roasted vegetables has amazing flavor and is an incredibly easy meal that gets dinner on the table in no time.
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2. Chicken Broccoli and Sweet Potato Sheet Pan Dinner – Cooking Classy
This chicken, broccoli and sweet potato sheet pan dinner will quickly become a new fall favorite!
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3. Rosemary Chicken and Potato Sheet Pan Dinner – Pillsbury
Say hello to your new favorite sheet pan chicken dinner! This all-in-one recipe features rosemary chicken, red potatoes and asparagus for a family meal that comes together in a snap.
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4. Kielbasa and Pierogies Sheet Pan Dinner – Foodie With Family
This kielbasa and pierogies sheet pan meal is one of our family’s favorite go-to meals in the winter and fall months.
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5. Ranch Pork Chops and Potatoes – Jo Cooks
This savory sheet pan meal combines ranch pork chops and potatoes and is delightfully packed full of flavor.
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6. Low Carb Prosciutto Wrapped Chicken – Low Carb Maven
This prosciutto wrapped sheet pan chicken recipe promises a tender, moist, flavorful chicken dinner with minimal time or effort. Bonus–it’s also low carb.
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7. Maple Salmon Sheet Pan Dinner – Salt and Lavender
This maple salmon sheet pan dinner with sweet potatoes and asparagus is an easy, fast, delicious and comforting fall meal!
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8. Easy Honey Citrus Sheet Pan Salmon – Killing Thyme
An easy, delicious and healthy dinner for any night of the week. The citrus married with sweet honey makes this a king of the sheet pan dinners!
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9. Mediterranean Pork Tenderloin with Roasted Vegetables – The Mom 100
Pork loin and root vegetables make dinnertime just so very easy! I toss a salad with balsamic vinegar and feta cheese for the perfect complimentary side.
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10. 15-Minute Sheet Pan Beef and Broccoli – Averie Cooks
This quick and flavorful dinner is a family favorite–and will easily become a part of your dinner rotation.
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11. Harissa Chicken with Chickpeas and Sweet Potatoes – Half Baked Harvest
This meal is simple, quick, healthy, so easy, and even more delicious. If you like middle eastern and Moroccan flavors, you will love this chicken recipe.
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12. Roasted Vegetable Chili with Cornbread Biscuits – Food Network Kitchen
Simple cornbread biscuits bake atop a sheet-pan take on vegetarian chili, meaning that you can multitask while dinner practically makes itself in the oven.
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13. Sheet Pan Garlic Butter Shrimp – Damn Delicious
How can one possibly go wrong with shrimp, lemon, garlic AND butter? Plus an easy cleanup–this recipe by Damn Delicious is the winner of sheet pan dinners.
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14. Sheet Pan Steak with Potatoes and Broccoli – Bobbi’s Kozy Kitchen
There are few cold weather dinner staples than good-old steak and potatoes. Whether you’re cooking for date night or feeding your family, this stand-by recipe is a keeper.
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15. Sheet Pan Parmesan Pork Chops and Vegetables – Julie’s Eats and Treats
Juicy Parmesan pork chops, roasted potatoes and green beans quickly served up on one pan! This dinner is so easy and delicious, even the picky eaters in the family will love it.
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16. Harvest Chicken with Sweet Potatoes Apples and Brussels Sprouts – Well Plated by Erin
Can this savory dish be anymore autumn themed? And trust me, it’s as yummy as it sounds. I look forward to the cooler weather so I can add this dinner back into my repertoire.
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17. Sheet Pan Kung Pao Chicken (With Paleo Options) – Life Made Sweeter
This easy one pan meal has all the flavors of the popular Chinese restaurant takeout dish. Best of all, Life Made Sweeter makes it simple to customize with paleo friendly options.
Photo Credit: The Pioneer Woman
18. Italian Chicken Sheet Pan Supper – The Pioneer Woman
Who doesn’t love The Pioneer Woman? From her blog, to her cookbooks and her show on The Food Network, she is an inspiration to so many moms and bloggers! Rhee Drummond a busy mom too and understands the need for easy and quick family meals. And this delicious recipe does not disappoint.
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19. Sheet Pan Shrimp Fajitas – Kitchn
I love this recipe from Kitchn because it has five very simple ingredients and it cooks up fast. It’s perfect for those nights that you need to feed everyone before you disperse to soccer, baseball and gymnastics.
Photo Credit: Photo: Alison Miksch; Styling: Caroline M. Cunningham
20. Sheet Pan White Pizza with Salami and Peppers – Southern Living
Most families can agree on pizza for dinner. And the great thing about this recipe is that you can easily change up the toppings or use different toppings on each half of the pizza so everyone is happy.
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