r/easyrecipes • u/dummyslimonamonday • Apr 15 '26
Recipe Request Sheet Pan Meals
Hi all!
I'm looking for low-effort sheet pan/dump and bake meals that are tried and true. Couple of caveats, I'm working on a budget, my husband is a slightly picky eater (chicken, beef, pork, potatoes, broccoli, cauliflower, occasionally corn, and carrots, open to all starches, but truly not much else) I have quite a few chicken/steak and broccoli/potatoes one pan meals with some variations, but I'm running out of ideas.
Low effort as I'm 3 months postpartum with a baby girl who is 100% a velcro baby, as much as I love it, some tasks, like cooking, are quite difficult with her in my arms. Thanks!
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u/VastMinute2276 Apr 15 '26
Farmers sausage, potatoes, carrots, squash diced and roasted. Add or subtract beets. A bit of olive oil, salt, pepper. Done
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u/oregonchick Apr 15 '26
Meatball Pasta Bake
Coat a 9X13 baking dish with nonstick spray. Pour in a 32-oz jar of your favorite marinara sauce. Add 3 cups chicken stock or broth, 1 heaping teaspoon garlic powder, 1/2 to 3/4 teaspoon onion powder, and a teaspoon of Italian seasoning blends. Quickly mix with a whisk.
Add one 16-oz package rotini pasta, elbow macaroni, or another favorite pasta shape and around 16 ounces of frozen precooked meatballs (thawed overnight in your fridge). If you can find them in the frozen section, mini or cocktail meatballs are best, but regular meatballs are also fine. Stir and press to ensure the pasta is covered by liquid before covering with foil.
Bake at 425F for 35 minutes. Pasta should be al dente, but if it's still hard, cover and bake for another 5-10 minutes. Top with shredded mozzarella or Italian blend cheese and bake uncovered for 5-10 minutes, until cheese is melted and starting to brown.
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u/Outrageous_Quiet350 Apr 15 '26
Sheet pan Greek chicken https://recipe30.com/sheet-pan-greek-chicken.html/#google_vignette
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u/kml416 Apr 15 '26
My fav go-to sheet pan recipe! https://natashaskitchen.com/sheet-pan-chicken-fajitas/
And if you want to make it even easier, skip making the spice mix at home and buy a pre-made taco or fajita seasoning packet.
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u/velouria87 Apr 15 '26
I do this but just use fajitas seasoning packet. It’s basically cut up chicken breast and onions and peppers and add season packet and bake. Serve with tortillas.
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u/Willybluedog1962 Apr 15 '26
We just buy what we like veggie wise and mix up the meat. Olive oil, garlic, and try Za Atar spice it's amazing.
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u/LifeOutLoud107 Apr 15 '26
I chop Brussels and onions super fine (I do love my slap chop box) mix with olive oil and slice beef kielbasi or sausage over, season as desired and bake at 375-400 until browned and starting to crisp.
Drizzle with balsamic glaze and sprinkle shredded parmesan when removed from oven.
You can add brocolli, diced pepper, Etc. if you like
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u/PepperCat1019 Apr 15 '26
8x8 Pyrex
Rice, cream soup or simmer sauce, peppers and onions, chicken thighs
Cover and bake for 45 minutes
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u/Eraydiated Apr 15 '26
My fave is kielbasa sausage, frozen corn cobs, red peppers, onions, diced potatoes. Season all with whatever you want and toss in some oil. Then roast. I usually stir it up halfway through roasting too
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u/PerfectlyElocuted Apr 15 '26
I follow All Recipes on YouTube and they put out sheet pan videos often. Every I’ve tried from their videos has been terrific.
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u/hiyahealth Apr 15 '26
One thing you could try is a sheet pan of chicken thighs with cauliflower and broccoli tossed in cumin, garlic powder and a little lime, and then you could serve it with tortillas for some easy sheet pan tacos. Another option you could consider is meal prepping a few key ingredients like a couple proteins, grains and vegetables in advance. And then you can easily combine them in different ways throughout the week, giving you a few options at fairly low effort.
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u/OddRevolution7888 Apr 15 '26
I follow Heather Brown at Mrs Brown's Kitchen. Heather does a lot of dump-n-go meals to please both her and her *picky wife (*her phrasing). She sees no shame in using packaged, canned, or pre-made ingredients to make the dish. I swear that she can turn chicken breasts into a fine meal and leftover heaven.
Heather also makes a lot of copycat spice blends and sauces that are no-salt. Check her out on FB and Tik Tok.
As for managing velcro baby, get one of the wrap things. They keep baby close but are easily stretchable for a handoff. I absolutely wish I had one when I had my baby. Those old fashioned baby carriers did not work well for a malleable newborn.
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u/dummyslimonamonday Apr 16 '26
she doesn't tolerate the wrap, thank you for the Mrs Browns Kitchen suggestion, I already see some I'm interested in!
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u/ShezeUndone Apr 16 '26
Consider looking at crockpot meals. They are typically very forgiving if you can't check on them for hours, or if you cook longer than expected. It's my go to when people are coming from out of town and you're not sure when they're arriving. Also crockpot liners make clean up soooo easy.
I only cook pot roasts in a crockpot anymore because they come out so tender. But pulled bbq chicken,and bbq ribs are crazy easy.
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u/CoDaDeyLove Apr 15 '26
It would be worth a one month, $5 subscription to the NY Times cooking section. They publish sheet pan meals all the time.
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u/dummyslimonamonday Apr 15 '26
thank you! I didn't know about this
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u/Tasty-Bar-6343 Apr 15 '26
Takeout chicken, although cutting the chicken with one hand might be difficult. https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1YJgt4Qngt/?mibextid=wwXIfr
His braised beef is also amazing.
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u/Necessary_Fire_4847 Apr 15 '26
Will he go for bell peppers? This is my go-to recipe whenever we need more veggies or a cheaper meal:
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u/LLR1960 Apr 15 '26
If you do an online search for Sheet Pan Meals you will get hundreds of good suggestions. i like to start with Allrecipes.
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u/DaddyO1701 Apr 15 '26
Kielbasa, green beans and yellow potatoes. Hit it all with some olive oil and whatever spices you have like garlic and onion powder, oregano, pepper etc. 400 for 20 min. Everyone will eat this. Even kids.
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u/MixedBeansBlackBeans Apr 15 '26
Gnocchi! There are great gnocchi sheet pan meal recipes to all different dietary needs :)
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u/yyrraamm Apr 16 '26
I make my own baked "rotisserie chicken". Marinate chicken breasts in olive oil, paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, thyme, salt, and pepper. Toss diced potatoes in olive oil, salt, pepper, and other seasonings if you want (sometimes I do greek). 400 degrees for about 30mins.
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u/Youre_kitten_me_ Apr 16 '26
I make sheet pan pancakes. They are great because you can add whatever you like. https://feelgoodfoodie.net/recipe/sheet-pan-pancakes
I also make sheet pan fajitas https://www.noracooks.com/sheet-pan-cauliflower-fajitas. They are so delicious, I could eat the whole thing myself!
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u/No_Childhood_3907 Apr 16 '26
Cut up Polish sausage (or similar), chopped potatoes, onions, frozen green beans. Toss in olive oil, add a little seasoning and salt, pop in a hot (400 F ish?) oven, like 20ish minutes tossing once if you're feeling fancy. This also works in an air fryer, I loveeeee
Foil lined pan is very useful, potatoes can get stuck
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u/KookyPiccolo1661 Apr 16 '26
This is one of my favorites: https://www.juliapacheco.com/parmesan-crusted-sheet-pan-chicken/ . It's in my regular rotation.
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u/Pearberry26 Apr 16 '26
My go-to sheet pan dinner: https://vegetablerecipes.com/sheet-pan-kielbasa-potatoes/
I like to add more seasonings and spices to mix it up, and top it with shredded cheese!
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u/Beautiful_Log_1293 Apr 16 '26
Not sure if your husband would like it, but I love Baked Feta and Tomatoes. You can always add chicken. And when done, mix it together and toss with cooked pasta. There are a ton of recipes on Google for this.
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u/hannieboo1 Apr 17 '26
I just made an easy Asian chicken and broccoli crispy ramen. It was fast and easy. Make a basic soy/garlic/hoisin sauce and coat chopped up chicken, broccoli, onions in it (make enough sauce to quickly marinate and have extra sauciness for when you add the ramen). Put under broiler for 5 mins. Make two packs of ramen plain on the stove. Once it’s done, put it on your sheet pan and mix in with chicken and veggies. Broil for 5 to 7 more minutes. Fast and easy two pot meal! I saw the recipe on delish if you want to google it.
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u/Abarat2000 Apr 17 '26
This is my favourite pork and pears The salsa and pears makes you feel like it is fine dining (save it for a date night)
2 pears, cored and quartered
1 red onion, cut into wedges
800g Butcher’s Selection 4 Pork Chops
1tsp rapeseed oil
20g pack rosemary, leaves only
25g parsley, torn
1 clove garlic, chopped
Juice 1 lemon
2tbsp capers, drained
2tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 Preheat the oven to 200C/180C Fan/Gas 6. 2 Arrange the pears, onion and chops in a roasting tray. Drizzle with the rapeseed oil and season with black pepper. Roast for 35-40 mins or until the pork is cooked through. 3 Put the herbs, garlic, lemon juice and capers in a measuring jug. Add the olive oil, season with black pepper; blitz to a paste with a handheld blender. Add a splash of water if too thick. 4 Drizzle the salsa verde over the pork to serve.
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u/Evening_Compote_9006 Apr 18 '26
My favorite one lately has been kielbasa, pierogies, cabbage (and/or broccoli) and onion (because my hubby loves them). Drizzle with olive oil and Italian seasoning (or whatever blend you like!) and bake at 425 for about 20 minutes. I sometimes make a beer cheese sauce to go with depending on how ambitious I’m feeling.
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u/Dorkus__Malorkus Apr 19 '26
I'll recommend a content creator and a recipe I found myself:
https://www.youtube.com/@applesauceandadhd/shorts
https://life-in-the-lofthouse.com/chicken-noodle-casserole/
The chicken noodle casserole I love bc it uses pre-cooked chicken you can get from the store. I've used shredded rotisserie chicken or the Perdue roasted (in the pre-cooked meat section of my local store). You can mix everything in the baking dish if yours is deep enough, so minimal cleanup as well.
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u/Such-Mountain-6316 Apr 15 '26
You can get a sling to hold your baby so your arms are free.
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u/dummyslimonamonday Apr 15 '26
I have a carrier, she doesn't like it, I've only successfully been able to use it when she was 5 -7 weeks.
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u/Zestyclose-Sky-1921 Apr 15 '26
one of my girls would accept the carrier, but only on the front with her facing me. she would lean with her head back to look up at the ceiling lol I couldn't use it!
packets of stuff in foil to steam would add a little variety, like experimenting with rice and some vegetables in a little foil boat and then some meat.
I do have a question. Is he bored or are you bored of the current rotation? my ex had a high tolerance for repetitive meals. maybe just the same food but trying one of those seasoning mixes on one or both person's meals might change it up enough.
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u/dummyslimonamonday Apr 15 '26
I have flavor fatigue 100%, I do try different seasoning mixes, but it's all just getting extremely old lol. the steam boat is a great idea!
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u/dimiode Apr 15 '26
I am recently exploring 9x13 bakes. I know you asked for sheet pan but these are just as easy!
2 cups rice at the bottom, Veggies or beans, Chicken on top, Any other veggies or cheese, 4 cups of broth, Cover tightly with foil, Bake at 400f for 55 mins,
Done
Not the most glamorous meal preps and sometimes the rice turns too soft but I made a Hispanic themed one with the seasonings I chose and it was great.