Need something quick, tasty, and new for dinner? Why not try a sheet pan dinner? These easy sheet pan dinner ideas will help you get a hot meal on the table without the fuss in no time!
Sheet Pan Dinners are lifesavers and a great way to use up stuff in the fridge to make something new for the family to try! We absolutely love sheet pan meals on busy weeknights, especially during the school year when we don’t want to add a lot of extra dishes or time in the kitchen to our already packed evenings.
Why You’ll Love these Easy Sheet Pan Dinner Ideas
- These easy sheet pan dinners only use a few ingredients and they all bake together on a single sheet pan, making for easy clean up!
- Sheet pan dinner recipes are great for meal prep, because you can make a large batch of food and keep it in containers for lunch or dinner all week.
- One-pan dinners are a great way to get a hot meal on the table with little effort, making it more likely that you’ll stick to eating at home, keeping your food budget on track!
What is a Sheet Pan Dinner?
A sheet pan dinner is essentially a one-pot meal, just bake it in the oven instead of on the stove. Sheet Pan dinners are meals made on one cookie sheet (or deeper if need be) that require only a few ingredients and have an easy clean-up afterward!
How do Sheet Pan Dinners Save Money?
Sheet Pan Dinners help you save money by limiting your need to get take-out, you can cook a whole meal in 30 minutes while you’re getting home and unwinding. Plus you can buy some items that are used for multiple sheet pan dinners in bulk, like potatoes and it makes the overall grocery budget a bit cheaper.
Sheet Pan Dinner Supplies
- Baking Sheet
- Aluminum Foil
- Seasonings of choice
- Meat (chicken breast, )
- Veggies
- Olive Oil
There’s such a wide range of meals to make into a sheet pan dinner so we’ve got the best ones we could find and separated them into a couple of different categories.
Easy Sheet Pan Dinner Ideas
The ultimate list of easy sheet pan dinner ideas to feed your family fast this week (even if you're on a tight budget).
This barbecue chicken recipe is frugal, easy, and fun! The simple ingredients are pantry staples, making it easy to get a delicious weeknight dinner on the table even on a tight budget.
Indulge in the heartiness and savory flavors of our Sheet Pan Chicken with Fall Veggies! This delightful dish combines tender chicken and seasonal vegetables, all roasted to perfection on a single baking sheet. With its robust flavors and simple preparation, it's an ideal choice for busy weeknights, ensuring a delicious meal without the hassle of multiple pans. Enjoy the convenience of easy cleanup while savoring the mouthwatering flavors of this wholesome and satisfying dish.
A simple one-sheet recipe that features light, flaky cod alongside colorful asparagus and tomatoes. Lemon pepper, fresh lemon juice and grated Parmesan cheese top off the dish.
Indulge in the delightful flavors of a Chicken Spinach & Parmesan Calzone, where tender chicken, vibrant spinach, and rich Parmesan cheese come together in a perfectly baked, golden crust, creating a satisfying and comforting meal. With each bite, the savory combination of ingredients enveloped in a warm, flaky dough is sure to leave your taste buds craving for more.
Mini Meatloaf with ground beef, seasonings, and quick oats cooks on a sheet pan in the oven along with potatoes and carrots. This sheet pan dinner recipe makes four small mini meatloafs topped with a sweet & savory glaze, and crispy roasted baby potatoes and carrots.
Dinner can be ready in a hurry with this boneless pork chops and potatoes recipe! Roasted in an easy garlic ranch seasoning mix and made in a sheet pan. Healthy, delicious weeknight meal for all the pork chop lovers.
Experience the simplicity and deliciousness of our Chicken Apple Sausage Sheet Pan Dinner! Perfect for busy weeknights, this recipe is a breeze to prepare. With minimal effort, you can effortlessly assemble the ingredients and have a satisfying meal in no time. Plus, cleanup is a breeze, thanks to the convenience of cooking everything on a single sheet pan. Enjoy the ease and flavors of this quick and tasty dinner option that will leave you with more time to relax and unwind.
This quick sheet pan dinner is easy to customize with the veggies that your family loves. Add some baby potatoes, root veggies, or even sweet potatoes to make this dinner easy and fun for everyone.
This easy salmon sheet pan dinner with a side of Brussels sprouts and a little lemon juice is a nutritious meal that is flavorful too.
This harvest sheet pan dinner is an easy all-in-one recipe. It features delicious chicken sausage, fall vegetables, and crunchy pecans. It is so easy to make and perfect for busy weeknights!
This shrimp panzanella is one of the best sheet pan dinners! Loaded up with bread, veggies, and shrimp, tis easy dish will delight everyone around the dinner table.
This sheet pan teriyaki salmon bowl comes together in a snap! It’s full of colorful veggies, delicious teriyaki salmon, and a base of brown rice for the healthiest dinner that comes together in 30 minutes! Quick, easy, and great for the whole family!
As far as a chicken sheet pan dinner goes, this one is easy and simple. Just add those skinless chicken breasts to a baking sheet with your family's favorite veggies and your on your way to dinner success!
Here is another sheet pan recipe to save dinner once again! This time we’re making sheet pan sausage and veggies. It’s colorful, easy to make, flavor-packed, and just what we all need for busy evenings. You can prep the whole dinner ahead of time, including the drizzle sauce, that way all you need to do is pop it in the oven for an easy weeknight dinner.
Sheet Pan Beef Gyros (Easy Weeknight Dinner!) – Fit Mama Real Food
Sheet pan beef gyros are so full of flavor, and couldn’t be easier. Simply marinade, and quickly bake the beef strips in the oven! A stand out weeknight dinner you’ll want to add onto your next menu (and keep repeating!).
Sheet Pan Steak Fajitas (Quick and Easy Dinner!) – Fit Mama Real Food
Sheet pan steak fajitas are super flavorful and incredibly easy to make! Flavor packed, veggie filled and the perfect mix for your next taco night! Stuff ‘em into tacos, or use over a bowl of rice. However you like to taco, you’ve gotta try this easy steak fajita sheet pan dinner!
Pineapple Pork and Potato Sheet Pan Dinner – Fit Mama Real Food
Looking for a use for leftover shredded pork? Try this pineapple pork and potato sheet pan dinner! Healthy, easy and delicious!
We make this complete meal quite often in our home! With the combination of carrots, broccoli, and potatoes, this sheet pan recipe is a winner on busy weeknights.
Warm apple sausage combined with filling sweet potato gnocchi makes this sheet pan meals a show stopper! Drizzle with pesto for a flavor explosion.
Everyone in the family will love this easy-to-make and easy-to-clean-up sheet pan garlic tofu & brussels sprouts dinner that is naturally plant-based, vegan, gluten-free and bursting with delicious flavor.
You can make this lemon sheet pan garlic butter shrimp recipe in one pan and in just 15 minutes. How’s that for a quick, easy and super delicious meal?!
Green Beans with Potatoes and Sausage is a sheet pan meal the whole family will love! Just a handful of ingredients are roasted on just one pan for an easy dinner.
This Autumn Sheet Pan Chicken Dinner is easy to prepare one-pan chicken and veggies meal that is packed full of warm, fall flavors. Nights are getting chilly, and sheet pan dinners warm up the kitchen and fill the house with amazing, spicy aromas!
The Herb Grapefruit Sheet Pan Chicken with Roasted Vegetables recipe presents a harmonious blend of vibrant citrus, aromatic herbs, and savory chicken, all complemented by a medley of roasted vegetables. This one-pan meal is not only a feast for the eyes with its colorful presentation, but also a satisfying, nutritious, and easy-to-prepare dinner option.
This healthy chicken tray bake is perfect for busy weeknights. With just 10 minutes prep time, it's a satisfying balanced meal that's easy and delicious.
Sheet Pan Beef and Broccoli is delicious, healthy and super easy to make. It all comes together in less than 30 minutes with just 5 ingredients for even the busiest of days.
Sheet Pan Philly Cheesesteaks are a delicious, easy and comforting dinner that cooks in the oven in just 30 minutes on one pan requiring minimal effort and dishes.
This Whole30 Harvest Sheet Pan Dinner is a sweet and savory combination of chicken sausage, apples, butternut squash, Brussels sprouts, and bacon. It is tossed in a delicious marinade and baked to perfection! It is a one pan meal the whole family will love. Paleo, gluten free, dairy free.
Spice up your Taco Tuesday routine with my simple recipe for a Vegan Fajita Bowl! With a satisfying mix of meaty portobello mushrooms, nutty cauliflower, sweet peppers and onions, and a homemade vegan fajita seasoning blend, this quick & easy sheet pan veggie fajitas recipe is sure to please.
Sheet Pan Lasagna might just be the easiest and most delicious way to make that layered pasta dish you know and love. Inspired by the recipe from Giada De Laurentiis, these flawlessly prepared noodles are combined with a savory and cheesy lasagna sauce, and baked to perfection.
Roasted Vegetables Recipe - A Healthy Side To Go With Any Protein
This Roasted Vegetables dish is the ultimate comfort food and is so easy to make in your trusty oven. A hands-off experience done in 45 minutes.
These sheet pan chicken drumsticks and potatoes are easy, healthy, and damn delicious. The aromatic spices and citrus flavors in the lemon garlic seasoning come together to give melt-in-your-mouth chicken. Here is a quick and easy dinner with baked chicken legs and potatoes for busy weeknights.
Sheet Pan Chicken with croutons and small potatoes takes 20 minutes to prep and this entire chicken sheet pan dinner bakes in 50 minutes. Beautiful to serve for an easy family weeknight dinner or a fun meal prep idea sheet pan meals make cooking so easy! The crunchy golden brown croutons go perfectly with the soft warm potatoes, and lemony chicken.
A fast oven-baked Shrimp Boil is an easy weeknight family dinner ready in 35 minutes. Get all the deep delicious taste of this low country classic dish without the fuss.Traditionally, you boil the ingredients in one large pot. But that is a lot of time, prep, and can be messy for family dinner. By baking on a sheet pan, the deep, rich flavors of this dinner are amazing. The savory blend of spices mixed with garlic butter coats each and every bite.
Looking for delicious sheet pan dinners? I hear you! This sheet pan fajita veggies recipe is perfect because it's flavorful and super easy to make!
Sheet pan dinners make weeknight dinners a breeze. This Meyer Lemon Sheet Pan Roasted Chicken is no exception.
This Sheet Pan Sausage and Peppers with Pierogies dinner is an easy and delicious meal that anyone can make! With lots of flavor and very little effort, this is an excellent go-to main meal in a pinch!
This Sheet Pan Mozzarella Chicken and Potatoes dish is perfect for the whole family! Full of tomatoes, broccoli, potatoes, and cheesy chicken, this is a one-pan dish that everyone will love!
Easy Greek Chicken sheet pan recipe is the perfect meal! Made with simple ingredients, this sheet pan chicken thigh dinner is yummy & healthy!
This sheet pan taco recipe will show you that vegetarian tacos can be awesome! This vegetarian taco recipe is packed with a variety of veggies and topped with a homemade chimichurri sauce.
Sheet pan chicken fajitas is a delicious quick and easy dinner that is a family favorite recipe! Juicy pieces of chicken mixed with crisp peppers and onions tossed in delicious, flavorful spices. This great sheet pan recipe is an easy meal to prep and quick to make!
Smoked chicken sausage and roasted vegetables is a fast weeknight meal that is full of protein and delicious for the whole family. Cooked all on one sheet pan, this easy dinner has little prep work, is easy to swap out vegetables you have on hand, and can be thrown together with few ingredients.
This entire meal takes less than 30 minutes to complete from start to ready to eat AND only requires four food ingredients!
Throw some salmon in the mix and complete this dinner in 30 minutes and feed 4-6 people (depending on serving size).
Try something new with shrimp fajitas! You can marinate the veggies beforehand in a Ziploc bag for added flavor too!
Add 5 ingredients plus your choice of seasonings, 30 minutes, and you have an amazing zesty meal for the whole family!
Combine a budget-friendly meal with a quick meal and you’ve got an all-around winner for dinner!
This is a way to skip the fried and bake those pork chops for a healthy choice. Dinner is done in just 30 minutes (if you prefer your pork chops well done!)
Just like the chicken fajitas recipe below, this cooks up in about 30 minutes and is an easy way to feed multiple people for less. (Serve with tortillas and/or rice as well)
Another 30-minute dinner to add to the meal plan, this one does take a few more ingredients than other sheet pan dinner ideas but it looks like it’s entirely worth it!
Try something new with these little mini meatloaves! Great for smaller families, and adds in some veggies with the seasonings from the meatloaves too!
Skip paying the expensive take-out meals and cook a classic favorite right at home! Cook this delicious meal in just 30 minutes in your oven!
Combine your favorite squash, chicken cut, dijon mustard, and a rare addition…maple syrup to make a delicious new dinner!
Cook this entire meal in 30 minutes or less! You likely have most of these ingredients already in your cabinets too!
If you’ve never tried gnocchi but like potatoes then you need to give this dinner a try! Overall this sheet pan dinner only takes 30-35 minutes from prep to done!
Like most sheet pan dinners, this delicious dinner only takes about 30 minutes to complete and you can customize it with different peppers for a spicy touch too!
Skip paying for expensive take-out when you can make your own at home! Serve this with rice to help fill everyone up.
A new spin on a classic dinner meal, this easy-to-make chicken parm sheet pan dinner has all the taste and none of the mess. After all, you’re using a sheet pan so you can throw away the foil afterward and all done!
This one is sure to be a hit with the whole family because it’s like a massive plate of nachos everyone can enjoy!
If you have a family who doesn’t eat meat this is perfect! This dinner does take a bit more time than traditional sheet pan dinners, prepare for this one to take about an hour (if you aren’t soaking the ingredients).
Follow your Keto diet and still eat some amazing meals that the family will even enjoy! This recipe even breaks down the carbs included so you can easily keep track of your stats.
Add something amazing to your Keto, Paleo, and Whole30 recipe list with this crispy dinner idea. However, this recipe does take about 40 minutes from start to done.
Main Dish Sheet Pan Dinner Ideas
Now that you see the general idea of how to make these easy dinner recipes, you can try making up your own! All you. need for a sheet pan dinner is a meat or other main dish if. you’re making vegetarian recipes, and lots of rainbow vegetables! Add everything to a single baking sheet and you’re done!
Here are some of our favorite main dish ideas for your sheet pan suppers.
- Chicken breast
- Chicken thighs
- Fish (Salmon, shrimp)
- Butternut squash (vegetarian recipes)
- Sheet pan nachos (add fun toppings like black beans, sour cream, and ground beef)
- Pork chops or pork tenderloin
- Sheet pan pizza (very easy!)
Best Healthy Vegetables for Sheet-Pan Suppers
When it comes to weeknight dinners, sheet-pan dinners can reduce cook time and help you save money! I love that you can switch out the kind of vegetable depending on what’s in season, or use whatever you have on hand in the fridge or pantry.
Here are some of our favorite vegetables to throw on the side of your main course for dinner time.
- Baby carrots
- Red potatoes
- Sweet potato
- Butternut squash
- Cherry tomatoes
- Bell peppers
- Green beans
- Brussels sprouts
Conclusion
I hope these 62 Easy Sheet Pan Dinner Ideas give you some inspiration for delicious ways to get easy meals on the table this week!
The great thing about sheet pan dinners is that you can customize them with your favorite ingredients making it easy to create a fast dinner everyone will love!
Sheet pan meals also help you save money by encouraging you to eat at home more often because these dinners are so easy to make!
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