It’s the end of September and I still Get out of summer mode. Does anyone else feel like they can’t get any rest between their morning alarm and bedtime? I’m doing my best to balance school, work, and socializing, but that doesn’t always leave enough time for the things my body craves, like eating healthy. However, if there’s one thing I’ve learned this month, it’s that healthy dinners don’t have to take time. Sure, I’d love to carve out an hour or two to make homemade pumpkin pasta, but an easy chicken sheet pan recipe is more my style these days. Luckily, they don’t skimp on flavor.
12 Easy, Healthy Chicken Sheet Pan Recipes
Sheet pan recipes are the best. They make it easy to cook healthy meals for one person or the whole family. I’ve personally never been good at deciding how much food to cook, so these chicken sheet pan recipes are great when I’m making dinner for all my roommates. What’s my favorite part about sheet pan recipes? You do all the prep work and once it’s in the oven, you’re basically done. While the oven does all the work, I’m free to work, relax, or hang out with friends. The timer goes off and dinner is on the table in five minutes.
Save this post for the next time you want a simple, healthy dinner but don’t have time to cook it. You can thank us later.
Five Ingredient Sheet Pan Chicken Fajitas
Why we love it: Camille reminds us that the key to making a recipe (with just a few ingredients) taste more complex is how you season it. This meal relies on boneless, skinless chicken breasts, green peppers, and onions, but premade taco seasoning is the secret ingredient that brings it all together and makes these tacos anything but bland. This spice bag is filled with all the same herbs and spices that I blend myself, but faster.
Hero ingredients: Taco Seasoning. Y’all, I’m a die-hard Tex-Mex.
Pan-Hot Honey Mustard Chicken and Medium-Harvest Crispy Brussels Sprouts
Why we love it: While this meal may require a little more prep work (you have to make the bread crumbs and hot honey mustard), it’s sure to be a crowd-pleaser. This dinner looks like it took you all day to make it, but it actually only took 40 minutes to complete. Southern flavor is strong and delicious.
Hero ingredients: Crispy Brussels Sprouts are definitely in my top ten favorite foods.
Pan Curry with Chicken and Vegetables from Thyme Before
Why we love it: Curry lovers, this is one of my favorite ways to curb your appetite without ordering or eating out. The chicken and green beans both came out crispy and delicious. I never knew it could be so easy to achieve flavors like this. This dish takes about 30 minutes to cook, plus an hour of marinating time, which in my mind means 30 minutes to end my day.
Hero ingredients: The flavor of the curry is unmatched.
Sheet Pan Chicken with Rainbow Vegetables from Erin’s Carefully Plated
Why we love it: I think I could eat this every night. Making Szechuan sauce from scratch may seem intimidating at first, but I consider my pantry and spice rack to be fairly amateurish, and even I have all the ingredients on hand. This recipe is also great for meal prep, as the chicken is best marinated overnight (although it still tastes great after a few minutes). I like to chop up the brussels on Sunday night, marinate the chicken, and throw it in after a particularly Monday-like Monday.
Hero ingredients: Homemade sauce is a game changer.
Downshiftology’s Greek Sheet Pan Chicken
Why we love it: I love all of Downshiftology’s recipes because no matter how difficult they seem, they are almost always foolproof. This recipe is no exception, even though it looks like it came out of a five-star restaurant. It has carrots, cauliflower, onions, and Brussels sprouts, giving you all the veggies, but my personal favorite part is the lemony aioli drizzled on top…I can swim in this sauce.
Hero ingredients: Lemon aioli, because anything with the word aioli sounds good to me.
Easy Greek Grilled Chicken Souvlaki with Parboiled Harvest Potatoes
Why we love it: I love a good Greek moment. I will never forget the first time I went to Greece and I ordered a Greek salad and my world was rocked. They leave out the lettuce and just chop and toss all the delicious ingredients, which reminds me of this recipe. It has all the elements of a delicious Greek salad that you can customize to your liking, but with the warmth of comfort food. What more do you want?
Hero ingredients: Lemon, garlic, herb, balsamic chicken. *drools*
Sheet Pan Chicken Piccata from Custom Dishes
Why we love it: This Sheet Pan Chicken Piccata is perfect for entertaining and a must try. It’s arguably one of the easiest recipes on this list and one of my most highly rated recipes. mine only The complaint is that it wasn’t a full meal, but all it needed was some extra preparation of a simple Italian salad and veggies.
Hero ingredients: White vinegar and chicken broth add lots of flavor and moisture. *chef’s kiss*
Spoon Fork Bacon Grilled Sheet Pan Nachos Chicken Nachos
Why we love it: Fair warning, this recipe requires you to cook the jalapeño chicken on a skillet first before placing everything on the skillet. However, you can easily simplify this meal by buying pre-made chicken or preparing the chicken at the beginning of the week and using store-bought cheese. Anyway, I’ve never made anything better than canned cheese. (PS, have you tried Siete’s dairy-free Queso? I’m obsessed).
Hero ingredients: Okay, so, here’s the question.
Medium Rare Harvest Pan Chili Cheddar Corn Chicken Enchiladas
Why we love it: Can you tell that “Mexican Night” happens more than once a week at my house? I love these easy sheet pan enchiladas because the way the ingredients are prepared makes the flavors so seamless. I judge the quality of an enchilada based on the overall flavor, not the different single ingredients. This article also links to a great video tutorial.
Hero ingredients: I am addicted to salsa verde.
Parmesan Crusted Chicken Sheet Pan Dinner with Lemon + Zest
Why we love it: This is the perfect example of a sheet pan dinner sauce where every ingredient is delicious. Effectively, you use a bowl for mixing and a pan for baking. This is a winner in my book because it also means…fewer dishes to make! With a manageable ingredient list, this is one of my favorite easy dinners.
Hero ingredients: Parmesan cheese is a versatile cheese.
Sheet Pan Lemon Chicken and Asparagus from Unbound Wellness
Why we love it: Lemon, chicken and asparagus are a match made in heaven. They gathered together to make a light dinner that was both fresh and hearty. Sometimes I even skip the potatoes and opt for a large side salad to make it lighter. Plus, this recipe requires almost no hands-on time.
Hero ingredients: Like lemon.
Sheet Pan Herb Lemon Garlic Chicken and Potatoes from Ambitious Kitchen
Why we love it: This recipe can be served as either a dinner or a meal prep, depending on your needs. The marinade is easy to whip up ahead of time and combines a variety of delicious flavors. Dijon, oregano, paprika and lots of garlic make every bite a delight. It’s easy to pack for lunch, or delicious fresh out of the oven for dinner.
Hero ingredients: Grilled fingerling potatoes are perfect
