1. Sheet-Pan Shrimp Fried Rice
Fried rice is the perfect dish to empty out your fridge because it uses up leftover cooked rice that you spread on a baking sheet with vegetables and a protein of your choice. In this case, we chose shrimp, but you could just as easily use leftover cooked chicken for a more accessible variation.
2. Grilled Gnocchi Carbonara
These grilled gnocchi from our book Sheet Pan Everything may look like a fancy dish, but they’re so quick and easy to make that you can put them on your weeknight menu, no problem. The gnocchi don’t need to be boiled in advance because they’ll cook directly on the pan with pancetta. Mix them with a good quantity of Parmesan for a creamy, super yummy texture.
To make your meal prep easier, plan your dinners based on the same routine from week to week, like a mix of new recipes to try with proven recipes. You can also regularly revisit the same food groups, such as poultry, plant-based proteins and pasta. And it’s important to keep some flexibility for those times when you get a last-minute invitation or to make sure you get through your leftovers of the week.
3. Sheet-Pan Fish and Chips
From the crispy fillets of white fish to the potato and asparagus side dishes, all the ingredients for this recipe are cooked together on the baking tray. We particularly like using different types of white fish because they cook quickly and their light flavour makes everyone happy.
4. Bell Pepper and Cauliflower Salad with Tofu and Cheese Curds
This kale, cauliflower and tofu salad hides a 2-in-1 meal. You can serve it warm for dinner, or keep it for tomorrow’s lunch and serve it cold! How convenient!
5. Vietnamese-Style Shrimp with Bell Peppers and Brussels Sprouts
When shrimp are on sale at the grocery store, it’s time to fill up! As they can be kept for a long time in the freezer, you can use them to make a ton of recipes, like this sheet-pan shrimp dish that you simply complement with veggies and Vietnamese sauce.
SHEET PAN RECIPES
Vietnamese-Style Shrimp with Bell Peppers and Brussels Sprouts
6. Sheet-Pan Udon Noodles with Chicken and Curried Onions
For efficient weeknight meals, it’s always a good idea to keep some cooked chicken handy. It can be leftovers from a previous meal, or you can take advantage of family value packs at the grocery store that you can roast in the oven and freeze. Then, you can shred the cooked chicken and add it to sandwiches, salads or noodle dishes, such as this one.
ASIAN-INSPIRED RECIPES
Sheet-Pan Udon Noodles with Chicken and Curried Onions
7. Oven-Roasted Salmon and Vegetables with Tarragon Yogurt
To accompany the maple-glazed salmon and root vegetables in this recipe, make a yogurt-based sauce with tarragon—but any herb you have handy would be just as good.
BUDGET RECIPES
Oven-Roasted Salmon and Vegetables with Tarragon Yogurt
When the week gets away from you and you have no time to cook, opt for store-bought products that’ll save your life—and dinner! These are our favourites:
- • Frozen dumplings
- • Naan bread for pizza
- • Ramen noodles
- • Ready-to-eat meals freshly made by the grocery store
- • Frozen meatballs
- • Frozen fish fillets
- • Pasta sauces in jars
- • Butterflied chicken
8. Sheet-Pan Sole Almondine
Just 5 ingredients are used to make this delicious weeknight dinner. You can use frozen fish, but make sure to defrost it before cooking. If the fillets are individually wrapped, you can defrost them even quicker by immersing them in water.
5-INGREDIENT RECIPES
Sheet-Pan Sole Almondine
9. Sheet-Pan Maple-Glazed Pork Tenderloin with Sweet Potatoes and Parsnips
With pork tenderloin, your dinner will be ready in no time. As it’s served slightly pink, the cooking time is very short. So you get a complete meal in less than 30 minutes.
10. Sheet-Pan Fish Tacos with Cilantro Salsa
Everyone loves tacos! Kids like assembling their own tacos, while adults are happy that dinner is ready in a jiffy.
MEXICAN-INSPIRED CUISINE
Sheet-Pan Fish Tacos with Cilantro Salsa
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