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Easy Sheet Pan Dinners

I know with the pandemic many people are out of work or hunkering down at home—but we still need nutritious and delicious meals. Sheet pan dinners make it easy to get everything cooked all at once, and they're a delicious way to combine your favorite meats and vegetables.

Chicken, potatoes, and carrots are an economical combination, and the flavors complement each other very well.

Try out this recipe and then experiment with other meats and vegetables to see which ones become your family's favorite. Enjoy!

Cook Time

Ingredients

• 4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 1 tablespoon paprika
• 2 teaspoons rosemary leaves, dried and crushed
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 4 large carrots, scrubbed clean and cut in large pieces
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 6 chicken thighs, skinless and boneless

Substitutions and Alterations

• Seasonings: You can adjust the amount of salt, pepper, and other seasonings. If you don't like rosemary, try parsley or basil. The paprika is essential to the look and flavor of the recipe, though.
• Basting mix: If it looks like the basting mix isn't enough, you can make more of it to coat the chicken.
• Chicken: I had boneless, skinless chicken, but you can use bone-in if you like, or chicken breasts or legs.

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Spray your baking pan with non-stick spray. In a large bowl, mix the oil, paprika, rosemary, sea salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Add the potatoes, mix to coat thoroughly, and then spoon the potatoes on the pan.
2. Put the carrots in the bowl, stir to coat, and then add the carrots to the pan with the potatoes. Put them in the oven for 15 minutes.
3. In the meantime, add the chicken thighs to the bowl and stir to coat. (You may have to mix more of the coating for the chicken.)
4. After 15 minutes, take the pan out of the oven. Push the potatoes and carrots aside and add the chicken to the pan. Bake for 15 minutes, flip the chicken pieces over, and bake for another 15 minutes.

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Comments

Rachel L Alba (author) from Every Day Cooking and Baking on February 02, 2021:

To everyone. I found this spot which to leave a comment. So, thank you to everyone for your support and lovely comments. I appreciate all of you and pray you are all staying safe and healthy with this pandemic.

Rachel L Alba (author) from Every Day Cooking and Baking on February 02, 2021:

Hi Liz, It was hard for to figure out how to leave a comment since the format has changed. I found this spot. Thank you so much for your visit and for your comment. I appreciate it. Stay safe and healthy.

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Sp Greaney from Ireland on January 28, 2021:

Forgot to mention that under that newly published article, there is a comment box. I then write my comment in here after reading the article.

Sp Greaney from Ireland on January 28, 2021:

@Rachel L Alba, I have to go to my Feed section which shows up when I log in. This then shows me the list of current article published by authors I follow. Sometimes I do have to scroll the page a bit to see articles that were published a few days prior.

Rachel L Alba (author) from Every Day Cooking and Baking on January 27, 2021:

Hi Sangre. First, thank you for visiting my hubs and the really nice comment. I appreciate it. But, can I ask you, how did you leave a comment on the Hub. With the new look, I can't figure out how to leave a comment on my hub or anyone elses hub. I found this place by accident.

Sp Greaney from Ireland on January 27, 2021:

I love that you can cook everything in this receipe in the one dish. I bet the combinations of herbs and spices adds so much flavour to the dish too. It looks delicious.

Linda Crampton from British Columbia, Canada on January 26, 2021:

This sounds like a very tasty dish. It’s lovely to see another of your recipes.

Chitrangada Sharan from New Delhi, India on January 26, 2021:

Sounds delicious. Thank you for sharing the details.

Good to see you publishing after a long time.

Umesh Chandra Bhatt from Kharghar, Navi Mumbai, India on January 26, 2021:

Appears yummy.

Liza from USA on January 26, 2021:

Yum! Rachel, it's great to see you're back with another delicious homecooked dinner! I do not doubt that your pan-roasted chicken and vegetable are delicious and perfect for a family meal. Thanks for sharing the recipe. Stay safe!

Pamela Oglesby from Sunny Florida on January 26, 2021:

This dish looks delicious. You gave very good instructions on cooking this meal, and I would like to try it. Thank you for sharing.

Thelma Alberts from Germany and Philippines on January 26, 2021:

Yummy recipe. Thank you for sharing.