Just Sheet It

Hands up if you want an easy dinner recipe for this week. With staggered return-to-office plans, family gatherings, team sports, and music lessons starting back up after an 18-month hiatus, I don’t blame you. You might think, “But after this week, things will slow down a bit again….” Riiiiiight.

Easing meal prep can help lighten the load a bit. Enter sheet pan meals: so easy to prep (even ahead of time), cook, and clean up. You can mix and match the protein, veggies, and seasonings based on what you like, and what you have at home. This recipe uses many different veggies, skinless/ boneless chicken, lemon, and Italian flavours. If what I’ve listed here isn’t your jam, please feel free to switch it up. Just remember that harder veggies like sweet or regular potatoes, carrots, winter squash, fennel, onion, etc. need to be started for a few minutes first before adding softer things like peppers, zucchini, broccoli florets, etc. And, if you have picky people at home, roasting veggies could be your game-changer: flavourful, caramelized goodness. You can serve this with rice, quinoa, or pasta, or on top of a salad, and leftovers can be refrigerated for up to four days, making next-day lunches a snap.