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Posted: 9/17/21Updated: 9/17/21
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24 tasty sheet pan recipes to save time and make meal prep more efficient. These sheet pan recipes are incredibly versatile, with many different flavors, spice rubs and sauces.
This round up features sheet pan meal prep recipes that are easy, versatile and quick to prepare. Just like one pot dinners, sheet pan meals are a great way to cook an entire meal with very little prep work (and without dirtying a ton of dishes)!
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Sheet pan meal prep recipes are definitely one of my go-to's for easy and efficient prep because you can load them up with veggies, and serve them in so many ways! From breakfast bakes, to buddha bowls, to burrito bowls, pita or wrap filling, and sheet pan dinners, there is so much variety.
Tips for the best sheet pan results:
- Roasting time - pick veggies with a similar roasting time: nothing worse than having to pick out veggies that are done before the others; alternatively you can place veggies with different roasting times on separate halves of the pan or separate pans
- Overcrowding - don't overcrowd the pan: veggies need some space to roast properly, and overloading the pan means they will take longer to roast and may get soggy as their neighbours release liquid
- Toss in oil - oil is absolutely necessary to prevent dried out veggies. Toss them in a bowl, then transfer to the pan to remove excess oil. I always use olive oil; 2 tablespoons per 5 cups of veggies
Variations
It's so easy to mix up the flavor profiles of your sheet pan meal prep recipes by adding different spice rubs or sauces. Here are a few idea to get your creative meal prep juices flowing:
- Spice rubs - have a favorite sheet pan meal, but tired of the same flavor profile over and over again? Try using a different spice rub! Here are 7 homemade spice rub blends to try.
- Sauces and dressings - add a dipping sauce on the side, like this tzatziki sauce, homemade ranch dressing, green goddess dressing, or this creamy tahini dressing.
Breakfast
Sheet Pan Eggs (feeds a crowd)
Cook breakfast for a crowd with these sheet pan eggs! Prepare them in minutes, customize with your favorite toppings, and sit back and relax while the oven does the hard work.
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Sheet Pan Protein Pancakes
Skip the flipping with these big batch sheet pan protein pancakes! Light and fluffy, with juicy blueberries and a hint of vanilla, they are filling with 11 g protein per serving. Prep them ahead and reheat for easy breakfasts through the week.
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Sheet Pan Breakfast Bake
This sheet pan breakfast bake with sausages, sweet potato, zucchini, and bell peppers is seasoned with fajita seasoning for a delicious and easy meal prep breakfast. This meal prep is gluten-free, dairy-free, and paleo-friendly.
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Make Ahead Sausage Breakfast Bowls
Make ahead healthy sausage breakfast bowls with roasted root vegetables and turkey sausage. Prep ahead and re-heat for tasty meal prep breakfasts.
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Lunch bowls
Cauliflower Cashew Lunch Bowls
Makethese cauliflower cashew lunch bowls ahead of time and have work lunches ready for the week! Roasted cauliflower, toasted cashews, barley and chickpeas are all tossed in a delicious honey-ginger vinaigrette!
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Moroccan Couscous Meal Prep Bowls
These Moroccan inspired meal prep bowls are full of warm spices and deep flavor. With spiced chicken thighs, roasted cauliflower and green beans served over lemony pearl couscous, it's an easy meal to prep on the weekend.
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Mix & Match Meal Prep Burrito Bowls
These mix & match meal prep burrito bowls will help you make four delicious lunches using what you have on hand in your pantry and fridge.
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Jerk Chicken Meal Prep Lunch Bowls
Jerk Chicken Meal Prep Lunch Bowls: bring a taste of the tropics to work with you! These lunch bowls are sweet and spicy, and packed full of healthy veggies and quinoa to power you through your afternoon.
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Buddha Bowl Recipe
This Buddha bowl recipe is full of healthy plant-based ingredients and works great for meal prep! Customize it using your favorite veggies and don't forget to drizzle with the delicious tahini sauce.
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Thai Chicken Lunch Bowls (Meal Prep)
Thai chicken lunch bowls have roasted vegetables and chicken served over rice with a tangy homemade peanut sauce. Easy to prep and keeps well for four days!
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Mediterranean Chicken Farro Lunch Bowl Recipe
Mediterranean farro chicken lunch bowls have balsamic roasted chicken breast, eggplant, zucchini and fennel, topped with fresh fennel fronds and crumbled feta cheese. Healthy yet filling, it's a great lunch to prep ahead for the week!
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Vegan Roasted Vegetable Meal Prep with Turmeric Tahini Sauce
This vegan meal prep recipe pairs roasted vegetables, chickpeas and quinoa with a deliciously creamy turmeric tahini sauce.
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Vegan Portobello Fajita Meal Prep Bowls
Portobello fajita vegan meal prep with delicious roasted portobellos, bell peppers and onions, black beans, and seasoned quinoa!
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Pitas & Wraps
Pesto Chicken Pita Recipe
This easy pesto chicken pita recipe is classic and delicious. Roasted vegetables and chicken, tossed in pesto, and served in a pita pocket! A family favorite recipe that works great meal prep!
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Greek Chicken Wraps
These Greek chicken wraps are proof that simple ingredients can yield incredible flavor! With roasted vegetables and chicken tossed in a simple blend of spices, salty feta cheese, and a subtle taste of lemon.
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Dinners
Cranberry Balsamic Sheet Pan Chicken
This cranberry balsamic sheet pan chicken has all the flavors of fall and is simple to throw together on a weeknight. You can also prep components ahead and store in the fridge for up to 5 days, making it even easier!
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Meal Prep Chicken Fajitas (Sheet Pan)
Sheet pan chicken fajitas with tender and juicy chicken, bell peppers, and onions tossed in a delicious homemade fajita seasoning. Ideal for meal prep or for a simple weeknight dinner.
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Jamaican Chicken Sheet Pan Dinner
This healthy Jamaican chicken sheet pan dinner bakes up with bell peppers, onions and potatoes in a spicy Jamaican spice rub in under 30 minutes. Top with fresh mango!
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Sheet Pan Honey Lemon Sheet Pan Salmon and Broccolini
A simple honey lemon salmon recipe baked up on a sheet pan with broccolini. Serve over rice and drizzle with the honey lemon sauce. Makes a great meal prep lunch.
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Mediterranean Salmon Sheet Pan Dinner
This Mediterranean salmon sheet pan dinner has roasted brussels sprouts, fennel, and red onion. Drizzled in balsamic vinegar and sprinkled with feta cheese, it's tangy, briny and flavorful.
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Paprika Chicken Sheet Pan Dinner
This paprika chicken sheet pan dinner cooks all up on the same pan with potatoes, bell peppers, zucchini, and cherry tomatoes. Super easy and barely any dishes to clean!
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Sheet Pan Roasted Pork Tenderloin with Apples
Oven roasted pork tenderloin is a flavourful and comforting Sunday dinner. With tender apple slices, roasted vegetables, and a sweet applesauce glaze, this pork dinner is perfect for fall.
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Make Ahead Lemon Chicken Sheet Pan Gnocchi
This lemon chicken baked gnocchi has brussels sprouts, broccoli and feta cheese for the ultimate sheet pan dinner! Works great for meal prep or an easy weeknight dinner.
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Make Ahead Hoisin Ginger Steak, Asparagus & Green Beans
Prep this Hoisin Ginger Steak along with the asparagus & green beans ahead of time for a ridiculously easy dinner! Tips for making it in theoven or on the grill.
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Meet Denise Bustard
Denise Bustard is the creator of Sweet Peas and Saffron, a meal prep-focussed food blog. With a PhD in biochemistry, Denise takes a scientific approach to perfecting her recipes. You can find Denise's work featured on Huffington Post, MSN, Self and more.
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cynrok says
i'm confused, in the lunch section there are a bunch of recipes for bowls that have nothing to do with sheetpan dinners?
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Jasmine @ Sweet Peas & Saffron says
Hi Cynrok, I can see why you may have been confused! To clarify - each of these lunch bowl recipes is cooked up on a sheet pan. While the image shows the finished meal in a bowl, if you click over to each of the recipes you will find that they are indeed sheet pan meals. I hope this helps!
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Charles J Houlroyd Jr says
I just live the sheet pan cooking concept! Quick and easy yet so delicious My wife works and I cook dinner I am not complaining but doing these sheet pan meals sure makes the dinner chore a whole lot easier and the food taste great! Please keep them coming!! Big fan of this Sheet Pan concept! Thank You
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Denise Bustard says
Hi Charles! Glad to hear you love them! I have a bunch on my site, and should be more coming soon 🙂
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ELOY FERNANDES MORGADO JUNIOR says
Hello
Could you please inform if I can freeze this recipies.Tks
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Denise says
Hi! I think it comes down to personal taste. Personally I don't enjoy roasted vegetables after they are frozen/thawed as they get a bit mushy.
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Paula Dodaro says
There is no recipe attached to Meal Prep Sheet Pan Fajitas; instead, it repeats the salmon recipe.
The whole concept is such a terrific idea. Thanks…
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Denise says
Thanks for catching that, Paula! Updating ASAP!
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