Sheet Pan Garlic Parmesan Chicken Broccoli and Potatoes

On the lookout for a dinner that’s as straightforward as it’s scrumptious? This Sheet Pan Garlic Parmesan Hen and Potatoes is your new weeknight go-to. Juicy hen, crispy potatoes, and somewhat broccoli combined in will verify each field. If you happen to’re feeling somewhat additional, you’ll be able to add somewhat additional cheese to reward your self for making it by one other day. Straightforward prep, minimal cleanup, and most taste—what extra may you ask for?

For easier weeknight dinners that don’t require turning on the oven, take a look at our skillet steak dinner or our skillet garlic butter pork chops. Each are one skillet meals!

This sheet pan dinner is ideal for my household. It’s flavorful, filling, and has sufficient diet that I be ok with serving it. It’s straightforward to toss every part collectively and get it into the oven whilst you work on different issues like serving to children with homework or vacuuming, or simply discovering a second of quiet to regain your sanity. You’ll be able to by no means appear to get sufficient time for that, are you able to? You’ll be able to serve it up precisely as written, however I’ve added this as a observe within the recipe for mothers who want the additional cheese. I’m a kind of mothers.

Ingredient Notes

• Hen: Be sure to make use of hen breasts which can be roughly the identical dimension for even cooking. You may as well use hen thighs. Simply regulate the cooking time up by 10 minutes or so and cook dinner the hen to an inside temperature of 172 levels Fahrenheit.
• Lemon: Recent lemon juice and zest actually brighten up the dish. Don’t skip the zest! It provides a ton of taste that you simply received’t get from simply the juice.
• Potatoes: Small child crimson potatoes roast up fantastically with crispy edges, however we do need to nonetheless lower them into bite-sized items. If you happen to can’t discover child reds, Yukon Gold potatoes work nicely too. Simply lower them into comparable bite-sized chunks
• Broccoli Florets: Recent broccoli is beneficial for the most effective texture for roasting, however frozen will work in a pinch. If utilizing frozen, no have to thaw—simply add on to the pan.
• Butter & Olive Oil: These are our little lubricants for taste.
• Garlic: Recent garlic cloves is all the time most well-liked for the most effective taste, however pre-minced garlic works too for those who’re brief on time. Use about 1 1/2 teaspoons per clove as an alternative.
• Parmesan: Freshly grated Parmesan is essential for that good tacky, savory end. Pre-grated varieties don’t soften the most effective, but when that’s what you could have available, it’ll nonetheless work.
• Black Pepper: Common black pepper will do, however you probably have freshly floor pepper, it does pop.
• Parsley: Elective, however a sprinkle of recent parsley provides somewhat shade.

Saline-Injected vs. Pure Hen:

When shopping for hen, you would possibly discover some packages labeled as “saline-injected” or “enhanced.” These are hen breasts which were injected with a saltwater answer to protect them and make them look good within the show case. Whereas this may also help preserve the hen moist, it could possibly additionally have an effect on how your greens cook dinner.

Saline-injected hen tends to launch extra liquid throughout roasting, which might result in soggy greens, as the additional moisture prevents them from crisping up. If you happen to’re utilizing saline-injected hen, contemplate roasting the veggies on a separate pan to maintain them good and crispy.

Pure, un-enhanced hen doesn’t launch as a lot liquid, permitting your potatoes and broccoli to roast completely alongside the hen. For the most effective outcomes, verify the label and purpose for pure hen if you would like the crispiest veggies. Plus, you received’t be paying that extra cash per pound for water weight!

Sheet Pan Information

For the most effective outcomes, use a sturdy, rimmed sheet pan that measures at the very least 13×18 inches. This dimension ensures that your hen, potatoes, and broccoli have sufficient house to roast correctly with out steaming. Overcrowding the pan in one thing like a 9×13 can result in soggy veggies. In case you have a smaller pan, contemplate splitting the elements between two pans.

Even Simpler Clear-Up

Lining your sheet pan with parchment paper or utilizing a silicone baking mat could make cleanup a breeze. It additionally helps stop the veggies from sticking, so that you get these completely crispy edges in your potatoes.

Watch the video beneath the place I stroll you thru each step of this recipe and hopefully present some leisure worth alongside the way in which. You’ll be able to take a look at my total assortment of video recipes over on YouTube.