Wednesday, October 26, 2022

Sheet Pan Dinners Are Quick and Delicious




 Cooking for one and still enjoying delicious, healthy meals is a challenge.  It's so easy to just open a can of soup and call that dinner.  Fortunately, I still love to cook, so I've started making sheet pan meals which take minutes to prepare, and pack a lot of flavor.  The most recent one I made was for four people, so I ate 1/4 of the meal, save another 1/4 for another night next week, and froze the rest for next month, during a busy week when I won't want to cook.

The idea came from The Kitchen, a Food Network program that gives me so many great ideas.  I changed the recipe just a bit, but you can find their exact recipe on the Food Network website, and type in Sunny's chicken meatloaf.

                                    Sunny's Chicken Meatloaf Sheet Pan Meal (with a few modifications)

1 lb ground breast of chicken

1/4 cup chopped basil

1/2 cup chopped parsley

1/2 chopped onion

1/4 cup parmesean cheese

1/4 cup panko bread crumbs

1 egg

1 tsp  salt

2 tsp paprika

2 cloves minced garlic

1 bunch chopped scallions

Mix all ingredients except the chicken together until well blended.  Then add chicken and mix lightly.  Do not overmix.  Form 4 oz chicken loafs (freeform) and place on a foil lined baking sheet.  Add broccoli florets and yams cut in 1/2 inch rounds.  Season with salt and a little lemon juice.

Bake at 375 degrees for 30 minutes.  Remove and add the following glaze:  1/2 cup barbeque sauce, 1 tsp honey,  1 tsp hot sauce or chili flakes, or chinese spicy chili crisp.  Paint on top of chicken loafs, cook for an additional 15 minutes.  That's it.  Eat and enjoy.


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