Sheet Pan Garlic Parmesan Hen Broccoli and Potatoes

On the lookout for a dinner that’s as simple as it’s scrumptious? This Sheet Pan Garlic Parmesan Hen and Potatoes is your new weeknight go-to. Juicy rooster, crispy potatoes, and a little bit broccoli blended in will test each field. In the event you’re feeling a little bit additional, you possibly can add a little bit additional cheese to reward your self for making it by one other day. Straightforward prep, minimal cleanup, and most taste—what extra might you ask for?

For simpler 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 vitamin that I be ok with serving it. It’s simple to toss the whole lot collectively and get it into the oven when 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 may by no means appear to get sufficient time for that, are you able to? You may serve it up precisely as written, however I’ve added this as a word within the recipe for mothers who want the additional cheese. I’m a type of mothers.

Ingredient Notes

• Hen: Ensure to make use of rooster breasts which might be roughly the identical measurement for even cooking. You may also use rooster thighs. Simply alter the cooking time up by 10 minutes or so and prepare dinner the rooster to an inner temperature of 172 levels Fahrenheit.
• Lemon: Contemporary lemon juice and zest actually brighten up the dish. Don’t skip the zest! It provides a ton of taste that you just received’t get from simply the juice.
• Potatoes: Small child purple potatoes roast up fantastically with crispy edges, however we do need to nonetheless minimize them into bite-sized items. In the event you can’t discover child reds, Yukon Gold potatoes work effectively too. Simply minimize them into related bite-sized chunks
• Broccoli Florets: Contemporary broccoli is advisable for the perfect 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: Contemporary garlic cloves is at all times most well-liked for the perfect taste, however pre-minced garlic works too if you happen to’re brief on time. Use about 1 1/2 teaspoons per clove as an alternative.
• Parmesan: Freshly grated Parmesan is vital for that excellent tacky, savory end. Pre-grated varieties don’t soften the perfect, but when that’s what you have got available, it’ll nonetheless work.
• Black Pepper: Common black pepper will do, however if in case you have freshly floor pepper, it does pop.
• Parsley: Non-compulsory, however a sprinkle of recent parsley provides a little bit coloration.

Saline-Injected vs. Pure Hen:

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

Saline-injected rooster tends to launch extra liquid throughout roasting, which may result in soggy greens, as the additional moisture prevents them from crisping up. In the event you’re utilizing saline-injected rooster, take into account roasting the veggies on a separate pan to maintain them good and crispy.

Pure, un-enhanced rooster doesn’t launch as a lot liquid, permitting your potatoes and broccoli to roast completely alongside the rooster. For the perfect outcomes, test the label and intention for pure rooster if you need the crispiest veggies. Plus, you received’t be paying that more money per pound for water weight!

Sheet Pan Information

For the perfect outcomes, use a sturdy, rimmed sheet pan that measures not less than 13×18 inches. This measurement ensures that your rooster, 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. You probably have a smaller pan, take into account 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 under the place I stroll you thru each step of this recipe and hopefully present some leisure worth alongside the way in which. You may take a look at my total assortment of video recipes over on YouTube.