21 Sheet-Pan Chicken Recipes To Get Dinner On The Table Stress-Free (2024)

The best part of this herby, garlicky dream? Your sides and main will both be ready in under an hour, making this an ideal last-minute, filling dinner. We paired this one-pan meal with roasted zucchini and asparagus, but feel free to switch it up.

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Bone-in chicken thighs, baby potatoes, broccoli, and red onion are all tossed in a simple olive oil, lemon juice, and za’atar marinade, then roasted to crispy, schmaltzy perfection. To kick it up another notch, we’re drizzling it all in a creamy tahini sauce to finish it off. 😍

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Freshen up a classic dish, , by spooning a wildly flavorful olive, almond, and parsley sauce over top. The best part? This entire recipe is made in just one dish (including the sauce!), making dinner (and cleanup) easier than ever.

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For these fajitas you simply toss all of the ingredients—the chicken and vegetables—in an easy marinade of avocado oil and taco spices like cumin and chili powder, then bake it all together on a sheet pan. It's a meal prep DREAM.

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In our opinion, the crunchier the better. Which is why pretzels make the perfect chicken coating. The obvious and best dipping sauce? Honey mustard, of course. It's a MUST.

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We love when a dish’s prep is simple and fast; this sheet-pan meal the perfect example. If you roast the sweet potatoes as indicated, your gift = creamy centers and crispy edges, enhanced by jammy red onions. Using bone-in thighs pretty much guarantees super-tender chicken too!

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Marinated thighs get roasted right alongside Brussels sprouts, making this one of our favorite low-effort chicken weeknight dinners with a very high reward. Reserve some of the marinade to brush over the chicken towards the end of baking: It makes a sweet, sticky, and downright irresistible glaze.

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Hasselback your chicken by cutting shallow slits into the chicken breasts (don't cut all the way through!) and stuff each slit with bacon and a creamy spinach and artichoke filling.

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What’s better than a tray of cheesy chicken nachos? Four-cheese chicken nachos! Don’t worry, though, a couple cans of chopped green chiles cut the richness of all that cheese (not that we’re complaining!).

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This chicken is coated in the type of delectable, outrageous sauce that will have you licking your fingers all football Sunday long. Make this once and we guarantee it will become your tailgate's must-have. Think serving these delicious morsels on their own isn't enough? Try our sweet BBQ lime chicken tacos or cheesy BBQ lime dip too.

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These patties can be either baked OR fried. We fried them for the ultimate crunch experience, but baking them on a wire rack set inside a baking sheet at a high temperature will give you the same experience with less oil.

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Butter makes everything better—especially when it’s mixed with lemon zest, thyme, and oregano, then slathered on baked chicken. Bonus: It all comes together easily on ONE sheet pan.

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Skip the freezer aisle selection and make your own popcorn chicken right at home! This easy recipe comes complete with a honey mustard dipping sauce that really makes the dish, but feel free to sub for your favorite dip too.

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This twist on nachos comes together in less than 30 minutes and is sure to be a crowd-pleaser. BBQ chicken not your thing? Try it with any of our other marinated chicken recipes instead.

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Each piece of this stuffed chicken looks like a rainbow! Feel free to use your fave veggies here, as long as you slice them thin and keep them colorful.

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!Spoiler alert! If you load a fork with garlic-herb butter chicken, crispy roasted potatoes, tender sweet carrots, and a smear of balsamic reduction, you will experience perfection.

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Tandoori chicken is a tender, flavor-bombed chicken dish that’s a staple in Indian cuisine. Though traditionally the chicken is grilled in a clay tandoor grill (hence the name), it’s totally possible to make it at home in your oven.

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There's nothing better than good antipasto. Our only qualm with the meat and cheese spread is that it's never a truly satisfying dinner on its own (thought we desperately want it to be!). This stuffed chicken changes all that.

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Once the chicken here is layered with cheese and ham and then rolled, it's kind of large. Frying it seemed like too much, so we baked it instead (you're welcome). It bakes into a beautiful, golden, and crispy piece of meat that's perfectly swirled on the inside. It's mesmerizing!

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Peruvian roast chicken is everything you love about roast chicken, with a smoky, spicy twist. It's got that crisp and golden skin, and that mind-blowing aroma that'll fill your kitchen, but with a little extra pizzazz.

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