(upbeat music)
- So here's the story, you guys.
No joke, like one of my favorite things ever in my kitchen
is a good sheet pan.
Sheet pan dinners are a lifesaver,
and today we are going to make a quick
and simple baked chicken and veggies dinner
just in your sheet pan.
How easy is that?
What's up, guys?
I'm Suzy with TheMediterraneanDish.com.
I'm all about easy, wholesome recipes
with big Mediterranean flavors.
Today we are going to make a simple sheet pan dinner
with chicken and veggies, so let's get to it.
Let's walk through the star ingredients
of this simple sheet pan dinner.
We have zucchini.
Of course, you can use yellow squash
or whatever else you have.
I have red peppers and broccolette,
or you can use broccoli instead.
And then we have chopped red onions, some garlic,
some oregano, and a couple more spices,
and of course, our chicken.
So let's head to our bowl to mix everything up,
and then we're gonna throw it in our sheet pan,
and put it in the oven, and that's it.
How easy is that?
We're gonna start with the zucchini.
A simple quick trim on both sides.
We're gonna cut it right in the middle,
and then we're just gonna kinda cut it into half-moons.
Two or three zucchinis, depending on the size that you have,
or, of course, yellow squash.
You can mix things up.
You know.
Go crazy.
Why not?
Okay.
Have you guys ever cut one of these before?
It's so fun.
So just kinda hold the stem, put it down, anchor it well,
and then just go around.
And you've got your core.
That's all we do there.
So when a recipe says "cored and chopped,"
this is really literally what I do.
From here, I'm gonna cut these down just a little bit,
'cause they don't need to be this large.
I try to mimic the size of the rest of the veggies,
so they kinda all cook nice and evenly.
One or two bell peppers, depending on the size.
Next, a broccolette.
All right, so these guys have a longer stem.
If you're using broccoli,
you probably won't need to do this bit,
but I try to trim them just a little.
Their stems are edible, so you don't wanna waste that,
but I try to trim like the harder sides.
And I leave them this way 'cause they're kinda pretty.
Red onions.
That's one whole onion chopped.
From here, we have about a pound and a half of chicken.
I am using boneless, skinless chicken breast.
If you're a thigh person, feel free.
Like totally make this your own.
I'm gonna cut it up into bite-sized pieces,
because that allows it to cook really quickly
without drying up.
These are all going to go in here with my veggies.
All right, so bite-sized pieces, one and a half pounds,
boneless, skinless chicken breast or thighs.
From here, we're gonna flavor this party
and then dump it in our sheet pan,
and that's all we have to do.
So, to flavor, we've got five garlic cloves.
Yes, I said "five."
And sometimes I put more, because I love garlic.
Now we have two teaspoons of dry oregano.
And then we have a little bit of paprika and coriander.
Both of these spices, paprika and coriander, add depth,
and they are available on TheMediterraneanDish.com.
Just hit the Shop tab if you're interested in all-natural
and organic spices, and you'll see our big collection.
A pinch of kosher salt.
A pinch of black pepper.
One lemon.
Zest the lemon first before you juice it.
A little acid goes a long way
when it comes to these sheet pan dinners.
Where there is chicken, there's gotta be some acid for me.
I don't know why, but...
And now we're gonna juice our baby lemon.
Cup your hand.
Catch all the seeds.
I used to have a fancy gadget.
Remember that, David?
- [David] Yeah, you never figured it out.
- But I'm totally over it now.
I'm just using my hands.
You know, why not?
Wild guess.
What do you think is missing in this party?
- [David] Olive oil.
Extra virgin olive oil.
That's right.
We are using the Private Reserve Greek
extra virgin olive oil,
also available on TheMediterraneanDish.com.
Just hit the Shop tab.
This stuff comes to us directly from Greece.
A good, good drizzle,
'cause you wanna bring this party together,
and the olive oil will do this job for you.
All I need to do is mix this party together.
Make sure that everything is well-combined.
And it may be that you wanna use your hands,
and that would not offend me.
Flavor party, it already smells great.
Sheet pan.
A little bit of this.
You don't really need 'cause it's already in here,
but I like it.
Watch the magic.
Big moment.
Here we go.
One last thing to do.
You want to make sure that you spread all the veggies
and chicken evenly, so that everything cooks well.
All right, this is looking great.
All I have to do is stick it in the oven,
probably about 20/25 minutes or so,
until the chicken is done, and that's it,
so let's head to the oven.
Okay, things are smelling gorgeous in my kitchen,
so let's head into that oven and grab our sheet pan chicken.
Oh.
This is smelling delicious.
Dinner is on,
and it took just about 25 minutes all together.
You guys, grab the recipe for this easy sheet pan chicken
and veggies on TheMediterraneanDish.com.
It's time to give it a try.
Mmm.
Perfect.