This is the recipe I make when I have nothing left to give. It has survived three picky phases and it still gets eaten.
The Sheet Pan Dinner My Kids Actually Eat
June 30, 2026
One pan, eight minutes of effort, zero negotiating at the table.
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The recipe
The Sheet Pan Dinner My Kids Actually Eat
- Prep
- 10 min
- Cook
- 35 min
- Total
- 45 min
- Serves
- 4
Ingredients
- 6 chicken thighs, bone-in
- 1 lb baby potatoes, halved
- 2 cups broccoli florets
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- 1
Heat the oven to 425°F.
- 2
Toss the potatoes with half the oil, salt and garlic powder on a sheet pan.
- 3
Nestle in the chicken thighs, skin side up, and roast 20 minutes.
- 4
Add the broccoli with the remaining oil and roast 15 more minutes.
- 5
Rest 5 minutes and serve straight off the pan.
Notes
Any vegetable still alive in the crisper drawer works here. Swap in sausage for the chicken if that is what you have.