A sheet-pan dinner is one tray, one oven, one wash-up. Used right, it is the most efficient way to feed a UK family on a weeknight.
The trick is one well-balanced seasoning that works across protein and veg. Costack All Purpose Seasoning is the default for our test kitchen. £2.99 a jar, handles everything below.
Recipe 1: Sausage and root veg traybake (35 min)
- 8 sausages (any UK butcher pack)
- 500g new potatoes, halved
- 2 red onions, wedges
- 1 sweet potato, cubed
- 2 tbsp Costack All Purpose Seasoning
- 2 tbsp olive oil
200°C, 35 minutes. Toss everything in oil + seasoning before the tray goes in. Sausages browned, veg crisp. Family of 4 fed.
Recipe 2: Lemon pepper salmon and broccoli (22 min)
- 4 salmon fillets
- 1 head of broccoli in florets
- 400g baby potatoes, halved and pre-boiled 6 minutes
- 1.5 tbsp Costack Lemon Pepper
- 1 lemon, sliced
Pre-boiled potatoes go in first at 200°C for 10 minutes. Salmon, broccoli and lemon slices added. 12 more minutes. Done.
Recipe 3: Chicken thigh and Mediterranean veg (40 min)
- 8 chicken thighs (skin on, bone in)
- 2 courgettes, sliced
- 1 red pepper, chopped
- 1 yellow pepper, chopped
- 200g cherry tomatoes
- 2 tbsp Costack Chicken and Turkey Seasoning
- Olive oil
Chicken on top, veg below. 200°C, 40 minutes. Skin crisp. Veg saucy.
Recipe 4: Spicy chickpea, halloumi and pepper (28 min)
- 2 tins chickpeas, drained and dried
- 250g halloumi, cubed
- 2 peppers, chopped
- 1 red onion
- 1.5 tbsp Costack All Purpose Seasoning
- 1 tsp Costack Cameroon Pepper
Vegetarian. 200°C for 28 minutes. Halloumi browned, chickpeas crisped.
Recipe 5: Pork meatball and root veg (38 min)
- 500g pork mince formed into 16 meatballs
- 2 carrots, batons
- 2 parsnips, batons
- 200g sprouts, halved
- 1.5 tbsp Costack Meat Seasoning
Meatballs and veg same tray. 200°C, 38 minutes.
Sheet-pan rules
- Cut everything to similar size or some veg burns
- Pre-boil potatoes if cooking with quicker proteins
- Single layer always. Crowded trays steam, do not roast
- High heat (200°C minimum). Low heat traybakes are sad
- Toss with oil AND seasoning before the tray. Not separately
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