10 Nutritious One-Tray Meals for Busy Days

  • By Jennifer Mulder
  • 7 November 2016
  • 3 minute read
10 Nutritious One-Tray Meals for Busy Days | The Health Sessions

It’s a common scenario in busy times or on flare-up days: dinner time rolls around and you’re too tired to cook.

Enter: the one-tray meal.

A one-tray meal, also called sheet pan dinner, is a complete dinner baked on a single oven tray. It ticks all the boxes of the perfect weeknight meal: a nourishing dish that requires little effort make and is even easier to clean up – what’s not to love?

So if you’re looking for an easy way to put a healthy meal on the table, try one of these 10 well-balanced, one-tray oven dinners

Oven Baked Honey Chili Lime Salmon with Potatoes and Beans from RecipeTin Eats

One Tray Meals: Honey Chili Lime Salmon from RecipeTin Eats | The Health Sessions

Sheet Pan Steak and Veggies from The Kitchn

One Tray Meals: Sheet Pan Steak and Veggies from The Kitchn | The Health Sessions

Hearty Ratatouille with Goat’s Cheese from Soni’s Food

One Tray Meals: Hearty Ratatouille with Goat's Cheese from Soni's Food | The Health Sessions

Roasted One-Pan Shrimp and Polenta with Pancetta (or Halloumi) Crisps from The Pig and Quill
One Tray Meals: Roasted Shrimp and Polenta with Halloumi or Pancetta Crisps from The Pig and Quill | The Health Sessions

Sheet Pan Chicken with Sweet Potatoes, Apples and Brussels Sprouts from Well Plated by Erin

One Tray Meals: Sheet Pan Chicken with Sweet Potatoes, Brussels Sprouts & Bacon from Well Plated by Erin | The Health Sessions

Sheet-Pan Miso Cod and Veggies from FoodieCrush

One Tray Meals: Broiled Miso Cod from FoodieCrush | The Health Sessions

Sheet Pan Tofu and Veggie Dinner from Kitchen Treaty

One Tray Meals: Sheet Pan Tofu and Veggie Dinner from Kitchen Treaty | The Health Sessions

Easy Sheet Pan Steak Fajitas from The Suburban Soapbox 

One Tray Meals: Sheet Pan Steak Fajitas from The Suburban Soapbox | The Health Sessions

Sheet Pan Asian Stir Fry from Damn Delicious 

One Tray Meals: Sheet Pan Asian Stir Fry from Damn Delicious | The Health Sessions

Sheet Pan Sweet Potatoes and Black Bean Hash from The Kitchn

One Tray Meals: Sheet Pan Sweet Potatoes and Black Bean Hash | The Health Sessions

Which easy-to-make dinner recipe is your secret weapon on tiring days? 

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