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Who in their right mind decreed that quick and effortless meals were exclusive to weekdays?! In my household, speedy and simple meals are a must for the weekend as well. I proudly embrace this lifestyle!
The key, my friends, is whipping up a speedy feast that is both nourishing and appealing to the finicky eaters in the house. Sometimes I nail it and sometimes I don’t. But, this time, I nailed it.
Enter my latest culinary triumph: My Quick & Easy Sheet Pan. It’s a vibrant medley of roasted carrots, russet potatoes, green beans, and a protein of choice, all seasoned to perfection. The beauty of this dish lies in its color, versatility and minimal prep time.
Throwing it Together
I started by tossing a bag of baby carrots and two “chunky-chopped” russet potatoes into a gallon sized freezer bag. While you can use whatever kind of potatoes you have on hand, the russets seem to really work in this particular recipe. They have a medium sugar content, adding just a little (tiny!) hint of sweet to the dish.
I drizzled the mixture of carrots and potatoes with a generous amount of olive oil, sealing the bag and shaking it vigorously to ensure every chunk was coated.
Once coated, I added half a packet of Good Season’s Italian Dressing- the dry mix- and added it to the bag. I shook it all up, added the rest of the seasoning packet, and shook again.
It looked like this.
Can I just tell you how good that smelled? When I opened that bag to toss it on the sheet pan, I became anxious to try a carrot! Thankfully I refrained and dumped it all on a lined sheet pan.
People often ask about the lined sheet pan. I line my sheet pans with the Silpat baking mat to make clean up easier. It prevents food from baking to and staining the sheet pan, making clean up a breeze. Plus it keep my pans looking nice.
Anyway, I tossed the mixture into the oven set to 425 for about 20 minutes.
After about twenty minutes I took them out and added a bag of frozen green beans. Now…I used the Green Giant Restraunt Style Garlic Parmesan Green Beans to lend to the Italian vibes created from the seasoning. But use whatever you have on hand!
I just tossed those frozen green beans right over the top of the carrots and potatoes and then quartered up some polska sausage and tossed on the pan as well. I forgot to get a photo of the polska sausage, but you get the idea.
I popped it all back in the oven for another 20 minutes and dinner was done!
There you have it- a quick, delicious and nutritious meal suitable for a weeknight or weekend!
Quick & Easy Sheet Pan
Ingredients
- (1) 1 lb Bag of Baby Carrots
- (2) Russet Potatoes, “Chunky-Chopped”
- (1) 12 oz Bag of Green Giant Restaurant Style Garlic Parmesan Green Beans (frozen)
- (1) 14 oz Hillshire Farm Polska Kielbasa Smoked Sausage
- (1) Packet Good Seasons Italian Dressing & Recipe Mix
- Olive Oil
Directions
- Toss baby carrots, potatoes and olive oil into a freezer bag and shake to coat.
- Add packet of Good Seasons Italian Dressking & Recipe Mix to bag and shake to season. (I add half the packet, shake, and then the remaining packet and shake again).
- Spread mixture on lined sheet pan and roast on 425 degress for twenty minutes.
- Remove pan from oven, add frozen green beans and sausage. Return to the oven for twenty additional minutes.
- Serve and enjoy!
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