Some savvy juggling will guarantee your ingredients end up perfectly cooked at the same time.

Sheet-pan success is all about three things: uniformity, staggered timing and layering.

Cutting foods into evenly sized pieces means even cooking.

Sheet-Pan Lemon-Garlic Salmon with Delicata & Kale

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To make things easy we’ve divided our veg into slow- and fast-cooking groups.

And voilaeverything’s done at once.

This formula is a great way to use up garden veggies or whatever’s in your produce drawer.

The Best No-Recipe Formula for Making Easy Veggie-Packed Sheet-Pan Dinners

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To start, pick at least one item from each category and choose your flavor adventure.

The Formula

Hard Vegetables

1 lb.

total

Flavor Boosters

3 Tbsp.

Sheet-Pan Lemon-Garlic Salmon with Delicata & Kale

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protein & about 1 cup vegetables

Steps 1 & 2

Preheat oven to 425F.

Toss HARD VEGETABLES with 1 Tbsp.

extra-virgin olive oil and 14 tsp.

Sheet Pan Chicken Cutlets With Brussels Sprouts And Sweet Potatoes

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each salt and ground pepper.

Spread evenly on a rimmed baking sheet.

Roast for 15 minutes.

Sheet-Pan Lemon-Garlic Salmon with Delicata & Kale

Photographer: Will Dickey, Prop Stylist: Christina Brockman, Food Stylist: Jennifer Wendorf

Step 3

Toss SOFT VEGETABLES with 1 Tbsp.

extra-virgin olive oil and 14 tsp.

each salt and ground pepper.

Sheet-Pan Lemon-Garlic Salmon with Delicata & Kale

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Stir into the hard vegetables.

Step 4

Sprinkle PROTEIN with SPICES and 14 tsp.

each salt and ground pepper.

Sheet-Pan Chicken Cutlets with Brussels Sprouts & Sweet Potatoes

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Place on top of the vegetables.

Roast until the protein is cooked and vegetables tender, 15 to 20 minutes more.

Step 5

Transfer the protein to a serving platter.

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Stir FLAVOR BOOSTER into the vegetables and serve alongside the protein.

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