mediterranean sheet pan chicken & veggies

aka max summer deliciousness for minimal effort

HOT DANG… ready or not, summer has officially arrived here in the Piedmont of North Carolina! After a relatively mild start to the summer, we’re in the thick of some intensely hot and humid weather that inevitably rolls around every July and August, and it is *rough* out there.

I’d like to think I’m a pretty tough cookie and I can usually work through the heat, but this year I’m listening to my body and taking it a LOT easier, especially as I enter the third trimester of my pregnancy this week. It helps that we only have 2 more weeks left in our Summer CSA (how did that happen?!) and we aren’t doing a big fall planting, so everything just feels less urgent.

It also helps that this has hands-down been the most productive and successful growing season on this land. That’s not to say we haven’t had failures (because trust me, we’ve had *plenty*), but overall our 3rd growing season has brought the most variety and abundance, the fewest pests, and it’s been a time when I’ve felt the most confident as a grower.

With a bit less urgency on the farm right now, I’m trying to spend more time in the kitchen preserving all the summer abundance… so the next few weeks will (hopefully) be filled with freezing, dehydrating, jamming, pickling, soup and sauce making, etc. Speaking of which… stay tuned for a lot more preservation-focused recipes coming your way soon. :)

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Time to announce our July giveaway winner…

CONGRATS Melinda Dexter, you’re the winner of our July giveaway, which is open to all my fabulous paid subscribers! In honor of today’s sheet pan dinner recipe (keep scrolling for the recipe..), I’m sending you my favorite trusty rimmed baking sheet from Nordic Ware. I’ll be in touch with you directly to coordinate delivery.

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As someone who (for better or worse) loves to multi-task, sheet pan meals are my jam. Delicious veggies AND a protein cooked on the same pan (aka minimal clean up), AND ready in under 30 minutes? YES PLEASE.

Today’s recipe for Mediterranean Sheet Pan Chicken & Summer Veggies is my summer-time spin on the tried and true sheet pan dinner.

You’ll start by making a quick mediterranean-inspired marinade, which adds bright, punchy flavor to the chicken and the veggies, and then everything gets nestled together on a rimmed sheet tray and baked in a hot oven for 20-25 minutes. While the pan is in the oven, I’ll put on a quick pot of rice or some creamy polenta, and then whip up a simple herby yogurt sauce (or tzatziki) for a little something *extra* that brings it all together.

I highly recommend dishing up everything in a bowl… start with a base of rice or polenta, then top with your veggies and chicken, and finish with a dollop of that herby yogurt sauce (or if time is short, just throw a spoonful of plain yogurt straight from the container on top.. it will taste great).

A note that because of all the juiciness that gathers in the pan while cooking, the chicken isn’t going to get crispy, but it will be incredibly tender and packed with flavor... you can (and should!) embrace all the goodness and pour the remaining pan juices bits over your bowl. *chefs kiss*

Alright, time to get out those trusty sheet pans and get cookin good lookin… see below for the full recipe.

Mediterranean Sheet Pan Chicken & Summer Veggies

Serves 4-6