Sheet Pan Ranch Chicken And Vegetables: A Delicious One Pan Meal Option

Sheet Pan Ranch Chicken and Vegetables recipe features thinly pounded pieces of chicken (breast or thigh), diced potatoes and stalks of asparagus dressed in a delicious ranch sauce baked on a single sheet pan.  It’s a one pan plan done in less than 30 minutes. 

Sheet Pan Chicken Recipe

Sheet pan dinner, one pan meal – whatever you call these meals, they are easy to make and the clean up is simple because…you guessed it, there’s just one pan to wash!

We love utilizing sheet pans to make a weeknight meal, like this Sheet Pan Ranch Chicken and Vegetables.  A couple of our other favorite sheet pan dinners are our Sheet Pan Fajitas with Chicken and Steak and Beyer Beware’s Low-Carb Queso Fajitas.

This is the ultimate sheet pan dinner with chicken and vegetables. Why do we say this? Let us give you just a few reasons!

1. Sheet pan meals use one pan for easy cleanup. 
2. You use the same sauce over both vegetables and the chicken. Easy!
3. A sheet pan meal is fast enough for an busy weeknights.
4. The ranch flavor is a hit for the entire family (including the kids).
5. The sauce is only 3 ingredients: mayonnaise, ranch dressing, and grated Parmesan cheese.

Ingredient List

• Mayo
• Dry Ranch Seasoning Mix (such as Hidden Valley Ranch)
• Grated Parmesan Cheese
• Potatoes or Red Potatoes
• Chicken Breast Cutlets
• Asparagus

How to Make One Pan Ranch Chicken and Vegetables

Step by Step Instructions

1. In a bowl, mix real mayonnaise, ranch dressing and grated Parmesan cheese.
2. Cut cleaned potatoes into bite-size pieces.
3. Pound out chicken breast cutlets or thighs so that they are thin and even.
4. Arrange chicken and asparagus on a large sheet pan that has been sprayed with nonstick cooking spray in a single layer.  Add a generous amount of ranch sauce to potatoes and toss to coat completely. Add to sheet pan or baking sheet.
5. Pour remaining sauce over chicken and asparagus.
6. Bake at 425 degrees F for 15 minutes.
7. Reduce heat to 350 degrees F and bake for approximately 10 additional minutes of until potatoes and asparagus are fork tender and chicken is cooked through. 

For the full recipe for tasty sheet pan chicken and vegetables, see below.

Recipe FAQs

• You can use chicken breasts or thighs, whatever you prefer for this tasty sheet pan chicken and vegetables.
• You can buy the chicken in thin cutlets, or you can pound the chicken pieces out yourself.  It is important that the chicken is an even thickness so it cooks evenly. No one wants dry chicken or under cooked chicken.
• To pound it out yourself, place the chicken between two sheets of parchment or waxed paper or place it in a large resealable bag that has been closed. Pound it out with a meat mallet or do what I do and use a rolling pin.
• Be sure to use real mayonnaise. 
• No need for expensive Parmesan cheese.  The grated type (cheap) works perfect.
• Use your favorite Ranch dressing mix (powdered).  
• For even easier clean up, line the entire sheet pan with aluminum foil. 
• We use frozen asparagus spears in the winter and fresh in the summer. If you used frozen asparagus spears, put them straight from the freezer onto the pan – no need to defrost. 
• Feel free to change up the vegetables for your favorites.  Green beans, carrots, cauliflower, the sky is the limit.
• You can easily add more or make less to accommodate the size of your family. 

Recipe Variations

• Use your favorite types of veggies such as brussels sprouts, broccoli florets, etc.
• Make your own seasoning mix with dried onion powder, garlic powder, dried dill, dried parsley, etc.
• Use chicken breasts or chicken thighs. If you pound the out thin, they cook faster.

Favorite Chicken Recipes

Chicken is a favorite of our and we have plenty of recipes featuring it. Here are some of our favorites:

• Easy Oven Baked Chicken Legs
• Sheet Pan Ranch Chicken and Vegetables
• Italian Cracker Crumb Chicken
• Sheet Pan Chicken and Steak Fajitas
• Easy Stovetop Chicken Cutlets