SHEET PAN COOKING
The Complete Cookbook for Healthy and Delicious Meals for all the Needs, with Vegetarian, Oven, Skillet, and Casserole Options
Joan Marchesi
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Table of Contents
Introduction
Ovens arent just for baking sweet treats. They can be used for preparing sumptuous meals too! In fact, this is what this e-book is about.
We all have a sheet pan on hand, tucked somewhere beneath the oven or in our pantry, just waiting for us to get out of the fast food joint, get serious about our health, and get roasting and baking. The old days, when our mothers slumped over multiple pots and pans, stirring and steaming and roasting and whatever else, taking the time and effort to build beautiful meals, but subtracting that time from their own lives, are over. Thank goodness.
Thats one thing this book is going to show to you. It will give you well-balanced and healthy recipes fit for entire families that not only take a short period of time for you actively watching the food (compared to stovetop recipes) but also that allow you to use a very small number of dishes to cook: one!
They are also going to be pretty simple to make, so even if you arent a great cook, you can still take your turn making dinner that night.
What a super easy way to not only save money, but also to save some time and energy!
So, if you are need of some quick and easy recipes to fit around your busy schedule, here are new recipes for you to try!
If youre ready, turn the page and lets start baking!
Chapter 1: How to Use and Care for a Sheet Pan
Sheet pan recipes can be incredibly helpful when you want some quick and pretty simple recipes to make. But you may be wondering: what is a sheet pan? Is it any different from the other pans I use? There is a difference between pans and what theyre best for, but it can be hard to tell if you arent much of a cook or dont cook often. They are very convenient and can be used for many things, however.
A sheet pan is simply a very large, rimmed baking sheet. You may know it as being called a baking sheet. The flat surface of the bottom of the pan combined with the low sides of the pan allows the ovens heat to disperse throughout the entire surface of the dish being baked. The size of the pan may differ, but they will all be rectangular and have 1 or 1 inch sides.
They are usually used for baking things such as cookies or rolls, but they work well for creating savory dishes due to how they disperse heat throughout the pan. While you are using this book at home, its recommended you get a small or standard pan. The small is about 12 by 8 inches while the standard is around 18 by 12 inches.
How to Properly Use/Clean a Sheet Pan
This may have differing opinions on the best things to use with your pan, but this is what I have found. Hopefully the information I provide will give you enough details for you to continue moving forwards throughout this book and allow you to make use of your pan for many years to come!
Preparing Your Pan
Before you place anything in the pan, youll want to make sure it doesnt stick. If it does, youll probably end up scraping the pan and ruining it. To make sure it doesnt stick while you are baking or roasting something in the pan, for instance, use nonstick cooking spray. You can also spray it with nonstick spray and line it with aluminium foil or parchment paper. Use aluminium foil if you are cooking meat and parchment paper for a fish or vegetable-based dish. With foil, youll need to use more nonstick spray.
There is only a certain temperature to which sheet pans are oven safe. For the vast majority of recipes, you come across, this is perfectly fine. The temperatures they are safe up to is 450F (or 230C).
Make sure the lip of your pan is at least 1 inch tall. This is important because it not only seals in flavor and keeps your food juicy, but it also helps reduce the chance of any liquid from your dish spilling out of the pan; that could ruin your dish and your day, especially if it spills out onto you.
Finally, preheat your oven. It typically takes about 15 to 20 minutes to preheat an oven, and many ovens now are beginning to have little alarms sound when it is done preheating. This is important because you can burn your food or have it cook unevenly otherwise.
Additional Utensils and Preparation Techniques
Having metal tongs on hand will make it much easier for you to handle the food you are cooking, especially meats.
Also make sure you have a good meat thermometer nearby, as it is the best way to ensure your meat is cooked through properly. Each type of meat (like red meat and poultry) have different temperatures at which they are fully cooked, so it may be a good idea for you to decide how cooked you want your meat and look up how many degrees that would be.
Once you have these two extra utensils, cut your ingredients so they are all about the same size. Once they are laid out in the pan and spread around evenly, they will also cook evenly. This is good because you can avoid having part of your dish burnt while the other is uncooked (it happens when you dont even out the food in the dish properly!).
You should check the recipes, but many types of meat and vegetables are likely to need to be mixed with an oil product before they are cooked. This could mean brushing on cooking oil or tossing it with a marinade containing oil. Just make sure to read up on your recipe before you want your dish to be cooked to make sure you follow the steps properly!
Cleaning Your Pan
Sheet pans are dishwasher safe but they may end up darkening or, occasionally, being scratched while they are being washed. It may be better to wash it by hand in this case.