Quick, easy, and WLS friendly: sheet pan dinners

Sparklekitty, Science-Loving Derby Hag
on 9/17/18 1:26 pm
RNY on 08/05/19

I wanted to share something I've been doing for dinners lately: sheet pan dinners! WLS friendly, good for the rest of the family, and stupidly easy.

  1. Snag a cookie sheet, line it with foil, and spray with nonstick spray.

  2. Spread the protein of your choice on the pan, cut up into 1" chunks. Boneless chicken thighs, pork chops, beef stew meat, or little balls of ground lamb or turkey.

  3. Dump a bag of frozen veggies on top, whatever type you like. Lots of good assortments to choose from!

  4. Drizzle some olive oil over the whole thing.

  5. Sprinkle the premade seasoning mix of your choice on top. You can find tons of these in the spice isle! I like chipotle BBQ with beef, and Mediterranean over chicken.

  6. Bake at 350 degrees until the meat is cooked through.

That's all there is to it! These make for great lunches, too; make dinner for the whole family, then pack the rest in small plastic containers and reheat them at work the next day.

Sparklekitty / Julie / Nerdy Little Secret (#42)
Roller derby - cycling - triathlon
VSG 2013, RNY conversion 2019 due to GERD. Trendweight here!

VSGAnn2014
on 9/17/18 2:10 pm
VSG on 08/14/14

Fabulous! Even I could do that! :)

Thanks. :)

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Kathy S.
on 9/17/18 3:09 pm - InTheBurbs, XX
RNY on 08/29/04 with

Thanks!!

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ljbarbara
on 9/17/18 5:01 pm

Great idea! Does it bake covered or uncovered? Thanks. I can't wait to try!

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REVISED TO RNY FEBRUARY 2016

Height: 5'7"

Start weight: 252. Current weight: 120

Sparklekitty, Science-Loving Derby Hag
on 9/17/18 5:33 pm
RNY on 08/05/19

I do mine uncovered :)

Sparklekitty / Julie / Nerdy Little Secret (#42)
Roller derby - cycling - triathlon
VSG 2013, RNY conversion 2019 due to GERD. Trendweight here!

ljbarbara
on 9/17/18 7:13 pm

Thanks!

Original surgery: VSG Feb. 2009

REVISED TO RNY FEBRUARY 2016

Height: 5'7"

Start weight: 252. Current weight: 120

Oxford Comma Hag
on 9/18/18 5:32 am

I do this, too. It makes dinner prep easy.

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Gina 22 years out
on 9/18/18 5:57 am - Burleson, TX

You made this SO simple, and, yet, I STILL have a question...

About how LONG should I cook it? Approximately how long for meat to get done? 30 minutes? 45 minutes? I am SO not a cook!

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Sparklekitty, Science-Loving Derby Hag
on 9/18/18 6:12 am
RNY on 08/05/19

It depends on the meat and how small the pieces are. 30 minutes should be good, though!

Sparklekitty / Julie / Nerdy Little Secret (#42)
Roller derby - cycling - triathlon
VSG 2013, RNY conversion 2019 due to GERD. Trendweight here!

Liz WantsHealthForAll
on 9/18/18 5:58 am - Cape Cod, MA
VSG on 03/28/16

Thanks Julie. Great idea (I love simple)!

Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 121

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