Cajun Chicken Sheet Pan Dinner
Cook your entire meal on one baking sheet with this spicy and delicious recipe for Cajun Chicken Sheet Pan Dinner including juicy chicken breast, savory potatoes and fresh green beans sprinkled with zesty Cajun seasoning.
Cajun Chicken Sheet Pan Dinner
I love a good sheet pan dinner because they’re simple, healthy and straight forward. Simply pile a few fresh, seasoned ingredients on a baking sheet and roast them in the oven until cooked. Boom. Dinner is done.
This recipe for Cajun Chicken Sheet Pan Dinner is quick to put together and tastes amazing coated with a spicy, flavorful seasoning.
I’m a sucker for Cajun Seasoning because it goes well with so many flavors. I put it on all kinds of things including Red Beans and Rice, Sausage and Potato Casserole and Sausage and Sweet Potato Sheet Pan Dinner.
I hope you enjoy this recipe as much as we do. Happy cooking friends!
How to Make Cajun Chicken Sheet Pan Dinner:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Place the potatoes in a stock pot and cover with water.
Bring the water to a boil and cook for 8 to 10 minutes, until potatoes are just beginning to get tender.
Strain the potatoes from the water and set aside.
Place green beans in a bowl and add ½ tablespoon olive oil. Season with salt, pepper and 2 tsp Cajun Seasoning.
Toss to coat the green beans, then spread them in an even layer on one end of the sheet pan.
Add the potatoes to the bowl and pour in 1 tablespoon olive oil and 1 tablespoon Cajun seasoning.
Toss to coat the potatoes, being careful not to smash the potatoes as you stir.
Spread the potatoes in an even layer on the sheet pan next to the green beans.
Add the chicken to the bowl along with the remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil and 1 tablespoon Cajun seasoning.
Toss to coat and spread the chicken in an even layer on the remaining section of the sheet pan.
Place the pan in the preheated oven and cook for 30 minutes, flipping the chicken halfway through the cook time.
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Cajun Chicken Sheet Pan Dinner
Ingredients
- 1.5 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite-size pieces
- 2 cups fresh green beans
- 5 to 6 large red potatoes cut into bite-size pieces
- 2 ½ tbsp olive oil divided
- 2 tbsp + 2 tsp Cajun seasoning divided
- Salt and pepper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Place the potatoes in a stock pot and cover with water.
- Bring the water to a boil and cook for 8 to 10 minutes, until potatoes are just beginning to get tender.
- Strain the potatoes from the water and set aside.
- Place green beans in a bowl and add ½ tablespoon olive oil. Season with salt, pepper and 2 tsp Cajun Seasoning.
- Toss to coat the green beans, then spread them in an even layer on one end of the sheet pan.
- Add the potatoes to the bowl and pour in 1 tablespoon olive oil and 1 tablespoon Cajun seasoning.
- Toss to coat the potatoes, being careful not to smash the potatoes as you stir.
- Spread the potatoes in an even layer on the sheet pan next to the green beans.
- Add the chicken to the bowl along with the remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil and 1 tablespoon Cajun seasoning.
- Toss to coat and spread the chicken in an even layer on the remaining section of the sheet pan.
- Place the pan in the preheated oven and cook for 30 minutes, flipping the chicken halfway through the cook time.
