Sheet Pan
Sheet Pan Chicken and Cauliflower Bake
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121 Reviews
Cookie15
February 19, 2024
Doubled this for a group. it was very simple to prepare and everyone loved it. We served with warm naan. The tahini sauce is a must. My only issue wasn't with the taste but the presentation. It looks terrible. Like yellow brown goop. Not unlike as pictured with the recipe. Good for foodies who aren't esthetically sensitive.
zoe B.
December 31, 2023
Made this last night for dinner. It was excellent! A few things--could use less olive oil--it was delicious, but the cauliflower especially was swimming in oil. Also, line your pan with tin foil--had to soak the sheet all day to get it clean.
Elle
December 5, 2023
Love love love this recipe. Even though I hate when people do this, I don’t care for chicken thighs so I use breasts and it still comes out great. I also add turmeric to punch up the color, and garnish with cilantro.
Liz C.
April 10, 2023
I absolutely loved this and surprisingly so did my family who are not usually enthusiastic about chicken or cauliflower. I think this is my favourite sheet pan recipe of all time and I've made a lot of them. Everything was cooked to perfection using the timing in the recipe. I added sweet potato as another reviewer suggested and it was fantastic. I had cumin seeds but only ground coriander. I used boneless skinless chicken legs because they're cheaper and just as good as thighs. We topped it with plain yoghurt because I didn't feel like chopping more garlic and it was really good. My son said, "We should have more stuff with yoghurt on it." :) Thank you so much for this fabulous recipe!
Liz C.
April 10, 2023
Forgot to add: I served it with warm naan (the frozen ones). The sauce that forms on your plate with the yoghurt is so yummy sopped up with naan. Our plates were clean!
kate
January 4, 2023
Everyone liked this, even my selective eater. I added carrots for some extra veggies. Not a fan of the recommended Yogurt-Tahini sauce, the consistency along with the added honey just tasted like weird pancake batter. Made my usual tahini/olive oil/lemon juice and that was better for us. Will definitely make again.
mj82
August 15, 2022
Absolutely loved this recipe! Passed it on to family, that loved it too. To make it a one pan dish, I added baby potatoes and baby carrots. Omitted garlic & reduced onions as I have an intolerance & it was still brilliant 🤩 The Yoghurt Tahini sauce was so good too.
Looking forward to trying it with other veg
Looking forward to trying it with other veg
DebK
April 13, 2022
This recipe was FABULOUS! I used chicken breasts (about 3 pounds) and cut them to about the size of chicken tenderloins. I doubled the onions and seasonings. Most of my spices are from Penzey's and I did end up adding a little of their Maharajah Curry powder and Garam Malsala to the recipe's spice mixture. I was worried about cooking the cauliflower and onion before the chicken, but it just works. For the Tahini sauce, I didn't have any Tahini paste, so I used the Greek yogurt, lemon juice, and a tablespoon of Sesame oil (all doubled because I had so much) and it worked! We scooped it all into pitas. I cannot thank you enough for such a wonderful recipe. This will be in our regular rotation, and I'm so glad to have discovered you!!!
Elle
March 4, 2022
My family and I love this recipe, and so
does everyone I share it with! I always make the simple yogurt sauce, serve it with flatbread, and garnish with cilantro. You must try it!
does everyone I share it with! I always make the simple yogurt sauce, serve it with flatbread, and garnish with cilantro. You must try it!
Ro R.
December 29, 2021
It's good - a 4.5. I'd serve it to guests. 15 min initial cook then 15 min with chicken is perfect. Used the toasted seeds for spices and added a little powdered too. We ate it with quinoa; I think the flatbread with the yogurt would take this over the top. Very, very easy recipe, which is lovely, and super healthy. Will give it a try with smoked tofu next time, but suspect it won't be quite as good. Thank you for this recipe.☺️
allisonjoe
March 1, 2021
Loved it! The spice rub for cauliflower and chicken was great and spicy. Used chicken breasts, cut in pot smaller filets for quicker cooking.
zesteedaveed
November 3, 2020
My family has been using this recipe since it came out. We LOVE it! It's super easy. I also brought it to college with me. There, I would make it for friends or put it in containers for the week (meal prep style). I like to add diced sweet potatoes to contrast the spice. We've also made it a few times with tofu instead of chicken. It works just as well!
pattiebrown52
November 3, 2020
Love the idea of sweet potatoes as an addition. I have added carrots before and it was a great addition.
pattiebrown52
September 24, 2020
This recipe is a keeper! Made this for dinner tonight with chicken tenders, yellow cauliflower and onions. Served with white rice. After reading through the reviews, I followed the suggestion of mixing everything together and used a baking dish instead of a sheet pan. Didn't have the ingredients to make tahini yogurt sauce so served it with some homemade leftover ranch dip which was surprisingly good with it. Only thing I would do next time is use two onions instead of one and hope to be able to have the ingredients to make the tahini yogurt sauce to go with it.
pattiebrown52
September 24, 2020
This recipe is a keeper! Made this for dinner tonight with chicken tenders, yellow cauliflower and onions. Served with white rice. After reading through the reviews, I followed the suggestion of mixing everything together and used a baking dish instead of a sheet pan. Didn't have the ingredients to make tahini yogurt sauce so served it with some homemade leftover ranch dip which was surprisingly good with it. Only thing I would do next time is use two onions instead of one and hope to be able to have the ingredients to make the tahini yogurt sauce to go with it.
Samantha
September 2, 2020
So easy and delicious! I used a baking dish as others recommended, which made it super easy to give everything a stir about 10 minutes in (my thighs needed about 15-17 minutes total). I added some red pepper flakes, but otherwise followed the recipe and served with crusty bread. Don't skip the squeeze of lemon at the end or the yogurt sauce--that tang shouldn't be missed.
Naomi
July 12, 2020
I absolutely loved this. I was worried about using pre-ground spices but there wasn't a mealy texture. I followed the recipe as exactingly as I could but my cauliflower was only half the size I needed so I supplemented baby carrots for the remaining half, and I don't have smoked paprika so I used 1 tsp regular paprika and 1 tsp turmeric. The half a large walla walla onion I had was superb, so sweet and it soaked up so much of the flavor. I used 6 chicken thighs of varying sizes so I tacked on an extra 5 minutes, then flipped them for another 5. Altogether the chicken cooked for 20 minutes, on top of the 30 minutes the veggies cooked alone. It was perfect. I served this with saffron rice cooked with cumin seeds and will definitely do this again. So easy and delicious!
Rita
June 30, 2020
I’d really only been looking for a quick passable weeknight dinner, and this ended up being really delicious. It’s flavorful and comes together quickly, and I love that you don’t have to chop up raw meat (my least favorite prep). I didn’t have flatbread or plain yogurt on hand, so with lemon wedges on the side, this ended up being filling for hard-shell tacos.
June
April 19, 2020
Very good. Made with bone-in drumsticks, used ground spices, cut back on cayenne, and added four small potatoes. Served with the yogurt sauce and whole wheat pitas. My cauliflower was just over two pounds, smaller than specified, but I didn't have room on my sheet pan for more than about half. Likely partially due to adding potatoes but I wonder if my pan is full size because everything was squished together more than should be. I know cooking times have already been thoroughly discussed, and I'd already planned to cook the chicken more than ten minutes, but the time for the cauliflower was, to me, too long. Thanks for the recipe!
Anne H.
April 14, 2020
This recipe was great and my family loved it. Will definitely make again. Substituted chicken breasts for thighs, cut the them into smaller pieces, and cooked the chicken with the cauliflower. Also substituted red chili powder for cayenne for a bit more heat.
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