As we quickly approach what tends to be the busiest – and what some people would refer to as the most stressful – time of the year, keeping it simple in the kitchen is essential. Planning menus ahead of time will help with the shopping and take the guesswork out of the equation when you come home from a long day. Focus on simple, healthy meals, and eat lighter meals when you know that you have several parties to attend in the same week. 

Sheet pan meals simplify meal preparation and offer hands-off cooking and very easy clean up. Sheet pans are wide shallow baking pans made from aluminum or stainless steel. They have low sides to encourage airflow and browning. They are the go-to pans for roasting vegetables or meat and, in this case, entire meals. They are also good for meal prep sessions because you can make meals from start to finish to be reheated, or you can assemble all ingredients and bake closer to the meal time. Sheet pan dinners would be much healthier than eating out. You can better control sodium and use healthier fats and cleaning up is really easy.Â