Our Best Traybakes

Sausage, Potato and Sweet Pepper Traybake

Savory Italian sausages roast on top of potato, onion and bell pepper, finished with a tangy-sweet glaze in this almost hands-off traybake.

By Rose HattabaughNovember 15, 2022

Chicken and Cauliflower Traybake with Roasted Garlic–Yogurt Sauce

The cauliflower in this simple traybake serves two purposes: it’s a delicious side to the roasted chicken and it’s the base for the creamy sauce that accompanies the dish. We use sweet paprika in the spice mixture, but if you like you could use smoked

By Phoebe MaglathlinJuly 25, 2019

Za’atar Chicken and Vegetable Traybake with Tahini-Lemon Sauce

Milk Street Facebook community member Jessica G., of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, makes a fantastic traybake of za’atar-seasoned chicken parts, cauliflower and potatoes, all roasted together on the same baking sheet. A cut-up lemon at the center of it all—li

By Courtney HillMarch 30, 2022

Chicken Traybake with Poblano Chilies, Tomatoes and Onions

Family-friendly chicken fajitas inspired this easy dinner on a baking sheet. We add the ingredients in stages to ensure each cooks perfectly. First, we cook earthy poblano chilies and onions until tender. Then sweet-tart tomatoes join the mix, followe

By Courtney HillOctober 27, 2023

Salmon Traybake with Harissa-Roasted Pepper Sauce

The inspiration for this colorful traybake is Moroccan-style red chermoula: a bold, warmly spiced sauce, often served with fish. Our weeknight-friendly version calls on smoky harissa, a North African chili and spice paste, plus sweet roasted peppers,

By Rose HattabaughAugust 9, 2023

Chow Mein Traybake with Broccoli and Bell Peppers

Inspired by a recipe in Hetty McKinnon’s cookbook “To Asia, With Love,” we created this oven-only noodle dish, but we took some liberties, swapping instant ramen for the thin Chinese egg noodles customarily used to make chow mein. The ramen doesn’t re

By Dimitri DemopolousOctober 24, 2023

Za'atar Chicken and Eggplant Traybake

Za’atar is a Middle Eastern seed, herb and spice blend. We use it as a seasoning for chicken and eggplant roasted together on the same baking sheet. Surrounded by the chicken and eggplant, garlic cloves at the center of the baking sheet become soft an

Crisped Chickpea and Cauliflower Traybake with Lemon-Garlic Yogurt

Contrasting flavors and textures make an easy traybake special. Cauliflower takes on light charring and becomes supple and tender while chickpeas roast alongside, turning toasty and crisp. A lemony, garlicky yogurt sauce ties everything together, and

By Malcolm JacksonOctober 27, 2023

Fennel-Crusted Chicken and Scallion Traybake

Tender, silky, lightly charred scallions serve as an accompaniment to spice-crusted chicken, as well as a flavoring for the roasted lemon pan sauce. For best texture, crush the fennel seeds with a mortar and pestle or with the bottom of a skillet—don’

By Julia RackowOctober 13, 2020

Greek Chicken and Potato Traybake

The Greek dish known as kotopoulo skorthato typically is called “Greek garlic-lemon chicken” in English, but the ensemble also includes potatoes, making it a delicious complete meal. For our take on the classic, we use our trusty traybake technique—we

Sausage Traybake with Apples and Onions

Wide, low-sided baking sheets are ideal for oven-easy dinners; they facilitate heat circulation for better browning. We pair savory sausages with sweet apples and onions, which get a flavor boost from spicy mustard; a glug of hard apple cider or beer

By Courtney HillOctober 27, 2023

Traybake Tacos al Pastor

We’ve moved tacos al pastor off the spit roast and onto your baking sheet. Well-marbled boneless pork shoulder turns crisp and succulent in a high-heat oven, then gets drenched with a sweet-and-spicy chili blender sauce. To simplify prep, buy fresh pi

By Courtney HillJanuary 31, 2025

Hoisin Broccoli and Tofu Traybake

In British parlance, a classic traybake is a sweet, such as a cake, that’s oven-baked in a wide, shallow baking pan or tray. But the term has also come to refer to savory, one-pan meals cooked on a baking sheet or in a baking dish in the oven. This si

Mojo Chicken and Sweet Potato Traybake

Latin American mojo is a punchy sauce/marinade starring citrus juice or vinegar, herbs and lots of garlic. It’s often used to season meat, but is also a popular accompaniment to fried plantains or yuca. We turn those flavors into a bold, citrusy garli

By Rose HattabaughOctober 27, 2023

Cumin-Caraway Chicken and Tomato Traybake

For this recipe, we’ve used some of the ingredients that give character to harissa, a North African spice paste, to add bold flavor to simple roasted chicken parts. Crushing the cumin and caraway in a mortar with a pestle or with the bottom of a skill

By Julia RackowOctober 13, 2020

Honey-Miso Salmon and Broccolini Traybake

The vegetables gets a head start in the oven while the salmon marinates in a savory-sweet mixture of miso, soy sauce and honey.

By Malcolm JacksonOctober 27, 2023

Jerk-Spiced Chicken and Pineapple Traybake

Fresh pineapple, juicy chicken, and chili heat bring big flavor on the sheet pan.

By Julia RackowOctober 13, 2020

Chicken Traybake with Roasted Poblano and Tomato Salsa

In Oaxaca, in southeastern Mexico, salsas start with charring chilies, tomatoes, onions and garlic on a steel or clay comal (a flat griddle used to make tortillas) to soften and deepen their flavors. We adapt that concept in this traybake, roasting ch

By Phoebe MaglathlinOctober 12, 2019

Gochujang-Glazed Tofu and Bok Choy Traybake

This salty-sweet and subtly spicy traybake takes inspiration from the Korean gochujang-glazed tofu dish, dubu gangjeong. To start, we bake cornstarch-coated tofu in a ripping-hot oven to give it a crisp crust and flavorful browning. We then brush it w

By Courtney HillOctober 27, 2023

Black Pepper-Cumin Chicken and Onion Traybake

This baking-sheet dinner was inspired by musakhan, a Palestinian chicken and onion dish seasoned with sumac and warm spices. The broiler makes quick, easy work of cooking while also delivering flavorful browning. The onions, arranged under the chicken

By Hisham Ali HassanOctober 28, 2024

Smoky Chicken and Sweet Potato Traybake

A mix of honey, smoked paprika and orange zest deliver high-impact flavor in this ultra-easy chicken traybake. Even the knifework here is minimal—you’ll only need to trim the chicken, quarter an orange and cut the vegetables into wedges. After transfe

By Rose HattabaughOctober 4, 2022

Tandoori-Inspired Chicken and Cauliflower Traybake

Indian tandoori chicken inspired this six-ingredient meal on a baking sheet. We cut slashes into bone-in chicken parts to allow the seasonings to really work their way into the meat. Yogurt not only tenderizes the chicken, it gets the seasonings to st

By Dimitri DemopolousOctober 12, 2023

Chicken and Potato Traybake with Garlic, Lemon and Parsley

For this easy, one-pan meal, we took a cue from chicken Vesuvio, an Italian-American classic that combines chicken and potatoes with lots of garlic, lemon and oregano. The dish typically is a saucy stovetop braise, but we’ve turned it into a traybake

By Laura RussellNovember 14, 2022

Chicken and Cremini Mushroom Traybake with Roasted Red Pepper Sauce

Savory roasted mushrooms and a subtly sweet scallion-accented pan sauce are delicious accompaniments to crisp-skinned chicken seasoned with ground fennel, granulated garlic and dried oregano. If you can’t find ground fennel seed at the supermarket, gr

By Phoebe MaglathlinOctober 14, 2019