Experience the delightful blend of flavors in this Warm Salad Sheet Pan Dinner, featuring a medley of vibrant ingredients. Begin by roasting cubed butternut squash, thinly sliced red onion, and chopped chicken sausage on a sheet pan. Infuse the dish with a protein punch by adding a can of rinsed and drained beans or lentils.
Season the ingredients with a harmonious blend of spices, including 1/2 teaspoon each of salt and pepper, along with a teaspoon of your favorite everything-but-the-leftovers seasoning.
Squeeze the juice of a lemon over the entire sheet pan, imparting a zesty and refreshing note to the warm salad. Sprinkle an additional 1/2 teaspoon each of salt and pepper for balance. For a finishing touch, consider adding your favorite cheese, bringing a creamy and indulgent element to this wholesome sheet pan dinner. Enjoy the delightful textures and nutrition-packed goodness of this warm salad creation.
INGREDIENTS
Butternut squash, cubed
Red onion, sliced thin
1 can beans, rinsed and drained, or lentils
1 pkg Chicken sausage, chopped
1/2 tsp Salt
1/2 tsp Pepper
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1 tsp everything but the leftovers seasoning or a combo of:
Turmeric
Sage
Rosemary
Thyme
1 bag chopped kale
1 lemon, juiced
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
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Cheese, if desired
STEPS
Place squash, onion, lentils/beans, and sausage on a sheet pan. Spray veggies with avo or olive oil and season well.
Cook at 400° for 20-25 min.
While cooking add kale to a large bowl and spray with avocado or olive oil, juice of lemon, and salt and pepper. Toss and massage into kale.
Put roasted veggies on top of kale and enjoy a warming nutrient-dense and blood sugar-balancing meal.
Warm Salad Sheet Pan Dinner
Ingredients
- Butternut squash, cubed
- Red onion, sliced thin
- 1 can beans, rinsed and drained, or lentils
- 1 pkg Chicken sausage, chopped
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 1/2 tsp Pepper
- 1 tsp everything but the leftovers seasoning or a combo of:
- Turmeric
- Sage
- Rosemary
- Thyme
- For the salad:
- 1 bag chopped kale
- 1 lemon, juiced
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- Cheese, if desired
Steps
- Place squash, onion, lentils/beans, and sausage on a sheet pan. Spray veggies with avo or olive oil and season well.
- Cook at 400° for 20-25 min.
- While cooking add kale to a large bowl and spray with avocado or olive oil, juice of lemon, and salt and pepper. Toss and massage into kale.
- Put roasted veggies on top of kale and enjoy a warming nutrient-dense and blood sugar-balancing meal.
PROTEIN chicken sausage
FAT chicken sausage
FIBER all the veggies
CARB/STARCH butternut squash, lentils/beans