Bon Appétit’s Jesse Szewczyk shows how to get the most out of your oven with three sheet pan dinners designed for every rack. Learn how to use the bottom rack for crispy, oven-fried chicken parm, the middle rack for perfectly roasted gnocchi with sausage and broccoli rabe, and the broiler for smoky, charred shawarma-spiced chicken. Use Jesse’s tips and techniques to unlock your oven’s full potential and make your weeknights a little easier.
Feeling inspired? You can follow these recipes here:
Chicken Parm: https://weightloss-tricks.today/recipe/a-really-big-chicken-parm
Sheet Pan Gnocchi: https://weightloss-tricks.today/recipe/sheet-pan-gnocchi-spicy-sausage-broccoli-rabe?_sp=36d48b46-a52f-431b-9818-bb9820bd4945.1786372123359
Chicken Shawarma: https://weightloss-tricks.today/recipe/sheet-pan-shawarma-spiced-chicken
Discover more of Chef Skylar's recipes here: https://diningwithskyler.com/
Join Melissa Miranda as she makes Chicken Afritada. This tomato-based Filipino stew marries hearty vegetables, peas, and olives with tender chicken thighs. To amplify the flavors and keep the chicken skin crispy, Melissa roasts the chicken separately from the veg, reuniting them just before plating.
INGREDIENTS
For the chicken:
1 carrot, finely chopped
1 celery stalk, finely chopped
½ large yellow onion, finely chopped
1 red bell pepper, finely chopped
5 garlic cloves, roughly chopped
2 Tbsp. olive oil
4-6 skin-on, bone-in chicken thighs (about 2 lb.)
1 cup chicken stock
1 14.5-oz. can diced tomatoes
3 bay leaves
1 Tbsp. soy sauce
1 Tbsp. fish sauce
Johnny’s seasoning salt
For the roasted vegetables:
4 small carrots, roll cut
8 oz. heirloom potatoes, quartered
2 medium red bell pepper, seeded, cut into bite size pieces
½ cup olive oil
Johnny’s seasoning salt
To finish:
½ cup frozen green peas
¼ cup Castelvetrano olives, pitted
¼ cup Kalamata olives, pitted
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VIDEO BREAKDOWN
0:57 Prep soffritto
2:47 Brown chicken
3:24 Cook soffritto
3:39 Make sauce
4:44 Roast chicken at 425° until done, about 45 minutes
4:56 Prep veg for stew
5:50 Roast veg at 425°, about 10 minutes for peppers, 20 minutes for potatoes and carrots
7:48 Remove chicken
8:15 Add peas, olives
8:35 Add roasted veg, chicken to stew
8:59 Plating
9:43 Tasting
Produced by Bon Appétit with Campbell's® | Bon Appétit executive chef Mary Nolan makes crispy chicken thighs, including cayenne pepper, onions, chickpeas and Campbell's® Cream of Chicken Soup.
Starting the chicken skin side down in a cold skillet lets the fat render slowly and results in the crispiest skin imaginable. It also yields a pan of flavorful schmaltz, aka liquid gold.
Get the recipe: https://weightloss-tricks.today/recipe/one-skillet-crispy-chicken-thighs-with-harissa%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv class="StackedRatingsCardWrapper-RIFgn jsPKbl SummaryCollectionGridSummaryItem-ilztYA cpHIzM search_result_item-59b94a31fc39e71d435911df">
Bon Appétit joins Chef Eli Sussman, executive chef at Gertrude’s in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn, to make their delicious Latkes. Eli breaks down every step of the process, from choosing the right potatoes to mastering moisture removal, adding the perfect binders, and frying to golden-brown perfection. Perfect for Hanukkah or any time you’re craving crispy potato pancakes, these latkes bring restaurant technique to a classic holiday staple.
Join Carla Lalli Music in the Bon Appétit Test Kitchen as she makes 30 minute skillet chicken. Butterflying and flattening the bird might feel like chicken chiropractory, but it’s all in the name of crisp golden chicken skin, and what more noble cause could there be?
Check out the recipe here: https://weightloss-tricks.today/recipe/chicken-under-a-skillet-with-lemon-pan-sauce
Check out Carla's Instagram: @lallimusic
The arguments for stocking your kitchen with a couple of standard half-sheet pans are endless—they’re inexpensive, indestructible, and best of all, you can fit an entire dinner recipe for four (like this sweet-spicy chipotle chicken with zippy tomatillo salsa) all on one.
Roast chicken is the perfect dish for a crowd. Contributing Editor Allison Roman recommends slow-roasting with fennel and fingerling potatoes. Castelvetrano olives and oranges add a slightly briny and bright citrus flavor.
Kendra Vaculin has fond memories of mall restaurants as a child of suburbia. If you too believe the BBQ chicken pizza at California Pizza Kitchen is a perfect food, this vegetarian version with mushrooms is going to be a godsend.
Get the recipe: https://weightloss-tricks.today/recipe/bbq-mushroom-pizza%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv class="StackedRatingsCardWrapper-RIFgn jsPKbl SummaryCollectionGridSummaryItem-ilztYA cpHIzM search_result_item-578d2f0a0150278b02e39143">
Join Rick Martinez in the Bon Appétit Test Kitchen as he makes chicken scarpariello. Chicken Scarpariello is a classic Italian-American recipe with juicy chicken thighs, sweet Italian sausage, and a vinegary, sweet-sour pan sauce.
Contributing food editor Alison Roman demonstrates how to make a delicious slow roasted chicken on a bed of mushrooms in a skillet. Punchy, spicy greens pair nicely with this dish.