BBQ Chicken and Veggies One Pan Dinner

The other night, I didn't get home with the kids until 6:00 PM.  We normally try to have dinner around 6:30 so we can play with the kids for a bit before they go to bed around 7:30-8 PM.  So that meant I had to get started quick to get dinner together and on the table.  Nights like this, a one pan throw in the oven dinner is a quick an easy way to go.  Here is what I threw together:  BBQ Chicken with broccoli and potatoes.

Ingredients:
Package of chicken tenders (or chicken breasts cut into slices)
Head of broccoli
3 potatoes
BBQ sauce
Olive oil
Pepper and salt
Seasoning mix of your choice

• As soon as you get home, turn the oven on to preheat to 400 degrees.
• Turn Sesame Street on for the kids.
• Cut the broccoli florets off the head with kitchen shears and put the florets on one side of a sheet pan.
• Cut the up the potatoes in SMALL cubes (you need them to cook quickly) around 1/2 inch and put them on the other side of the pan, leaving some space in the middle.
• Drizzle olive oil over the veggies and sprinkle with salt and pepper over the veggies.  If you have a spice mix you like, sprinkle it over the potatoes.  I used a seasoning mix from Savory that had a little bit of everything in it: garlic, onion, rosemary, etc.
• Mix the veggies with your hands.
• Throw the chicken in the middle with a little space in between if you can.
• Put a couple glugs of your favorite BBQ sauce on top of the chicken.  Paint the sauce over the chicken, flip and repeat.
• Throw in the over for 30 minutes and wallah!  Dinner is served!

While it was cooking, I was able to get a bit of time in with the kids, get things cleaned up, and get the table and drinks all ready for dinner.  Everyone in our house was happy and after a long day, it was really nice to just have one pan to clean up!

Happy cooking!