Smoky Sweet Potato and Chickpea Sheet Pan Dinner
This vegan chickpea sheet pan dinner includes sweet potato, chickpeas, and broccoli roasted with simple spices and herbs. Full of flavor, easy to assemble and bakes in one pan!
There is no other kind of meal I recommend more than a vegan sheet pan meal. They are designed to make weeknight dinners easy, minimize clean up and just help you get about your day. One of the best feelings for me is to place everything on the sheet pan and just walk away until the timer goes off.
This sheet pan, is no different and an easy go to favorite. And if chickpeas aren’t your thing, you can absolutely try some different versions with tofu.
Why should you make this chickpea sheet pan dinner?
It’s the perfect easy weeknight meal. This sheet pan meal requires minimal chopping and is flavored mostly with herbs and spices. Perfect for those times you don’t really want to fuss with dinner and still have it come out tasty.
Roasts all in one sheet pan. One pan cooking means that there is much less clean up at the end. Just prep all the ingredients for your meal and toss with the suggested herbs and spices and you are all set.
Cooks in less than an hour. This meal comes together quick and once you place this sheet pan dinner in the oven, the cooking will do itself. Because of the little hands on time for this recipe, you can take care of other things while your meal is cooking.
Key Ingredients
- Chickpeas: Our plant-based protein
- Broccoli: Our vegetable of choice, but feel free to swap with other in season vegetables
- Sweet Potato: Make sure to cut them into smaller, thinner pieces to ensure that they cook evenly
- Avocado Oil: Feel free to use the oil you wish, this oil has a higher smoke point, which makes it great for roasting at higher temperatures
- Herbs & Spices: We are using a lot and they include smoked paprika, fennel seed, dry thyme, dry and fresh basil, cumin, and garlic powder.
How do you make this vegan sheet pan dinner?
Place drained chickpeas on a clean kitchen towel, and rub the cloth over them to dry well. Remove any excess chickpea skins that roll off of the chickpeas.
Add your sweet potato and chickpeas to a lined baking sheet. Drizzle with some of the oil, spices and dry herbs. Toss well to coat and then spread your potato mixture evenly on the sheet pan and bake in the oven for 20 minutes.
Carefully remove your pan from the oven and give your chickpeas and potatoes a little toss and push to one side of the pan to make space for the broccoli and onions. To your broccoli and onions, drizzle with remaining oil, herbs and spices. Toss to coat and then place your sheet pan back in the oven for another 10-15 minutes.
Tips for making this dinner recipe
- Make sure to dry your chickpeas really well. I like to rub the cloth over the chickpeas to help encourage some of the chickpea skins to come off (you don’t have to remove all the chickpea skins). This results in less moisture for the chickpeas and allows them to roast better.
- Cook your sweet potato and chickpeas first as they need more time to roast compared to the broccoli and onions. This will ensure that your sweet potato cooks all the way through.
- Avoid having your main ingredients lay on top of each other on the sheet pan. Make sure to spread everything out in a single layer, preferably giving space between veggies so that they brown nicely.
How to serve your chickpea sheet pan dinner
When this chickpea sheet pan dinner is done cooking, sprinkle on some fresh herbs like cilantro or parsley overtop for a fresh taste. This sheet pan meal can be served as is or paired with some whole grains like quinoa or brown rice. It goes really well with a dollop of hummus, some avocado slices or barbecue sauce drizzled over top as well.
Meal Prep It!
You can double or triple the ingredients of this meal for simple meal prep throughout the week. You can even re-imagine it into new and exciting meals so you don’t get bored of the same thing:
- Stuff into tacos
- Roll it into a wrap with extra green veggies
- Toss into a salad and top with some fresh avocado and drizzle with your favorite dressing
- Make it a nourish bowl by pairing with some rice or quinoa
Prep your meals into airtight containers and store in the fridge for up to 4 days.
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Smoky Sweet Potato and Chickpea Sheet Pan Dinner
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Total Time: 40 minutes
- Yield: 2–3 servings 1x
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegan
Description
This vegan chickpea sheet pan dinner includes sweet potato, chickpeas, and broccoli roasted with simple spices and herbs. Full of flavor, easy to assemble and bakes in one pan!
Ingredients
- 1, 15oz can chickpeas, rinsed and drained
- 1 medium sweet potato, chopped into small cubes (½ inch thick)
- 1 head of broccoli, chopped into small ping pong sized florets
- 1/2 medium red onion, sliced thin
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 1/2 tsp fennel seed
- 1/2 tsp dry thyme
- 1/2 tsp dry basil
- 1/2 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- Salt and Pepper to taste
- 1–2 tbsp olive oil
- Handful of fresh minced parsley and cilantro
Instructions
- Set oven to 400F. Dry off your chickpeas in a clean kitchen towel and lightly rub it over the chickpeas. Remove any loose chickpea skins that come off.
- Add your chickpeas and sweet potato to a large parchment lined sheet pan and drizzle with half of the olive oil, dry herbs and spices. With your hands toss everything together evenly and then spread your chickpeas and potatoes out into a single layer.
- Place the sheet pan into the oven and bake for 20 minutes.
- Carefully remove the sheet pan, give the chickpeas and sweet potato a toss with a spatula and push them a bit to the side to make room for your broccoli and red onion.
- To the broccoli and red onions, drizzle with your remaining oil, herbs and spices and toss together with your hands and spread out again on your sheet pan.
- Return the pan to the oven for an additional 10-15 minutes, and when done cooking sprinkle with some fresh herbs like cilantro and parsley and serve.
Notes
Make sure to dry your chickpeas really well. I like to rub the cloth over the chickpeas to help encourage some of the chickpea skins to come off (you don’t have to remove all the chickpea skins). This results in less moisture for the chickpeas and allows them to roast better.
Cook your sweet potato and chickpeas first as they need more time to roast compared to the broccoli and onions. This will ensure that your sweet potato cooks all the way through.
Avoid having your main ingredients lay on top of each other on the sheet pan. Make sure to spread everything out in a single layer, preferably giving space between veggies so that they brown nicely.
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★ Catherine
This looks amazing! I want to try it out but I do my best to avoid oils. How would you suggest replacing the oil in the recipe or would a very light spritz of avocado oil be sufficient. Oils wreck havoc on me so it’s really in my best interest to eat oil free. I appreciate any suggestions!
Hi Becky! Thank you and great question! My favorite thing to use if replacing oil is actually a little soy sauce. It adds flavor and has been helpful for me to see a bit of browning. And yes, you can use a spritz of avocado oil if you want to keep the oil very low. Hope this helps. 🙂
This recipe was so quick and easy to make. Great go-to for weeknight dinners. Thank you.
Could you use black beans? I don’t have chickpeas right now.
I haven’t tried this recipe with black beans as their texture can be different. I feel it should still work and be flavorful based on the fact I’ve roasted them before in a different recipe. If you give it a try, let me know how it goes!
What is the chick peas and sweet potato served with in the photo with the rice ? Looks like maybe tahini?
I served with hummus to make it super easy, but a tahini sauce also works really well for this or serving with some avocado. 🙂
So simple yet so good! Great hummus delivery method. 😀
I made this recipe and then added rice to crate a buddha bowl. It turned out really well and the flavor was amazing. I will be making this again for sure!
Perfect pairing! So glad you enjoyed this Ruth! 🙂
Do you have Nutritional information? Looks delicious!
Hi Pamela! Currently I don’t have nutritional information available, but if you need it in the meantime, I recommend copying the url and placing into myfitnesspal to calculate the nutrition information.
Could I use frozen broccoli?
You can. Just note that frozen broccoli will be a little softer, but should still crisp up around the edges. 🙂
I really enjoyed how simple this was for the flavor payoff! I made mine with rice and added some avocado, cilantro, and drizzle of BBQ sauce to match the smokey flavors.