Sheet Pan Tacos Will Totally Upgrade Your Tuesday Routine

Taco Tuesday is about to get a whole lot easier. Thanks to the convenience of a sheet pan, the fillings for your tacos can cook as you get to work pouring margs and setting out side dishes. Using a sheet pan to put together a meal is a culinary hack that allows you to walk away from the stove as ingredients get to know each other in the oven. Then, with a filling like our chile-lime sweet potato and chickpea sheet-pan tacos recipe heated and ready to go, hungry guests can assemble their own meals and customize plates with toppings of their choosing. 

Throwing seasoned veggies and proteins onto a sheet pan and into the oven, warming up tortillas, and setting out a bowl of tortilla chips and homemade guac is a no-fail meal that deserves a regular spot in your weekly meal lineup. Using a sheet pan also helps you cater to specific dietary needs, as you can delegate specific pans for vegetarians and carnivorous eaters. Add flavorful rice, salsa, Mexican kale salad, and grilled corn, and you have a feast for your family or to serve to your next dinner party. 

While you can serve tortillas on the side to fill with various ingredients, you can also brush pieces with oil and bake them along with taco fillings. This can reduce some of the cleanup associated with setting out multiple dishes for customized assembly. If you do plan on placing filled tortillas in the oven, pre-cook proteins like chicken or steak and soften tortillas before packing them with ingredients. You won't need more than 20 minutes in a pre-heated oven at around 425 degrees Fahrenheit before this tray is ready.

Once you've discovered the delicious delight that is sheet pan tacos, you can experiment with process and method. In addition to arranging individual tacos on a sheet pan or cooking a pan full of fillings, you can also create layers of tortillas that envelop your chosen ingredients by first setting down a tight layer of tortillas, spreading ingredients on top, then layering another batch of tortillas to seal the middle meats, veggies, and spices. Brushing the tops of tacos with oil can help pieces crisp and turn golden in the oven. Once baked, simply cut portions to serve. Reserve a dish of seasoned sour cream and freshly chopped herbs to garnish plates, and you have a presentation that won't disappoint in appearance and is guaranteed to deliver in taste.