Sheet Pan Spicy Peanut Chicken and Broccoli

Any dinner that can be made using just one sheet pan is a winner in my house and this One Pan Spicy Peanut Chicken and Broccoli is seriously amazing. The chicken is cooked in a sticky, spicy peanut sauce that you will want to eat on everything. Serve it with some steamed rice for a quick and easy dinner. 

The minute I saw this Spicy Chicken and Broccoli Sheet Pan Supper from Molly Gilbert, I couldn't wait to try it. It basically has everything I love all in one recipe - a delicious sauce, crowd-pleasing protein, and veggies! That's a winning combination in our house. I also love that it uses ingredients I almost always have on hand. No extra grocery store trips.

The real secret to this recipe is the spicy peanut sauce. It's made with a combination of peanut butter, soy sauce, lime juice, honey, rice vinegar, chili paste, garlic, and ginger.  While I use peanut sauce all the time in dishes like this Slow Cooker Thai Peanut Chicken and easy Peanut Noodles, I had never thought to use it in a sheet pan meal until now. 

From there, the recipe is simple! Coat the chicken and broccoli in the sauce and bake. That's it! Then serve it alongside some extra dipping sauce for a delicious Asian-inspired meal everyone will love. 

Why You'll Love this Recipe

• Healthy. With lean chicken breast, broccoli, and a sauce made without refined sugars - this recipe is pretty darn healthy. 
• Versatile. This recipe works with different cuts of chicken or pork. Try it with different vegetables. Make the sauce sweeter or spicier. This recipe is easy to adapt.
• Quick and easy. This recipe cooks in just 20 minutes including prep time! Serve it with some pre-cooked steamed rice and it really couldn't be simpler. 
• Affordable. Outside of the chicken breast and broccoli, this recipe is made with ingredients most people have on hand. No complicated, expensive, or hard-to-find ingredients. 

Key Ingredients

Here is everything you will need for this recipe and some easy swaps.

• Chicken breast: Make this with boneless skinless chicken breasts or chicken thighs. It would also work with boneless pork chops or tofu steaks. 
• Peanut Sauce: This homemade peanut sauce is made with peanut butter, soy sauce, sweetener, rice vinegar, chili paste, garlic, and ginger. Feel free to use any nut butter in place of the peanut butter. Coconut aminos will work instead of soy sauce. Any sweetener works and it can be made with or without the Sriracha. Fresh garlic and ginger have the best flavor but minced, tubed, or powdered options work too.
• Broccoli: Broccoli, broccolini, or cauliflower all work great in this recipe. You could also use green beans, snap peas, snow peas, thinly sliced carrots, cabbage, or zucchini.

Side Dish Ideas

This sheet pan peanut chicken and broccoli can be a meal on its own, or consider adding one of the following side dishes:

• Serve this with steamed rice, quinoa, cauliflower rice, or cabbage rice. 
• Cook some rice noodles, soba noodles, or spaghetti squash to serve with this dish. 
• Make some extra veggies on the side like these Sauteed Snow Peas or some Roasted Bok Choy. 
• If you are lucky enough to have leftovers, this chicken and broccoli are great for an Asian Noodle Salad.