Want to Impress Your Guests? Here’s What to Cook

Hosting friends and family can always be a bit nerve-wracking, especially when it means you have to turn up the heat (literally) and cook for them, too. Longevity Live Paid Content.  

While there is something so special about having your closest friends and family around the dinner table, we know that it can oftentimes feel a bit stressful and overwhelming. That is why we have put together the best recipes to impress those that are genuinely easy to make.

All you need to do is whip out your best baking sheet, turn the oven on, and get your ingredients. Cooking for others does not have to be reserved for trained chefs. You can impress them too, and we are going to share exactly how you can do it.

From casual Mexican dishes to fine dining-worthy steaks, here are the best baking sheet recipes to follow along too – all of which can be done in under an hour. Who knew cooking could be so easy?

1. Mexican Flavored Salmon and Sweet Potatoes

Nothing is quite as delicious as fresh salmon and accompanying vegetables. This recipe is equally great for those coming over who dabble in being a pescatarian now and then. All you have to do is simply mix in your salmon with cheese, cilantro, chili, and a bit of lime and lemon with sliced-up sweet potato.

Stick your baking sheet in the oven for 20 minutes or so, and the result will be a delicious meal that is inspired by Mexican street corn. These unique flavors make you look like a brilliant chef, with minimal work from what you require. It’s an easy way to feed at least six people with one simple recipe.

2. Fajita Bowls with Chicken

This recipe replaces a tortilla with a bowl, where all your ingredients can be easily baked on a baking sheet. The ingredients you’ll need to find are grass-fed chicken, kale, bell peppers, black beans, and cheese. You can take all the sliced-up ingredients and lay them on your baking sheet.

From here, drizzle some olive oil and sea salt on top, maybe with some extra Mexican spices too. After baking in the oven for around thirty minutes, you can take it out and dump all the portions in bowls. Top with guacamole and you have a delicious casual meal to serve up to all your guests.

3.  Chicken and Vegetables

A classic meal to serve guests at a dinner party is chicken and veggies. So you can take the meal up a notch by cooking it all on a baking sheet and drizzling some delicious garlic soy sauce on top. To do this recipe, you are going to want to ensure that you coat the ingredients really well in your garlic soy sauce before baking.

As a really nice extra addition, serve up this meal with rice or noodles to give it a bit more texture. You are sure to thoroughly impress your guests with this meal.

4. Shrimp and Pineapple

Bring on the tropical vibes with this sweet and savory baking sheet recipe. The ingredients are pretty simple, where you just need a collection of shrimp still in their shells, a sliced-up pineapple, onions, pepper, and some Jamaican seasoning.

Place all the ingredients on your baking sheet and place in the oven for around 15 minutes. Once it is all baked up, you can top the dish with some cilantro and a lemon wedge. This recipe makes you look like an exotic chef and will certainly be a unique yet easy-to-make dish to serve up to your guests.

5. Pizza

Why order pizza when you can make a delicious homemade one at home? You can serve up the pizza as an appetizer or for the main course, depending on how many people you have coming over. You can keep things simple and even buy pre-made pizza dough if you are really short on time. From there, you roll the pizza dough out into the baking sheet and top it with tomato sauce, mozzarella cheese and any other toppings like salami or diced vegetables. 

The baking time is pretty quick and the end result will be absolutely delicious. Guarantee your guests will be asking for more once you serve up the first round of pizzas.

6. Chocolate Chip Cookies

Every guest loves the comfort of home. So what better treat to serve them at your own home than freshly-made chocolate chip cookies? You likely have all the core ingredients in your cabinet already too: flour, baking soda, eggs, vanilla, chocolate chips, and salt.

The extra benefit of making chocolate chip cookies is that your home will equally smell delicious! With so many great recipes to make, get out your baking pan and start preparing your dinner party menu.