Fact One: Two of my daughters are into sheet-pan dinners. Those are dinners where everything is made on a single cookie sheet in the oven. They will make enough for a family, and then divide up the meal into portions for 4 separate evenings.

Fact Two: Several years ago, Amazon approached me and asked me if I wanted to be an official reviewer for them. I initially thought that the offer wasn’t from Amazon and ignored it. However, they were persistent, and it turns out that Amazon uses trusted reviewers to gather product feedback. I signed up, and it has been a lot of fun as I have tested everything from kitchen appliances to tents. Amazon sends me the items free of charge and all they want is an honest review from me.

You may be wondering how facts one and two are related. Well, I was on the phone with one of my daughters, who told me she was making a sheet-pan dinner. I mentioned that I should try to make one too. Moments later, Amazon offered me some McCormick sheet-pan spice packets to review. Strange, indeed, but it was the perfect time for me to test out that way of cooking.

I’m on a mission to help others who are suffering from inflation and the Trump tariff taxes. One of the easiest ways to stretch your dollars is to pull back from restaurants and fast food. The simpler you can make home cooking, the more likely you will do it. This recipe is about as easy as you can get. I’m normally a “from scratch” cooker, but I’m not opposed to convenience. Amazon sent me a case of 12 apple/pork spice packets, and today I made packet one. Spoiler alert: I’ll be making this meal again, it was super easy and pretty tasty. Let’s get into it!

I used one packet for today’s dinner. The directions are on the back and pretty simple. First things first, turn your oven up to 425F (220C).

The recipe called for 2 pounds of sweet potatoes, but I only had 1 pound, so I added 1 pound of regular potatoes, cut roughly into 1″ cubes.

Now for the 1 pound of sweet potatoes, also in 1″ cubes.

Then I cored a couple of apples. It is OK to leave the peels on. The recipe called for 2 apples, but mine were pretty small, so I used three.

I added around 1 tablespoon of cooking oil. Feel free to use whatever oil you have on hand. I probably added a bit more than 1 tablespoon.

Sprinkle on the spice mix, but reserve around 1 tablespoon to season the pork. I didn’t measure, but it all worked out.

Mix it up until all of the pieces are coated. The best way to do this is with a clean hand. But, you do you.

Spread the mixture on a cookie sheet lined with aluminum foil and sprayed with cooking spray. Place it in your heated oven for 20 minutes.

Season both sides of your pork chops with the remaining 1 tablespoon of seasoning mix. The packet is for 4 porkchops. We had only three diners and three pork chops. It all worked out.

After 20 minutes, take the sheet pan out of the oven and do your best to turn over the vegetables. This doesn’t have to be perfect. Clear a space in the middle for the pork chops and return the tray to the oven for 15 more minutes. That’s it.

Here is the meal plated up. It was great. Slightly sweet and slightly smoky. The seasoning was mild and not overpowering. The addition of the apple was great. I could see adding some onion wedges, too. I will definitely make this again. It was extremely easy to make; the hardest part was peeling the potatoes, and that wasn’t very hard. Delicious!

Peace

Mike