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Salmon Sweet Potato Kale Sheet Pan Dinner

A simple one-pan salmon dinner with roasted sweet potatoes, crispy kale, and green beans. Everything cooks together on one sheet pan, giving you a colorful, flavorful, and healthy meal with hardly any cleanup.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings: 4 people
Course: Dinner, Main dish
Cuisine: American, Weeknight Cooking
Calories: 400
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 4 salmon fillets skin on or off
  • 2 medium sweet potatoes peeled and diced into small cubes
  • 1 bunch kale stems removed, torn into bite-sized pieces
  • 1 cup green beans optional, for extra crunch
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
  • 1 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper
  • ½ lemon for squeezing at the end
Optional toppings: crumbled feta, red pepper flakes, chopped parsley

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  2. Toss diced sweet potatoes with 1 ½ tablespoons olive oil, smoked paprika, thyme, salt, and pepper. Spread on the sheet pan in a single layer. Roast for 15 minutes.
  3. While potatoes roast, season salmon fillets with 1 tablespoon olive oil, garlic, salt, and pepper.
  4. Remove pan from the oven and add salmon fillets and green beans around the sweet potatoes. Return to oven for 10–12 minutes until salmon flakes with a fork.
  5. Toss kale with ½ tablespoon olive oil. Scatter it around the pan in the last 5–6 minutes of roasting so it crisps but doesn’t burn.
  6. Once salmon is cooked and kale is crisp, squeeze lemon juice over everything. Add optional toppings if desired. Serve warm.

Notes

  • Cut sweet potatoes into small cubes or they’ll take longer to cook than the salmon.
  • Add kale near the end so it stays crisp instead of soggy.
  • For extra flavor, try a drizzle of honey or a sprinkle of chili flakes before roasting.