Think you don’t have enough time or space to cook Easter dinner? think again. Featuring cheesy potatoes au gratin, maple-glazed ham, garlicky asparagus, and paprika-spiced carrots, our streamlined version of this notoriously complicated meal is as simple as 2 sheet pans and 30 minutes in the oven.
Prepping all your ingredients before you begin is always the key to stress-free cooking, but it’s especially important here. Chop the garlic, shred the cheese, and wash and slice all the vegetables before starting to assemble the food on the sheet pans. And though it might seem smart to wait to prepare the asparagus or make the carrot glaze until the sheet pans are in the oven, resist that temptation. It will only turn into a madly stressful 15-minute race against the oven timer—and no one wants that!
If you happen to have leftovers, you can store them separately in airtight containers in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. That said, this dinner is full of classic crowd-pleasing sides, so unless everyone has already fried themselves on chocolate Easter eggs, don’t expect to have much to put away.
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