Southwest Sheet Pan Dinner with Rabbit Meat
Bold, flavorful, easy, and completely customizable, this Southwest sheet pan dinner with rabbit meat is the perfect quick dinner recipe you will love when you want to get a healthy meal on the table fast!
Why You’ll Love This Sheet Pan Dinner
You will love this recipe because of the bold Southwest flavor and how easy it is get this meal on the table in a time crunch! This sheet pan dinner is also completely customizable. Just switch out the meat or vegetables with whatever you have on hand, but still enjoy Southwest flavor!
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Before You Begin
Before you begin, this sheet pan dinner works best with deboned rabbit meat. If you are processing your own rabbit meat, check out this step by step picture guide on how to properly debone a rabbit.
Southwest Sheet Pan Dinner with Rabbit Meat
Course: Recipes6
servings10
minutes30
minutesBold, flavorful, easy, and completely customizable, this Southwest sheet pan dinner with rabbit meat is the perfect quick dinner recipe you will love when you want to get a healthy meal on the table fast!
Before You Begin
Make sure that the rabbit meat is properly deboned for quick baking.
Variations
Customize the vegetables to fit the season! Squash or sweet potatoes for the fall or bell peppers and broccoli in the summer!
Other Rabbit Meat Recipes
– The Best Taco Soup
– Creamy White Chili
– Zuppa Toscana
Ingredients
6 large yellow potatoes diced
1 cup diced carrots
2/3 diced onion
2 lbs deboned rabbit meat
2 tbsp salt
1 tbsp oregano
1 1/2 tbsp cumin
1 tbsp minced garlic
1 tsp chili powder
1 tsp smoked paprika
4 tbsp olive oil or avocado oil
Zest/juice 3 lime
Directions
- Dice up the potatoes, carrots, and onion. Place the diced vegetables in a bowl and add the deboned rabbit meat.
- In a separate bowl, combine the oil, salt, spices, lime, and mix together thoroughly.
- Drizzle the spices and oil mixture over the vegetables and rabbit meat in the bowl. Mix all of the ingredients together until everything is coated with the spices.
- Take a large sheet pan and place a piece of parchment paper along the bottom.
- Pour the vegetables and rabbit meat coated in spices onto the pan and spread it out evenly.
- Bake the sheet pan at 400 F for 25-30 minutes or until the potatoes are soft and the meat is cooked through.
- Other Rabbit Meat Recipes
Ingredients
- Potatoes
- Carrots
- Onion
- Rabbit meat
- Salt
- Oregano
- Cumin
- Minced garlic
- Chili powder
- Smoked paprika
- Olive oil or avocado oil
- Lime
How to Make This Sheet Pan Dinner
Dice up the potatoes, carrots, and onion. Place the diced vegetables in a bowl and add the deboned rabbit meat.
In a separate bowl, combine the oil, salt, spices, lime, and mix together thoroughly.
Drizzle the spices and oil mixture over the vegetables and rabbit meat in the bowl. Mix all of the ingredients together until everything is coated with the spices.
Take a large sheet pan and place a piece of parchment paper along the bottom.
Pour the vegetables and rabbit meat coated in spices onto the pan and spread it out evenly.
Bake the sheet pan at 400 F for 25-30 minutes or until the potatoes are soft and the meat is cooked through.
Variations of Sheet Pan Dinner
Change up this sheet pan dinner with rabbit meat and enjoy the same great flavor! Switch out the vegetables to fit the season such as squash and sweet potatoes in the fall or bell peppers and broccoli in the summer! If you change up the meat or vegetables, you will need to play around with the cook time to fit your new ingredients.
How to Store
Store the leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to a week after they have completely cooled.
FAQ
What does rabbit meat taste like? Rabbit meat is a mild, tender meat that tastes and cooks just like chicken. It is easy to substitute rabbit meat in any recipe that would normally call for chicken.
What sides can I serve with this meal? While this sheet pan dinner can be a meal all by itself, you could serve it with cilantro lime rice, chips and salsa, or basic toppings like avocado and sourcream.
How can I add spice to the seasoning? If you prefer a spicier flavor, add crushed red pepper to taste before baking.
This Southwest sheet pan dinner is so easy to make with whole food ingredients and bold flavors your whole family will love! Adapt this meal to fit the season and enjoy all year long!












