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One-pan dinners are my love language. So this Sheet Pan Turkey Meatballs with Root Vegetables recipe was an easy yes for me! These juicy turkey meatballs have a secret ingredient (cottage cheese!) that keeps them tender and moist while adding richness and extra protein. I throw them on a sheet pan alongside a colorful mix of root vegetables and let everything roast together. Then add a simple garlic-maple Dijon glaze and send it back to the oven until everything is tender and caramelized. This sheet pan dinner is big <\/em>on flavor with barely any dishes, and at only $9.26 for 4 full meals, it makes weeknight dinner a little easier on the budget, too!<\/p>\n

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An Easy Sheet Pan Turkey Meatball Dinner<\/h2>\n

I\u2019m always looking for dinners that give me a full meal without a lot of juggling, and this one makes the timing especially easy. The turkey meatballs and root vegetables cook together from the start, so I cut the carrots, potatoes, sweet potato, and parsnips into evenly sized pieces. That helps make sure they soften and cook through right alongside the meatballs. And while our classic turkey meatballs<\/a> are delicious, these ones are a little different because they\u2019re egg-free. The cottage cheese adds moisture and richness, and together with the panko, helps the meat mixture hold together and keeps the turkey tender as it roasts.<\/p>\n

Then comes my favorite part. After the first 20 minutes, I brush everything with a buttery maple, Dijon, and garlic glaze and give it another 10-12 minutes in the oven to finish roasting and let that glaze work its way over the whole pan. This meal is incredibly flexible, too. You can swap in other seasonal vegetables that have a similar roasting time and tweak the seasonings to suit your taste. I firmly believe easy dinners don\u2019t have to be boring, and this one gives you meatballs, vegetables, and plenty of flavor all on one pan!<\/p>\n

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  1. Finely chop the onion and parsley.<\/strong> Take the extra minute here! Any larger pieces can make shaping the meat trickier. That matters even<\/em> more here because the cottage cheese in this recipe makes the mixture much softer than, say, our beef meatballs<\/a>. I always finely chop the onion and parsley to avoid the baked turkey meatballs from falling apart.<\/li>\n
  2. Switch up the root vegetables. <\/strong>Rutabaga, turnips, and beets can all work here, so this is an easy one to change with the season or what\u2019s priced well that week. Just keep any swaps around the same size as the other vegetables so they cook at a similar rate. (Beets will also color anything they touch, so keep them grouped to one side of the pan if that matters to you!)<\/li>\n
  3. Keep everything fairly small and evenly sized.<\/strong> I make the meatballs about 1\u00bd inches across, which should give you roughly 20 meatballs. For the root vegetables, aim for around \u00be-inch cubes or chunks. Root vegetables are pretty sturdy, so I cut them fairly small to help them become tender in the same 30-ish minutes it takes the turkey meatballs to cook through. If you cut the potatoes or carrots much larger, they\u2019ll retain more of a bite in the cook time listed below.<\/li>\n
  4. Give everything as much room as you can.<\/strong> Use your largest sheet pan and spread the vegetables into as close to a single layer as possible. Then nestle the turkey meatballs on top rather than burying them underneath. A little breathing room means better caramelization, and keeping the meatballs exposed helps them brown, too.<\/li>\n
  5. Save the glaze for the end and keep an eye on the color!<\/strong> I add the maple-Dijon-garlic glaze after the first 20 minutes for a reason. The sugars in maple syrup brown readily at 425\u00b0F, and minced garlic can burn if it spends too long in the oven. Also, remember different ovens can have different personalities! If yours runs hot and the meatballs or glaze are getting dark before the turkey reaches 165\u00b0F in the center, turn the oven down to 400\u00b0F and let everything finish cooking through.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n

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    Sheet Pan Turkey Meatballs with Root Vegetables<\/h2>\n

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    These Sheet Pan Turkey Meatballs with Root Vegetables are an easy one-pan dinner with juicy turkey meatballs, roasted veggies, and maple-Dijon glaze.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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