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This easy Sheet Pan Thanksgiving dinner for 4 is made with roast turkey breast, maple-glazed sweet potatoes, and Brussels sprouts.

Sheet Pan Thanksgiving

When you need a Thanksgiving dinner for 4 people or less, or you only have a craving for the flavors of Thanksgiving dinner in, say, the center of February, this recipe is for you. The turkey breast, slathered in mayonnaise and fragrant za’atar (a Middle Eastern mixture of dried herbs, sesame, and sumac), roasts up gorgeously moist and juicy. The sweet potatoes caramelize, the Brussels sprouts turn crisp and brown, and it’s all served with a creamy za’atar sauce on the side. But when you’re going traditional Thanksgiving, pair it with my Cranberry Pear Sauce and Stuffing Muffins!

This recipe is barely adapted from Melissa Clark’s latest cookbook, Dinner in One, Exceptional and Easy One-Pan Meals. Like all her other cookbooks, this one will certainly to be a success! It’s filled with skillet dinners, sheet-pan suppers, comforting casseroles, and even one-bowl cakes. Yum!

Sheet Pan Thanksgiving Dinner Ingredients

• Turkey Breast seasoned with salt, pepper, and finely grated garlic
• Sauce: Light mayo, za’atar, and lemon juice
• Sweet Potatoes peeled and cut into wedges, coated with olive oil, maple syrup, salt, and red pepper flakes
• Brussels Sprouts with olive oil, cumin seeds, and salt

Learn how to Make Sheet Pan Thanksgiving Dinner

• Prep Turkey: If the turkey breast comes tied, untie it. Pat the meat dry with paper towels and season it with salt, pepper, and garlic. Let the turkey sit at room temperature for quarter-hour.
• Make the Mayo: Mix the mayonnaise and za’atar. Transfer two tablespoons to a separate bowl and brush it everywhere in the turkey. Set the remaining mayo aside.
• Sweet Potatoes: In a big bowl, toss the potatoes with oil, syrup, salt, and red pepper. Place the turkey on a rimmed sheet pan, arrange the potatoes around it, and roast for 20 minutes at 400°F.
• Brussels Sprouts: Cover the sprouts with oil, cumin seeds, and salt. Toss the potatoes, and push them to 1 side of the pan. Add the brussels sprouts and roast for an additional 20 to half-hour until the turkey’s internal temp reaches 145°F. Let the turkey rest for 10 minutes, after which carve it.
• Finish the Sauce: Season the reserved za’atar mayo to taste and add somewhat oil and salt if needed, together with some lemon juice.

Variations:  

• Vegetables: Sliced acorn or butternut squash, cut 1-inch thick, can stand in for the sweet potatoes. Broccoli florets or broccolini can replace the brussels sprouts.
• Spice Level: When you don’t like spicy food, omit the red pepper flakes.
• Sweetener: Swap honey for maple syrup.
• Cumin: When you don’t have cumin seeds, sub 1 / 4 teaspoon of ground cumin.
• Turkey Skin: Although the skin is left on the turkey for flavor, I normally remove it before eating to scale back the fat and calories, however it’s totally as much as you. The dietary info is for skinless turkey breast, and there’s quite a bit! I’m sure there shall be leftovers even with 4 people eating.

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Sheet Pan Thanksgiving

10+

608 Cals
59 Protein
38 Carbs
26.5 Fats

Prep Time: 20 mins

Cook Time: 50 mins

rest time: 10 mins

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins

This easy Sheet Pan Thanksgiving dinner for 4 is made with roast turkey breast, maple-glazed sweet potatoes, and brussels sprouts.

• 1 boneless turkey breast, 2 to 2½ kilos
• 2 teaspoons kosher salt, divided, plus more as needed
• ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 2 large garlic cloves, finely grated
• ¼ cup light mayonnaise
• 2½ tablespoons za’atar
• 1 pound sweet potatoes, peeled and cut lengthwise into 1-inch-thick wedges
• 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided
• 1 tablespoon maple syrup
• Pinch of crushed red pepper flakes
• 1 pound brussels sprouts, trimmed and halved lengthwise
• ½ teaspoon cumin seeds
• Fresh lemon juice, to taste

• Heat the oven to 400ºF. If the turkey breast comes tied, untie it.

• Pat the meat dry with paper towels. Season the turkey throughout with 1½ teaspoons of the salt and the black pepper, then rub throughout with the garlic.

• In a small bowl, stir together the mayonnaise and za’atar.

• Transfer 2 tablespoons of the za’atar mayo to a separate small bowl and brush that everywhere in the turkey.

• Set the remaining za’atar mayo aside. Let the turkey sit at room temperature for quarter-hour when you prepare all the things else.

• In a big bowl, toss together sweet potatoes, 1 tablespoon of the oil, the maple syrup, ¼ teaspoon of the salt, and the red pepper flakes.

• Place turkey on a rimmed sheet pan and arrange the potatoes in a single layer around it. Roast for 20 minutes.

• In the identical bowl (no need to clean it), toss the brussels sprouts with 2 tablespoons of the oil, the cumin seeds, and the remaining ¼ teaspoon salt.

• Give the potatoes a toss after roasting for 20 minutes, and push the wedges to 1 side of the pan to make room for the brussels sprouts.

• Add the sprouts and proceed to roast until the sprouts and potatoes are golden brown and a thermometer inserted within the thickest a part of the turkey registers 145ºF, 20 to half-hour longer (for a complete turkey roasting time of 40 to 50 minutes).

• Allow the meat to rest for 10 minutes before slicing. Discard turkey skin (to scale back calories, if desired because the dietary info reflects no skin) and carve.

• While the turkey is resting, season reserved za’atar mayo to taste and add somewhat more oil and salt, if needed. Season to taste with lemon juice. Serve the za’atar mayo alongside the turkey and vegetables.

Serving: 1/4 of recipe, Calories: 608kcal, Carbohydrates: 38g, Protein: 59g, Fat: 26.5g, Saturated Fat: 4g, Cholesterol: 126mg, Sodium: 908mg, Fiber: 8.5g, Sugar: 10.5g

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