Sheet Pan Turmeric Ginger Turkey Meatballs (Gluten Free, Paleo)

This easy shat pan dinner packs an anti-inflammatory punch with Turmeric Ginger Turkey Meatballs. These flavorful meatballs are cooked alongside some delicious veggies for a simple, but nutrient dense recipe that is perfect for weeknight dinners.

I love a sheet pan dinner because it's easy and a one pan meal, but, of course, it still has to be flavorful, delicious, and healthy. This gluten free turkey meatballs sheet pan meal is loaded with fiber, protein, and anti-oxidants and makes for a great meal prep option for lunches or dinners.

These ground turkey meatballs are like a soy-ginger meatball, but they don't use soy sauce to keep them allergy friendly (gluten free and soy free). They also lean heavily on the spices and veggies versus the soy flavor.

What Makes These Turkey Veggie Meatballs so Great

• Allergy friendly: this sheet pan dinner is gluten free, dairy free, and paleo. It can even be made fully AIP for an allergy friendly and nutrient filled meal that everyone will enjoy. These ginger turkey meatballs are also low FODMAP and nightshade free if you leave out the ground pepper.
• Nutrient packed and healthy: the ginger turmeric meatballs are filled with anti-inflammatory and gut healthy spices along with a veggie boost from shredded carrots. Ginger and turmeric are incredible anti-inflammatory spices, support heart health and immunity, and improve digestion. Broccoli and sweet potato are packed with vitamins, fiber, and healthy carbs for a meal you can feel good about and will make you feel good!
• Easy, simple, and family friendly: these delicious meatballs are easy to whip up- you just mix everything together and form into meatballs. Add that to the tray of chopped sweet potato and broccoli and bake. It's that simple and perfect for an easy weeknight meal. You can even make a double batch for a large family or to have plenty of leftovers for meal prep.

Turmeric Ginger Meatball Ingredients

• Sweet potato: you'll need 2 large sweet potatoes.
• Broccoli: fresh broccoli is best, but you can use thawed frozen broccoli in a pinch.
• Ground turkey: I prefer using ground turkey breast, but you ground turkey works too.
• Fresh ginger and ground ginger: we'll use both types of ingredients for the most flavor!
• Turmeric: dried, ground turmeric is what it called for in these turkey veggie meatballs.
• Yogurt: I use a dairy free yogurt (use a coconut based one for AIP). This keeps the meatballs moist.
• Coconut flour: a gluten free flour that acts like bread crumbs to help hold the meatballs together. 
• Coconut aminos: a gluten free soy sauce alternative to add a little extra flavor to the turkey meatballs.
• Carrots: shredded carrots are used in the meatball mixture for some added health benefits. The easiest way to shred carrots is by peeling them and shredding in a food processor.
• Salt and black pepper

How to Make Sheet Pan Turkey and Veggie Meatballs

1. Preheat oven to 425F. Line a large sheet pan with parchment paper for easy clean up.
2. Toss chopped sweet potato in olive oil and roast on prepared baking sheet for 15 minutes. Toss broccoli in olive oil and add to the pan in a single layer to cook for another 15 minutes.
3. While veggies roast, make the meatball mixture by combining everything together in a large bowl and forming into about 16 meatballs. You can roll meatballs into a ball shape with your hand or use a medium cookie scoop.
4. Place meatballs evenly distributed on the sheet pan between the veggies and bake for another 15 minutes until internal temperature reaches 165F.
5. Serve and enjoy!

Substitutions and Variations

• Veggies: feel free to use whatever veggies you want. Potatoes, other root veggies, green beans, snap peas whatever leftover vegetables you have in the house to use up!
• Turkey: ground chicken would also work. I think the flavors compliment white meat best, but they'll till taste good if you use ground beef or lamb.
• Carrots: you don't have to include the shredded carrots in the meatballs, You could also use other vegetables like shredded sweet potato, zucchini, or butternut squash. Or add some chopped green onions to the carrot mixture.
• Coconut flour: you can use gluten free bread crumbs instead if you don't need these to be AIP or paleo turkey meatballs.
• Extras: I leave out the garlic in this recipe to keep these anti-inflammatory meatballs low FODMAP, but you can add some minced garlic cloves to the meatball recipe for extra flavor if desired.
• Variations: if you love a soy-orange flavor, you could add some orange zest and a tablespoon of orange juice to the meatballs.

Serving and Storage

Serve as is or over white rice or brown rice with extra coconut aminos or your favorite Asian sauce. Stick to cauliflower rice for a paleo option. I like to add some fresh cilantro or fresh parsley on top, as well. If you're not AIP and tolerate seeds, you could add some sesame seeds for garnish.

Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days. This gluten free sheet pan meal also freezes well. I suggest portioning out servings into freezer safe containers and then you can take one out when you need a meal!

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