Chinese Inspired Sheet Pan Turkey Dinner

Name: Chinese Inspired Sheet Pan Turkey Dinner
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 90 min
Ingredients: 1 package Butterball Easy Fresh Bone-In Turkey Thighs (2 turkey thighs); 1 package Butterball Easy Fresh Bone-In Turkey Breast (1 turkey breast), cut into 2 even pieces; ⅓ cup (30 g) of butter cut into 1 cm cubes; 1/8 cup (30 ml) vegetable oil; Salt and fresh ground pepper, to season; 5 cloves of garlic, smashed and minced; 1/2 tsp of black peppercorn, crushed; 1 tbsp of brown sugar; ⅓ cup (80 ml) of soy sauce; 8 (230 g) mini potatoes, cut in half; 1 (33 g) bulb of garlic, unpeeled and left whole; ½ (150 g) a red onion, peeled, and cut into quarters; 2 cups (180 g) of cauliflower florets, rip into even sized pieces; 6 (180 g ) mini carrots or 2 medium carrots, cut into 2-inch pieces and 2mm thick; ½ a sweet potato peeled, cut into 2mm round disks; ⅛ cup (30 ml) of dried cranberries; 1 ½ cups (200 g) of goldenberries; 5 cloves of garlic; ½ of a star anise; ⅓ cup (80 ml) of orange juice; 3 tsp of granulated sugar

Disclosure: This post is sponsored by Butterball. The opinions in the post are entirely my own.

Winner winner turkey dinner!

This Chinese-inspired Sheet Pan Turkey dinner is life changing! Now, I can have a full turkey meal with juicy dark and white meats, sides, a berry sauce and au jus, all done in less than an hour. I have added a delicious Chinese touch to the dish with star anise, soy sauce, and garlic.

Chinese Inspired Sheet Pan Turkey Dinner

Butterball Easy Fresh makes it possible!

Butterball has a line called Easy Fresh that provides pre-cut pieces so you don’t need to buy a whole bird when you want to enjoy a turkey dinner.

The Easy Fresh lineup features a variety of convenient products that include:

Bone-in Turkey Breast;
Boneless Turkey Breast;
Turkey Drumsticks;
Boneless Turkey Thighs;
Bone-in Turkey Thighs;
Turkey Breast Slices; and more

Read more about the Butterball Easy Fresh products here.

Eating healthy at home is our top priority this year. This includes using leaner cuts of meat, so turkey works perfectly. Our family has been buying the Easy Fresh line since we were introduced to it last year – I’ve made countless recipes with these products including delicious Chinese Turkey Lettuce Wraps (recipe here).

Easy Fresh has convenient vacuum-sealed packaging that is simple to open and keeps turkey fresh, juicy and tender much longer in the fridge. When it’s time to freeze, there is no need to repackage – put Easy Fresh turkey directly in the freezer, and then thaw when needed, without any change to the taste or quality.

How is it Chinese Inspired?

I wanted a recipe that incorporated Chinese flavours that I grew up with and would complement the turkey. The meat is marinated in sweet garlic soy that is aromatic with crushed black peppercorns. The extra marinade is poured into the sheet pan with the turkey and the other ingredients to be roasted in the oven. The pan juice with turkey drippings create a phenomenal au jus with umami flavour. If you prefer, create a gravy by simply thickening the au jus.

The vegetables I selected are regularly used in Chinese cuisine and can be found at most grocery stores across Canada, including non-Chinese shops. I wanted the ingredients in the dish to be easy to find and accessible for everyone. I kept the vegetable seasonings simple – just salt and pepper to allow the natural flavours of the roasted veggies to come through.

As for the goldenberry sauce with dried cranberries, I added the common Chinese ingredients of cloves and star anise to give the sauce that extra depth. Goldenberries are also known as Inca berries or Cape gooseberries, and they are sweet and slightly sour. The berries are sweet when cooked in the orange juice and sugar but feel free to substitute with fresh cranberries when they are in season.

Butterball Sheet Pan Turkey Dinner- Ingredients

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The prep work took about 30 minutes, with about an hour for cooking. That’s for a full turkey dinner with sides from start to finish!

This recipe is easy and convenient partly because it only uses one sheet pan. I can put the ingredients in the oven, set the timer and forget about it. Everything is perfectly cooked at the end and I have fewer dishes to wash!

This meal is great for holidays such as Easter and Thanksgiving, but there’s no reason it can’t be made at any time of the year!

For those who may not have fridge space for a whole turkey, the Butterball Easy Fresh line makes it easy to pick up the bone-in turkey breast and turkey thighs that will easily fit in your fridge or freezer. Check out where to buy the Butterball Easy Fresh line in your neighbourhood (Butterball product locator)

Everything in the dish is delicious and goes well together!! The marinade adds an umami punch with the garlic soy sauce resulting in a flavourful, juicy turkey. The goldenberry sauce has a sweet and slightly sour flavour that complements the meat perfectly.

You get a full meal all done in one pan! That is just amazing!