Spinach And Herb Stuffed Turkey Breast Recipes

SPINACH AND RICOTTA STUFFED TURKEY BREAST WITH GARLIC HERB SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine hot tap water, sugar and kosher salt in a large bowl. Mix well and wait for water to clear and sugar and salt to dissolve. Place turkey breast in the brine and refrigerate 4-6 hours.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Combine shallot, ricotta, Parmesan, spinach, Italian seasoning, salt and black pepper to taste in a small bowl.
• Remove turkey from brine, pat dry and spread out flat.
• Spread stuffing ingredients over the inside of turkey breast to within 1-inch of the edge.
• Starting with the narrow end, roll up and secure with butcher's twine.
• Place turkey breast in a roasting pan. Dot the top with butter and drizzle with olive oil.
• Bake for 1 to 1 1/2 hours or until an instant-read thermometer registers at least 160 degrees in the center. Tent and let rest 5-10 minutes. Slice into 1/2-inch slices and serve with sauce.
• Melt butter over medium heat. Add flour, reduce heat to medium-low and cook 2 minutes, whisking constantly.
• Add wine and continue whisking 1 minute.
• Slowly add 2 1/2 cups chicken broth, garlic and herbs. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low and simmer 4-5 minutes or until thickened.
• Stir in cream. Add additional chicken broth if a thinner sauce is desired. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Serve with turkey.

STUFFED TURKEY BREAST

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Add the butter to a large skillet over medium-high heat. Once melted and foaming, add the onion, celery, and garlic and saute until tender, about 3 minutes. Season the mixture with salt and pepper. Add the sausage to the pan and immediately begin breaking it up with the back of a wooden spoon so it will cook down and crumble. Cook the sausage until it's browned, about 6 minutes, then add the cranberries, sage, rosemary and thyme and cook for 1 to 2 more minutes. Stir in the white wine and use your wooden spoon to scrape up the bottom of the pan for any stuck bits. Let cook for 1 minute. Remove from the heat.
• Add the bread cubes to a large bowl and add the chicken broth, beaten egg, sausage mixture, and chopped parsley and stir all together so all the bread is soft and moistened. Let cool as you prep the turkey.
• Lay the turkey breast skin-side-down on your work surface and season the meat with salt and pepper. Add a layer of the stuffing about 1/2-inch thick across the turkey breast, leaving a 1/2-inch border. The extra stuffing can be placed in an 8-inch-by-8-inch-buttered casserole dish and baked the last 40 minutes of cooking.
• Carefully roll the turkey up into a cylinder. Tie the roll with butcher's twine with about 1-inch between each knot. Trim the strings after tying. Place the turkey seam-side-down on a baking sheet covered with foil and fitted with a baking rack. Drizzle the turkey with olive oil, rub into the skin, then season well with salt and pepper.
• Place in the oven and roast for 1 hour 15 minutes, or until an instant-read thermometer inserted in the thickest part of the roll reads 155 degrees F. Remove the turkey from the oven and let rest, loosely tented with foil for 15 minutes. The turkey will rise in temperature as it rests to 165 degrees F. Snip the butcher's twine and slice the roll into 1-inch thick slices, place on a platter, and garnish with fresh rosemary and sage.

STUFFED HASSELBACK TURKEY BREAST

Steps:

• Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add onions and celery; cook and stir until golden brown, about 6 minutes. Remove from heat.
• Place bread cubes, poultry seasoning, cooked onions and celery, salt, and pepper in a mixing bowl. Pour in chicken broth. Toss until thoroughly blended. Let mixture rest for about 15 minutes to allow broth to absorb into the stuffing. Add egg yolk; stir until evenly incorporated.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Slice turkey breast crosswise in 3/4-inch slices down to the bone (do not cut through the bone). Divide stuffing mixture among the spaces between the slices. Transfer turkey breast to prepared baking sheet. Brush with melted butter.
• Roast in preheated oven until richly browned, 60 to 75 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted near the bone should read 150 degrees F (65 degrees C). Remove from oven and let rest 10 minutes before slicing sections from bone.

TURKEY WITH HERB STUFFING

Steps:

• In a large skillet, saute onions and celery in butter until tender. Transfer to a large bowl. Add the bread cubes, basil, thyme, savory, salt, pepper and broth; toss to mix. Just before baking, loosely stuff turkey. Place remaining stuffing in a greased 1-1/2-qt. baking dish; refrigerate., Skewer openings of turkey; tie drumsticks together with kitchen string. Place on a rack in a roasting pan. Brush with melted butter. Bake, uncovered, at 325° for 3-1/2 to 4 hours or until a thermometer reads 165° when inserted in center of stuffing and the thigh reaches at least 170°. Bake additional stuffing, covered, for 45-60 minutes or until heated through., When the turkey begins to brown, baste with drippings (if turkey browns too quickly, cover loosely with foil). Cover turkey and let stand for 20 minutes before removing stuffing and carving. If desired, thicken pan drippings for gravy.

BACON WRAPPED TURKEY BREAST STUFFED WITH SPINACH AND FETA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Slice turkey breast down the middle and lay it flat. Sprinkle oregano, cumin, salt, and pepper on the inside of turkey. Arrange spinach leaves in 1 layer on 1 of the pieces of turkey and top with a layer of feta cheese. Repeat layering with spinach and feta cheese. Fold the other turkey breast half over the feta layer so the filling is sealed. Wrap the entire turkey breast with bacon. Place wrapped turkey in a baking dish and season with salt and pepper.
• Cook turkey breast until no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, about 30 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).
• Turn on oven's broiler and broil wrapped turkey until bacon is crisp on each side, about 2 minutes per side. Let turkey rest for 10 minutes before slicing.

TURKEY BREAST WITH SPINACH-HERB STUFFING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Prepare stuffing: In 12-inch nonstick skillet, in oil, cook onion and celery on medium 10 to 12 minutes or until vegetables are lightly browned and tender, stirring occasionally. Remove skillet from heat; stir in dried spinach, thyme, sage, 3/4 cup chicken broth, salt, and black pepper. Place bread cubes in large bowl; add spinach mixture and toss to mix well.
• Pat turkey breast dry with paper towels. With fingertips, gently separate skin from meat on breast, being careful not to break skin. Spread stuffing mixture on meat under skin. Place turkey, skin side up, on rack in small roasting pan (13" by 9"). Cover turkey with loose tent of foil.
• Roast turkey 1 hour and 45 minutes. Remove foil and roast 30 to 40 minutes longer. Start checking for doneness during last 30 minutes of cooking. Turkey breast is done when temperature on meat thermometer inserted into thickest part of breast (not touching bone) reaches 165 degrees F and juices run clear when thickest part of breast is pierced with tip of knife. (Internal temperature will rise 5 degrees F upon standing.)
• Transfer turkey to warm platter. Let stand 15 minutes to set juices for easier carving.
• Meanwhile, prepare gravy: Remove rack from roasting pan. Pour drippings through sieve into 1-cup liquid measuring cup or small bowl. Let drippings stand 1 minute to allow fat to separate from meat juices. Skim and discard fat. Place roasting pan on medium-high and cook 1 to 2 minutes to brown bits on bottom of pan, stirring. Carefully add wine and cook 1 minute. Stir cornstarch into remaining 1 1/2 cups broth and add with meat juices to roasting pan. Heat to boiling; boil 1 to 2 minutes or until gravy thickens, stirring to loosen brown bits from bottom of pan. Pour gravy (or strain, if you like) into gravy boat; serve with sliced turkey. Makes about 2 cups gravy.Nutritional information is based on one serving of turkey with stuffing.Each 2 tablespoons gravy: About 5 calories, 1 g protein, 1 g carbohydrate, 0 g total fat, 0 g fiber, 0 mg cholesterol, 85 mg sodium.

SPINACH AND HERB STUFFED TURKEY BREAST

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. 2. Prepare stuffing: In 12-inch nonstick skillet, in oil, cook onion and celery on medium 10 to 12 minutes or until vegetables are lightly browned and tender, stirring occasionally. Remove skillet from heat; stir in dried spinach, thyme, sage, 3/4 cup chicken broth, salt, and black pepper. Place bread cubes in large bowl; add spinach mixture and toss to mix well. 3. Pat turkey breast dry with paper towels. With fingertips, gently separate skin from meat on breast, being careful not to break skin. Spread stuffing mixture on meat under skin. Place turkey, skin side up, on rack in small roasting pan (13" by 9"). Cover turkey with loose tent of foil. 4. Roast turkey 1 hour and 45 minutes. Remove foil and roast 30 to 40 minutes longer. Start checking for doneness during last 30 minutes of cooking. Turkey breast is done when temperature on meat thermometer inserted into thickest part of breast (not touching bone) reaches 165 degrees F and juices run clear when thickest part of breast is pierced with tip of knife. (Internal temperature will rise 5 degrees F upon standing.) 5. Transfer turkey to warm platter. Let stand 15 minutes to set juices for easier carving. 6. Meanwhile, prepare gravy: Remove rack from roasting pan. Pour drippings through sieve into 1-cup liquid measuring cup or small bowl. Let drippings stand 1 minute to allow fat to separate from meat juices. Skim and discard fat. Place roasting pan on medium-high and cook 1 to 2 minutes to brown bits on bottom of pan, stirring. Carefully add wine and cook 1 minute. Stir cornstarch into remaining 1 1/2 cups broth and add with meat juices to roasting pan. Heat to boiling; boil 1 to 2 minutes or until gravy thickens, stirring to loosen brown bits from bottom of pan. Pour gravy (or strain, if you like) into gravy boat; serve with sliced turkey. Makes about 2 cups gravy.