Southwestern Corn-Stuffed Turkey

Name: Southwestern Corn-Stuffed Turkey
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 14
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp baking powder; 1 teaspoons black pepper; 2 teaspoons red chile powder; 237 milliliters frozen corn kernels; 1 egg; 1 Tbsp ground red pepper; 2 Tbsps honey; 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced; 404 grams no-salt-added chicken broth, undiluted; 1 teaspoon olive oil; 3 Tbsps freshly grated Parmesan cheese; 237 milliliters minced purple onion; 1 teaspoon salt; 2 teaspoons salt; 158 milliliters skim milk; 5 kilograms turkey; 177 milliliters whole wheat flour; 414 milliliters yellow cornmeal, divided

Southwestern Corn-Stuffed Turkey might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe serves 14. This recipe covers 32% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 529 calories, 65g of protein, and 18g of fat. Head to the store and pick up skim milk, salt, cornmeal, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the skim milk you could follow this main course with the Homemade Skim Milk Chocolate Pudding as a dessert.

Instructions

Combine 3/4 cup cornmeal, flour, and next 4 ingredients in a large bowl, stir well.

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Cornmeal

All Purpose Flour

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Bowl

Combine milk and next 3 ingredients in a small bowl.

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Milk

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Bowl

Pour milk mixture into cornmeal mixture, stirring until dry ingredients are moistened. Fold in jalapeno pepper, onion, and corn.

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Jalapeno Pepper

Cornmeal

Onion

Corn

Milk

Spray a 10-inch cast-iron skillet with cooking spray; add cornbread stuffing mixture.

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Cornbread Stuffing

Cooking Spray

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Frying Pan

Bake at 500 for 15 minutes; remove from oven, and let cool completely on a wire rack.

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Wire Rack

Oven

Trim excess fat from turkey.

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Whole Turkey

Remove giblets and neck from turkey; reserve for another use. Rinse turkey thoroughly under cold water, and pat dry with paper towels. Break cornbread into pieces; lightly pack into body cavity of turkey. Lightly pack any remaining cornbread into neck cavity.

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Cornbread

Whole Turkey

Water

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Paper Towels

Pour chicken broth into each cavity. Tie ends of legs to tail with cord. Lift wingtips up and over back, and tuck under turkey.

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Chicken Broth

Whole Turkey

Combine remaining 1 cup cornmeal, red pepper, salt, and black pepper in a small bowl. Coat all sides of bird with cornmeal mixture.

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Black Pepper

Red Pepper

Cornmeal

Salt

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Bowl

Place turkey on a rack coated with cooking spray, and place rack in a shallow roasting pan. Insert meat thermometer into meaty portion of thigh, making sureit does not touch bone.

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Cooking Spray

Whole Turkey

Bone

Meat

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Kitchen Thermometer

Roasting Pan

Bake at 500 for 20 minutes. Reduce heat to 325, and bake 2 hours and 15 minutes or until meat thermometer registers 18

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Meat

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Kitchen Thermometer

Oven

When turkey is two-thirds done, cut the cord or band of skin holding the drumstick ends to the tail; this will ensure that the insides of the thighs are cooked. Turkey is done when drumsticks are easy to move up and down.

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Chicken Drumsticks