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Stuffed Turkey Breast with Bacon, Cranberry, Breadcrumb Stuffing

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Stuffed Turkey Breast with Bacon, Cranberry, Breadcrumb Stuffing

Stuffed Turkey Breast with Bacon, Cranberry, Breadcrumb Stuffing

If you want to add more dairy free recipes to your recipe box, Stuffed Turkey Breast with Bacon, Cranberry, Breadcrumb Stuffing might be a recipe you should try. For $3.02 per serving, you get a main course that serves 3. One portion of this dish contains about 83g of protein, 18g of fat, and a total of 608 calories. Head to the store and pick up parsley, poultry seasoning, shallot, and a few other things to make it today. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for Thanksgiving. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes.

Instructions

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Rehydrate and chop the dried porcini mushrooms: 
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Place dried porcini mushrooms in a bowl. Cover with hot water and let sit for 15 minutes or so while the bacon in the next step is cooking. Once rehydrated, then chop.
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Cook then chop the bacon: Slowly cook the bacon in a medium frying pan on medium heat until crispy.
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Remove the bacon to a paper-towel lined plate. Once cool enough to touch, chop. You should have at least a tablespoon of fat in the pan. (If not, add butter or olive oil to make up the difference.)
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Heat the same pan on medium (do not drain the fat rendered out of the bacon), add the minced shallots and cook until the shallots begin to brown.
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Add the chopped dried cranberries, minced sage and chopped mushrooms. Stir well and cook for 2-3 minutes.
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Add the breadcrumbs, the parsley, chopped bacon, and the turkey or chicken stock and stir well. You want a rough paste, something that will stick to itself.
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Remove from the heat and allow the stuffing to cool.
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Remove the skin, then pound turkey breast to even thickness: To make the stuffed turkey breast, remove the skin from the turkey in one piece and reserve.
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Put the turkey breast between two pieces of wax paper or plastic wrap and gently pound with a mallet until it is about 1/4 inch thick. (It may be easier to butterfly the breast first, depending on how big the breast is.)
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Spread stuffing over turkey breast, then roll up: Trim the pounded breast until it is roughly a rectangle.
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Spread a thin layer of the stuffing over the breast, leaving about 3/4 inch border around all sides.
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Starting with one of the shorter ends of the turkey rectangle, roll up the turkey breast.
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Lay the skin over the top of the rolled breast and tuck any under the edges.
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Tie up the turkey breast: Tie the rolled turkey breast tightly with kitchen string (cotton, not nylon!) and set it on a roasting pan. Paint it with olive oil, or smear butter or bacon fat over it and sprinkle with salt. If you want more drippings for gravy, place pieces of a turkey wing on the roasting pan as well.
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Roast: Roast at 400°F for 20 minutes, then drop the heat to 325° and roast for another 10-15 minutes, or until the internal temperature of the breast reads about 155° on a meat thermometer.
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Rest: Once the turkey reaches that temperature remove it from the roasting pan and tent it loosely with foil.
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Let it rest at least 10 minutes, and up to 25 minutes.
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Make gravy with pan drippings: While the turkey breast is resting, if you want, you may be able to make a little gravy with the drippings. If you are only cooking the breast, and not the optional turkey wing as well, you may not have much to work with. But even a little bit of drippings can flavor a gravy. (If you really don't have much fat to work with, you can melt two tablespoons of butter into the roasting pan.)
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Take the roasting pan with drippings and place over two burners on the stove-top on medium (if using turkey wing, remove first).
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Sprinkle with flour and stir until the flour is incorporated into the drippings.
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Slowly add stock, whisking constantly, until smooth. Season with salt, pepper, and poultry seasoning or ground sage or thyme.
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Let simmer on the stove until thickened to your preference.
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DifficultyExpert
Ready In1 h, 30 m.
Servings3
Health Score42
Dairy Free
DietsDairy Free
Dish TypesLunchMain CourseMain DishDinner
OccasionsThanksgiving
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