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Spicy Stuffed Turkey Breast
Servings
10
Prep Time
30 minutes
Cook Time
70 minutes
Ingredients
- 2 teaspoons toasted fennel seed (ground)
- 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1 cup crumbled store-bought cornbread
- 1/2 cup milk (at room temperature)
- 1 pound sweet Italian sausage (casings removed)
- 1/2 cup grated Pecorino cheese
- 2 teaspoons Calabrian chili paste
- 2 2-pound boneless, skin-on turkey breast halves, butterflied
- Six 1-inch thick slices ciabatta bread
- 6 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
Instructions
Special equipment: Butcher's twine
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Mix together the fennel seed, salt, oregano, onion powder and smoked paprika in a small bowl. Set aside.
- Mix together the cornbread and milk in a medium bowl. Allow the mixture to soak for 10 minutes. Stir in the sausage, Pecorino and chili paste. Use your hands to mix well.
- Lay the turkey breasts skin-sides down on a cutting board so that they are open like a book. Pat half the stuffing onto each skinless side, leaving a 1/2-inch border, then close each half so the skin sides are up. Tie each turkey breast tightly with 4 pieces of butcher's twine about 1 1/2 to 2 inches apart. Rub the seasoning mix all over the turkey.
- Lay the bread on a rimmed baking sheet and drizzle with 2 tablespoons of the olive oil. Place the turkey breasts skin-sides up on the bread and drizzle the remaining 4 tablespoons olive oil over the tops. Roast 30 minutes, then reduce the heat to 375 degrees F and continue to roast until the skin is brown and crisp and an instant-read thermometer reads 160 degrees F, about 40 minutes more. Allow the turkey to rest for 10 minutes before slicing and serving.
Cook’s Note:
- To make a quick sauce, bring 2 cups of low-sodium chicken broth to a simmer over medium heat. In a small bowl make a slurry by mixing 5 teaspoons of cornstarch with 5 teaspoons of water. Whisk the slurry into the simmering broth. Season with 1/4 teaspoon smoked paprika, 1/4 teaspoon oregano and 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt.
Nutrition
Nutrition
- Nutrition Serving Size
- 10
- per serving
- Calories
- 0
Amount/Serving
% Daily Value
- Carbs
- 26 grams
- Protein
- 44 grams
- Fat
- 19 grams
- Saturated Fat
- 5 grams
- Cholestrol
- 107 milligrams
- Sodium
- 2244 milligrams
- Fiber
- 2 grams
- Sugar
- 8 grams
4 comments
Most other sausage stuffed roulades instruct you to cook the sausage before using it to make the stuffing, but it looks like this one you mix in raw sausage.
Am I reading that correctly?
That is so awesome to hear! It’s a favorite of ours too. And you aren’t kidding about that bread. OMG.
I taught this recipe last fall at Williams-Sonoma. It was fabulous. The stuffing was so flavorful ; the turkey very tender and tasty; and the bread under the turkey was to die for. I could have been satisfied with just eating the bread and skipping the rest of the meal. I prepared six turkeys last Thanksgiving in the Williams-Sonoma kitchen. This was by far my favorite along with my colleagues and students. Bravo!
My boneless turkey does not have the skin on it.. is that ok?