Stuffed Turkey Breasts
Stuffed Turkey Breasts are one of our family's favorite holiday recipes and cooks in less than 30 minutes.
Servings: 4 people
Ingredients
Turkey Breast Brine
- 8 cups water
- 1 cup kosher salt
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 ½ - 2 pounds skinless boneless turkey breast
Stuffed Turkey Breast
- 4 ounces garden vegetable cream cheese spread
- ¼ cup baby fresh spinach, chopped
- ¼ cup fresh parsley, chopped
- ¼ cup roasted red peppers, chopped
- ¼ cup cooked bacon, chopped (3 slices of thick bacon)
Wild Turkey Spice Rub
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon smoked paprika
- ⅛ teaspoon kosher salt
- ⅛ teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- Go turkey hunting and harvest a bird.
- Clean the bird and remove the turkey breasts.
- Combine water, salt, and sugar in large pot. Stir until the salt and sugar dissolve. Bring to a boil, then cover and turn off the heat. Allow to cool completely before placing in the fridge to chill.
- Place the turkey breast in the chilled brine solution, cover, and refrigerate for 6 hours or overnight.
- When you're ready to cook, remove the turkey breast from the brine and rinse well with cold water, then pat dry with paper towel. Discard the brine.
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F and grease a 9 x 13 deep pan.
- Place turkey breast in a ziploc bag or between two pieces of plastic wrap and pound out to about ¼-inch thickness using a meat mallet.
- In a mixing bowl, combine cream cheese spread, spinach, parsley, roasted red peppers, and bacon.
- Spread cream cheese mixture over the turkey breast, leaving about ½ inch around the edge uncovered.
- Gently, but firmly roll the turkey breast from one long side toward the other. Secure with toothpicks to keep it rolled OR tie with butchers twine and place in greased baking dish.
- In a small bowl, combine the spice rub, then rub it all over the rolled turkey breast.
- Place this whole stuffed turkey breast in the greased 9 x 13 pan and place it in the oven and roast for 15 - 20 minutes. *Depending on the size of the turkey breast you may need more or less time. Continue to roast stuffed turkey breast until internal temperature registers 160 to 165 degrees F using an instant read thermometer.
- Remove the toothpicks or snip and discard the kitchen twine. Transfer the stuffed turkey breast to a cutting board and slice into ½-inch-thick slices and arrange on a platter. Serve with your favorite vegetable such as green beans.
