Good, better, best
GOOD + Recipe
BETTER ++ Sausage swap: the Cumberland sausage meat can be exchanged for your favourite sausages – any with a herby note or slight sweetness would work well.
BEST +++ Jazz up: give the stuffing something a little extra. Change out the cranberries for dried apricots and chestnuts for a delicious nutty texture.
Bacon-wrapped Turkey Breast with Stuffing
Food
Main Courses
American
British
A small twist on tradition – a wrapped turkey breast
10 Servings
Ingredients
150g onions, finely diced
Olive oil
450g Cumberland sausage meat
150g dried cranberries
80g Paxo Sage & Onion Stuffing Mix
2 tbsp Bisto For Poultry Gravy Granules
10g thyme leaves
2 skin-on turkey breasts (approx. 2.2kg each), butterflied
20 rashers streaky bacon
Seasonal vegetables, gravy made with Bisto For Poultry Gravy Granules, roast potatoes and cranberry sauce, to serve
Method
- Preheat oven to 190C.
- For the stuffing: sauté the onion in olive oil on a medium heat until soft with no colour, and then leave to cool. In a bowl, mix and combine the sausage meat, cranberries, Paxo Sage & Onion Stuffing Mix and cooked onion.
- For the turkey: make a thick paste with the Bisto For Poultry Gravy Granules by adding a little hot water. Mix together with the thyme.
- Lay the breasts on a board skin side down and coat liberally with the paste. Season with salt and pepper. Spread the stuffing along the centre of each breast and roll, ensuring the seam is at the bottom. Drape the bacon widthways across the top of each breast. Tie each breast with kitchen string to help hold its shape.
- Put the turkey in a roasting tray, cover with foil and place in the preheated oven. Cook for 1 hr 30 mins.
- Remove the foil and cook for a further 25 mins to allow the bacon to crisp up. Pierce the centre of the turkey to ensure juices are running clear and it’s cooked through.
- Place the turkey on a carving board, wrap with foil and cover with a clean tea towel. Let the meat rest for 25 mins before carving to serve.
- Serve with the traditional accompaniments.
