Author Notes:
Bye-bye big bird. This holiday main dish delivers twice the flavor and half the mess.
Serves: 8
Ingredients
For the turkey:
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1/2
boneless, skinless turkey breast, about 1- 1/2 pounds
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1-1/2
Sausage Fruit and Pistachio Dressing
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1/2
teaspoon smoked paprika
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1/2
teaspoon black pepper
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1/2
teaspoon thyme
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1/2
teaspoon sage
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1
tablespoon grapeseed or olive oil
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kitchen twine
Cornbread Stuffing with Sausage, Dried Fruit and Pistachios
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6
cups dried cornbread cubes
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1
tablespoon grapeseed or olive oil
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1
cup finely chopped onion
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1/2
cup finely chopped celery
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1/4
cup finely chopped carrot
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1
tablespoon chopped garlic
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8
ounces lean turkey sausage, cooked, drained and crumble
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1/2
cup 1 cup diced dried fruit (apples, apricots, cranberries, raisins, figs or pears)
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2
cups fat free chicken broth, divided
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1
teaspoon dried sage
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1/2
teaspoon dried thyme
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1
large egg
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1/3
cup minced fresh parsley
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3/4
cup roasted salted pistachio kernels, chopped
In This Recipe
Directions
For the turkey:
- Preheat oven to 350 °Fahrenheit.
- Place large piece of plastic wrap on countertop. Place turkey breast half on plastic and cover. Cover with additional plastic wrap.
- Using meat mallet, pound turkey to rectangle about 9-10 X 6 inches, about 1/4-inch thick.
- Remove plastic wrap from top of turkey and spread 1 ½ cups of the dressing evenly lengthwise over surface, almost to edge.
- Roll turkey lengthwise. With kitchen twine, tie roast lengthwise once and in several places across turkey. Discard plastic wrap.
- In small bowl, mix together spices.
- Rub oil over all surfaces of roast; rub spice blend evenly over roast.
- Place turkey roast in shallow roasting pan, then place in preheated oven. Roast for 45-60 minutes or until internal temperature measured with an instant-read thermometer reads 155 °F.
- Remove roast from oven and let rest 15 minutes before carefully removing twine and slicing into 16 half-inch slices.
Cornbread Stuffing with Sausage, Dried Fruit and Pistachios
- Place cornbread cubes in a large mixing bowl.
- In large nonstick skillet, heat oil over medium heat.
- Add onions, celery and carrot; cook 5 minutes, stirring frequently.
- Add garlic and cook for 1 minute longer, but don’t allow garlic to brown.
- Add cooked sausage, fruit, herbs and 1⁄3 cup of the broth. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer 3 minutes.
- Remove from heat and add vegetable mixture to the cornbread. Stir well, cover and refrigerate overnight.
- Just before roasting turkey, add parsley and pistachios to the dressing; stir well. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Whisk together egg and 1 cup broth and pour over cornbread mixture, tossing well. Mixture should just hold together but should not be wet. Add extra 2/3 cup broth if necessary.
- Spray 2-quart baking dish with cooking oil spray (use larger baking dish if not reserving dressing for Turkey Roast) and transfer all but 1 1/2 cups of dressing to baking dish. Cover dish with foil and set aside.
- After Turkey Roast has been in oven 30 minutes, place covered baking dish of remaining dressing in oven.
- After 15 minutes (or when internal temperature of roast, measured with instant-read thermometer, is 155 °F), remove roast from oven.
- Remove foil from baking dish with dressing. Continue baking dressing for about 15 minutes or until top begins to brown. Serve hot.
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