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Stuffed Turkey Breast

A boneless turkey breast half stuffed with spinach and cheese and then wrapped in bacon. This roast makes the perfect alternative to a full roasted turkey.
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time1 hour
Total Time1 hour 20 minutes
Course: Dinner Recipes
Cuisine: American
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 391kcal
Author: Laura

Ingredients

  • 2 cups spinach
  • 1/4 cup vegetable or olive oil
  • 1/2 cup chopped onion
  • 1 tsp minced garlic
  • 2 pound boneless skinless turkey breast half
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp pepper
  • 1 lemon for juice AND slices
  • 3/4 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese can use any cheese you like
  • bundle of flat leaf parsley some chopped, some for cooking, some for garnish
  • 8-10 slices thick cut bacon
  • 1 cup white wine

Instructions

  • preheat the oven to 350˚
  • make the filling, rinse the spinach and toss in a frying pan to steam cook it for a couple of minutes, the point here is to reduce the spinach bulk and render out the water
  • once it's wilted set it on a plate and let it cool a bit and then squeeze out all the water, set it aside
  • heat half the oil in a small frying pan and quickly saute the onion 2-3 minutes, add the garlic, saute for 30 seconds, set it on the spinach plate to cool
  • prep the turkey, lay plastic wrap on the counter lay the turkey breast on it cover with plastic wrap
  • hit repeatedly with a meat mallet or a rolling pin to flatten it to roughly 1-inch thickness, remove the plastic wrap, sprinkle with salt and pepper, set aside
  • mix the cheese, with 2 TBSP chopped parsley and the lemon juice
  • save some of the parsley for garnish and lay the remaining parsley in the roasting pan, slice the lemon, and lay slices on the parsley, set aside the roasting pan
  • lay filling at one end of the turkey breast, start rolling from that end
  • lay the breast seam side down on the lemons
  • lay the bacon over the breast slightly overlapping each slice to completely cover the whole breast, rub with remaining oil
  • pour the wine in over the bottom of the pan, cover the whole pan with foil
  • bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes
  • remove the foil, baste with the wine sauce
  • leave the foil off and roast another 30 minutes or until the bacon is crispy and the turkey reads 165˚ on a meat thermometer
  • let it rest for 5-10 minutes before slicing for best results

Notes

You can make a 2- 3 pound boneless turkey breast with this recipe
If you like you can spread the filling all over the breast and make a big spiral as well rather than JUST filling in the middle of the roll

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 391kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 36g | Fat: 25g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 12g | Trans Fat: 0.05g | Cholesterol: 105mg | Sodium: 660mg | Potassium: 169mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 827IU | Vitamin C: 10mg | Calcium: 93mg | Iron: 1mg