Shelly's Recipe

ROLLED STUFFED TURKEY BREAST

Category: Turkey

4 Tbs. (1⁄2 stick) unsalted butter
1 large yellow onion, diced
4 celery stalks, diced
1 fennel bulb, trimmed and diced
2 Tbs. minced mixed fresh herbs, such as rosemary, sage and thyme
1⁄3 cup minced fresh flat-leaf parsley
Salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste
1 box focaccia stuffing
3 to 3 1⁄2 cups chicken stock, warmed, plus more if needed
2 boneless turkey breast halves, each about
4 lb., butterflied by your butcher and pounded to 1⁄2-inch thickness
2 Tbs. olive oil
1 jar turkey gravy base, prepared according to package instructions, for serving

Preheat an oven to 425.

In a large saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter. Add the onion, celery and fennel and sauté, stirring occasionally, until soft and translucent, about 7 minutes. Add the mixed fresh herbs, parsley, salt and pepper and stir to combine. Transfer to a large bowl. Add the focaccia stuffing and 3 cups of the stock and stir to combine; add more stock if needed to form a moist stuffing. Set aside.

Place 1 butterflied turkey breast on a work surface, with a long side nearest you, and season with salt and pepper. Mound 3 cups of the stuffing in the center, leaving a 1-inch border on each long side. Fold the long side nearest you over the stuffing to enclose, gently pressing on the filling, then roll to form a cylinder; do not roll it too tightly or the filling will slip out of the ends. Using kitchen twine, tie the rolled turkey breast crosswise at 1-inch intervals. Rub the outside of the turkey breast with 1 Tbs. of the olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Repeat with the other turkey breast half. (You will have some stuffing left over.)

Place the remaining stuffing in the bottom of a roasting pan. Set the turkey breast halves, skin side up, on top. Roast for 25 minutes, then reduce the oven temperature to 350°F. Continue roasting until the skin is crisp and an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the breasts registers 165 degrees, about 40 minutes more.

Transfer the turkey breasts to a carving board, cover loosely with aluminum foil and let rest for 5 to 10 minutes. Remove the twine and cut the turkey into 1/2-inch slices. Serve immediately with turkey gravy. Serves 8 to 10.