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Gold placemat with grey platter of turkey roulade with stuffing and fresh sage leaves for garnish
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Thanksgiving Turkey Roulade

Boneless turkey breast pounded and rolled up with simple bread stuffing and roasted to perfection.  A show stopping, and surprisingly easy, way to serve turkey for a scaled down holiday dinner.
Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time2 hours
Total Time2 hours 50 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American, Thanksgiving
Servings: 6
Calories: 685kcal
Author: Jessica

Ingredients

  • 2-3 lb boneless turkey breast
  • 1 rib of celery diced
  • ½ of a yellow onion diced
  • 1 stick of butter
  • 3 cups stuffing mix
  • 2 tbsp fresh parsley chopped
  • 2 tbsp fresh sage chopped
  • 8 oz chicken broth see note
  • 1 Italian sausage casing removed (optional)
  • Salt and pepper

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees and fit a parchment lined baking sheet with a wire rack.
  • In a heavy bottom sauce pan or dutch oven, melt 3 tablespoons butter. Add diced onion and celery and cook until translucent, about 5 minutes.
  • Add in sausage, and break up any large chunks. Cook for another 7-10 minutes or so until sausage is cooked through.
  • Remove from heat and stir in stuffing mix, broth, parsley and sage. Cover and let sit while you prepare turkey breast.
  • If necessary, butterfly the turkey breast on a cutting board. Cover with a sheet of plastic wrap and then carefully pound out to about ⅓ inch thickness, skin side down if your breast has skin.
  • Spoon stuffing onto the flattened turkey breast and spread it around, leaving about a ½ inch border on all sides. Make the layer no more than about ½ an inch thick. If you have any left over, add it to a baking dish or ramekins to bake and serve on the side.
  • Starting at one of the short ends, carefully roll up the turkey breast with stuffing like a jelly roll. Make sure to tuck and stuff any filling that comes out of the sides. Keep rolling and finish with the seam side down.
  • Cut pieces of kitchen twine and tie snugly around the roll every 1-2 inches. Tie one long piece of twine around the length of the roll for extra security.
  • Transfer to baking sheet fitted with wire rack. Brush with remaining butter and sprinkle with a little bit of salt and some freshly cracked pepper. You don't need to add much salt as the stuffing mix, broth and sausage are salty and add a lot of flavor.
  • Bake for 90-120 minutes until internal temperature reaches 165. Basting 2-3 times with the remaining melted butter.
  • Transfer to cutting board, tent with foil and let rest for 15-20 minutes. Cut through twine and carefully remove.
  • Slice into one inch slices and serve.

Notes

This recipe with work with skin on and skinless turkey breast. Just make sure you get a boneless turkey breast and not a turkey roast!
Check the sodium content of your stuffing mix before you add broth. If it's really salty, you should use water. I use the type of broth linked because it's unsalted.

Nutrition

Calories: 685kcal | Carbohydrates: 92g | Protein: 49g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Cholesterol: 98mg | Sodium: 2253mg | Potassium: 742mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 153IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 158mg | Iron: 6mg