Stuffed Turkey Breast
- 8 ounces sweet Italian sausage, removed from casing
- 5 ounces prosciutto, finely diced
- 1 cup chopped boiled chestnuts
- 1/2 cup diced green olives
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh sage or 2 teaspoons dried
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 (4-pound) boneless turkey breast
- Extra-virgin olive oil, for drizzling
- Special equipment: kitchen twine
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- In a bowl, combine the sausage, prosciutto, chestnuts, olives and sage.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Heat a small skillet and add a teaspoon of the stuffing.
- Saute until cooked through, about 2 minutes.
- Taste for seasoning and adjust seasoning in the stuffing mix, if necessary.
- Place the turkey breast on the cutting board with skin side down.
- Flatten with your hands, season with salt and pepper and drizzle with olive oil to moisten.
- Spread stuffing on top and roll the turkey around the stuffing.
- Wrap kitchen twine around breast and tie tightly.
- Place turkey in a roasting pan, drizzle with olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
- Roast until internal temperature of the turkey breast is 165 degrees F, about 1 hour or 12 to 15 minutes per pound.
- Let rest 10 minutes, then snip off kitchen twine.
- Slice the turkey and arrange decoratively on serving platter.
- Pour pan juices over the slices and serve.
sweet italian sausage, chestnuts, green olives, fresh sage, salt, turkey breast, extravirgin olive oil, kitchen twine
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/giada-de-laurentiis/stuffed-turkey-breast-recipe.html (may not work)