Sausage Stuffed Turkey Breast

A nice alternative to roasting a whole turkey.

📝 Ingredients

• 1 (4 Pound) Turkey Breast, Bone Removed & Butterflied
• 2 Tablespoons Olive Oil
• 1 Small Onion, Peeled & Diced
• 2 Cloves Garlic, Peeled & Minced
• 3/4 Pound Sweet Italian Sausages
• 1/2 Cup Dried Cranberries
• 1 Teaspoons Crushed Fennel Seeds
• 1 Cup Chicken Broth
• 1 Cup White Wine
• 2 Tablespoons Flour

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1Heat the olive oil in a frying pan...: Heat the olive oil in a frying pan and cook the onions until tender.
2. 2Add the garlic, and cook another minute or...: Add the garlic, and cook another minute or two, then remove the onion mixture to a bowl.
3. 3Remove the sausage meat from the casings, and...: Remove the sausage meat from the casings, and crumble it into the bowl with the onions.
4. 4Add the fennel seeds and dried cranberries to...: Add the fennel seeds and dried cranberries to the sausage mixture and season with salt and pepper.
5. 5Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
6. 6Open the butterflied breast and pound it with...: Open the butterflied breast and pound it with a meat mallet until it is an equal thickness throughout.
7. 7Spread the sausage mixture over the breast, leaving...: Spread the sausage mixture over the breast, leaving a 1 1/2 inch border.
8. 8Roll up tightly and tie with kitchen twine.
9. 9Place the breast in a small roasting pan,...: Place the breast in a small roasting pan, with half the wine and chicken broth.
10. 10Cook the breast, basting every 15 minutes with...: Cook the breast, basting every 15 minutes with wine mixture until the turkey breast reaches an internal temperature of 150 degrees F, about 1 hour and 20 minutes.
11. 11Remove the breast from the oven, place on...: Remove the breast from the oven, place on a platter, and cover with foil.
12. 12Take the pan from the oven and drain...: Take the pan from the oven and drain off any excess oil.
13. 13Place the oven over a burner and add...: Place the oven over a burner and add the remaining wine mixture and scrape up the browned bits from the bottom of the pan.
14. 14Remove a few spoonfuls of the liquid and...: Remove a few spoonfuls of the liquid and mix it together with the flour in a small bowl until smooth.
15. 15Whisk the flour mixture into the liquid in...: Whisk the flour mixture into the liquid in the pan and stir until thickened.
16. 16Season the sauce with salt and pepper and...: Season the sauce with salt and pepper and strain through a sieve.
17. 17Cut the twine off the turkey breast and...: Cut the twine off the turkey breast and cut into 1/2 inch slices.
18. 18Serve, offering a little sauce.