A twist on the same old Thanksgiving turkey

Nov 26, 2010 by Ben

We had a great Thanksgiving this year.  My wife’s family and some friends all went over to my friend Joe’s house.  Since he was doing the turkey, I decided to try something a little different.  I found this recipe in a magazine and gave it a whirl.

For this recipe you will need:

• 2 turkey breast halves
• 3/4 cup butter – softened
• 4 garlic cloves
• 2 celery ribs
• 1 small onion
• 3 cups reduced sodium chicken broth
• 1 Tbsp dried sage leaves
• 2 tsp poultry seasoning
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp pepper
• 1 pkg  12 oz – unseasoned stuffing cubes
• 1/2 cup unsweetened pineapple juice
• 1 Tbsp olive oil

First take off the skin and bone out of the turkey breast (if there is a bone)

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Now we need to flatten the breasts to a consistent 3/8 inch

cover with saran wrap

and beat to a pulp with a heavy skillet or mallet

they should look all nice and flat and even now

Mince up your garlic

Throw it in with 1/2 cup butter and add the dried sage

Overlap the turkey breasts on one edge and mix the buttery garlic mixture over both.  Set this aside

Chop up your onion

Throw it in a big pan with the rest of the butter

chop up your celery

throw that in with the onion

saute for a minute or so until slightly tender.

add the poultry seasoning and 3 cups of chicken broth.  Bring to a boil and let simmer for a couple of minutes

add in your stuffing cubes and stir

spread the stuffing out over the turkey breasts

Make a good covering, but not too thick.

roll it up and tie it together every few inches with some string

Throw that in a large baking dish and throw it into the oven at 325 for 2 1/2 – 2 3/4 hours.

Take the half cup pineapple juice and the olive oil and mix in a bowl.  Set this aside and baste the turkey every so often with this as it bakes.

When its done it will look awesome like this

And it will smell amazing too

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Slice it up and serve.   Everyone loved and devoured this at dinner.

How did your Thanksgiving go?  What great creation did you make?  Share in the comments below

Ben…