Turkey Recipes
Oven-Roasted Apricot-Stuffed Turkey Breast
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients
- 1 (2 to 2 1/2 pound) bone-in turkey breast half
- 1 1/2 cups soft bread crumbs (2 slices)
- 1/2 cup snipped dried apricots
- 1/4 cup chopped pecans, toasted
- 2 tablespoons apple juice or water
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1/4 teaspoon dried rosemary, crushed
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic salt
- 1 tablespoon Dijon-style mustard
- 1 tablespoon water
Instructions
- Remove bone from turkey breast. Cut a horizontal slit into thickest part of turkey breast to form a 5 x 4 inch pocket. Set aside.
- In a medium mixing bowl, combine bread crumbs, apricots, pecans, apple juice or water, oil, rosemary, and garlic salt. Spoon stuffing mixture into pocket. Securely fasten the opening with water-soaked wooden wooden picks or tie with heavy cotton string.
- Stir together mustard and water; set aside.
- Place turkey, skin side up, on a rack in a shallow roasting pan.
- Roast turkey, uncovered, in a 325 degrees F oven for 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 hours or until meat thermometer registers 170 degrees F and the stuffing registers 165 degrees F, brushing with mustard mixture during the last 30 minutes of roasting.
- Let stand for 15 minutes before slicing.