Stuffed Turkey Breast

Yield: 10 servings

Ingredients

• 1 medium onion, finely chopped
• 1/2 cup butter or margarine
• 1 cup water
• 2 chicken bouillon cubes
• 1 teaspoon poultry seasoning
• 2 teaspoons dried parsley
• 8 slices stale bread, cut into 1/2 inch cubes
• 1 (6 pound) whole turkey breast
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/4 cup butter or margarine, melted

Instructions

1. Sauté onion in 1/2 cup butter in a large skillet. Add next 4 ingredients and simmer for 5 minutes, stirring to dissolve bouillon cubes. Add bread; stir until mixture is moistened.
2. Bone turkey breast, leaving skin intact. Cut a pocket two-thirds through each side toward the center; sprinkle each pocket with salt and pepper. Stuff pockets with bread mixture, and secure with wooden picks. Place turkey, skin side up, in a shallow baking pan. insert meat thermometer making sure bulb rests in meat of turkey.
3. Bake at 325 degrees F for 1 hour and 15 minutes or until meat thermometer registers 185 degrees F, basting with 1/4 cup butter.

Nutrition

Per serving: 520 Calories; 31g Fat (55.2% calories from fat); 46g Protein; 11g Carbohydrate; 1g Dietary Fiber; 205mg Cholesterol; 596mg Sodium

Exchanges: 1/2 Grain (Starch); 6 Lean Meat; 0 Vegetable; 3 Fat