Turkey Wellington

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Ingredients

  • FOR THE STUFFING, COOK:
  • 1 ⁄2 cup bulk turkey sausage (4 oz.)
  • 2 Tbsp. unsalted butter
  • STIR IN:
  • 1 cup diced onions
  • 1 cup dried cranberries
  • 1 cup fresh bread crumbs
  • 1 ⁄2 cup low-sodium chicken broth
  • 1 ⁄2 cup chopped, slivered almonds or salted pistachios
  • 1 Tbsp. rubbed sage
  • 1 1⁄2 tsp. dried thyme
  • Salt and black pepper to taste
  • FOR THE TURKEY, COAT:
  • 1 bone-in turkey breast half (about 4 lb.)
  • 1 pkg. prosciutto, thinly sliced (3 oz.)
  • 1 sheet frozen puff pastry, thawed (1/2 of 17.3 oz. pkg.)
  • 2 eggs, divided, beaten
  • 2 tsp. heavy cream

Preparation

Step 1

For the stuffing, cook sausage in butter in a sauté pan over medium heat until browned, breaking it into small bits with a wooden spoon.

Stir in onions and cook until soft, 3 minutes. Add cranberries, bread crumbs, chicken broth, almonds, sage, and thyme; season with salt and pepper, and cool.

For the turkey, coat a shallow roasting pan with nonstick spray. Remove skin from breast, then slice along breastbone, using a boning knife, to cut breast from rib bones. Season breast with salt and pepper and place on prepared roasting pan. Discard skin and bones.

Arrange strips of prosciutto, in a single (slightly overlapping) layer, across turkey.

Combine cooled stuffing mixture and 1 beaten egg in a bowl. Pat stuffing mixture evenly over prosciutto; chill breast 10 minutes.

Preheat oven to 400°.

Trim a 2-inch-wide strip from one side of pastry sheet; reserve for decorative cut-outs. Roll out remaining pastry sheet on a floured surface to a 12-inch square.

Drape pastry over breast, tucking pastry underneath; gently stretch dough if needed. Cut decorations from reserved dough, if desired.

Combine remaining egg and cream. Brush egg wash over entire pastry; apply decorations using egg wash, then brush again.

Roast Wellington 15 minutes, then reduce oven temperature to 350° and roast until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center registers 165°, about 1¼ hours, brushing occasionally with egg wash. Let Wellington rest 10 minutes before slicing.

Nutrition Information
Per serving: 616 cal; 20g total fat (6g sat); 214mg chol; 785mg sodium; 37g carb; 3g fiber; 69g protein