Make this year’s Thanksgiving dinner like no other with this delicious turkey roulade! Tender turkey breast is butterflied and stuffed with bitter-sweet cranberry sauce and a savory pork sausage stuffing for an easy turkey recipe that’ll be an instant crowd-pleaser.
As much as we love cooking a whole turkey dinner on Thanksgiving, it can be a daunting task for even the most seasoned chefs. That’s where this turkey roulade recipe shines, as it is much easier and quicker to prepare while still delivering all the delicious flavors of a traditional Thanksgiving feast.
We wanted to create a recipe for Thanksgiving that could be served to a smaller group and that is easy to prepare!
To prepare, simply brine your turkey overnight. The next day, create a simple pork sausage stuffing to fill the turkey with before rolling and wrapping it up. Place it in the oven to bake, basting it periodically, and viola! You’ve got yourself a delicious roasted turkey roulade.
The cut of meat that is used for this turkey roulade is a boneless, split turkey breast. Around Thanksgiving, you can usually find a turkey breast at any grocery store. When it is not the holiday season, you can usually find a frozen turkey breast or you may have to special order one from the butcher.
Other than the turkey, we make a small batch of stuffing that is rolled into the turkey as well as cranberry sauce. You can use store-bought cranberry sauce or make our homemade cranberry sauce instead!
Kitchen twine: this is to ensure that the butterflied turkey breast doesn’t unroll while cooking.
Baster: you will need a baster to periodically baste the turkey as it roasts, ensuring it stays moist.
Variations and Substitutions
Cubed stuffing: Dried bread chunks make a great substitute for cubed stuffing.
Chicken broth: If you don’t have chicken broth, vegetable broth or beef broth will work just fine. Just note that the flavor will vary.
Cranberry sauce: You can use a store-bought or homemade cranberry sauce. Up to you!
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Store any leftover turkey roulade in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days.
To freeze, slice the roulade into equal serving-sized pieces and layer them between sheets of waxed paper or plastic wrap in a freezer-safe bag. Store in the freezer for up to 3 months.
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- Brining the turkey breast is optional but highly recommended.
- You can buy a bone-in turkey breast, but be sure to buy a heavier breast because you will be removing the bones before baking.
- We stuffed our roulade with cranberry sauce and stuffing, feel free to use any other
- Thanksgiving favorites like green bean casserole or cheese.
- We used store-bought cranberry sauce, but you can make homemade cranberry sauce, too.
Calories: 380 kcal, Carbohydrates: 22 g, Protein: 34 g, Fat: 17 g, Fiber: 3 g, Sugar: 6 g
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Photography: photos taken in this post are by Erin from The Wooden Skillet.
