Best Turkey Cutlets Stuffed With Apples And Cranberries Recipes

TURKEY CUTLETS STUFFED WITH APPLES AND CRANBERRIES

Steps:

• Core and peel apples.
• Cut into small chunks.
• Combine with cranberries and a little water.
• Zest orange into apples and cranberries.
• Peel orange getting as much white stuff off as possible.
• Cut into small pieces and add to apples and cranberries.
• Cook over medium heat.
• Add a packet or two of splenda for taste and maybe some cinnamon.
• Cook until apples are soft, but still retain their shape.
• Lay out the cutlets and carefully cut a"pocket" lengthwise into each one.
• Spoon cooled filling into each cutlet and seal with toothpicks.
• Do not overfill.
• Place in baking baking dish.
• Cover with remaining apple mixture.
• Bake in 350 degree oven 25 to 35 minutes until internal temperature reaches 165.

TURKEY CUTLETS WITH CRANBERRY ORANGE STUFFING AND PAN GRAVY

Steps:

• Stuffing: Heat olive oil and butter in a medium skillet over moderate heat. When the butter melts, add the celery, onion, and bay leaf. Season with salt and pepper. Crumble the muffins into the pan and combine with the vegetables. Add thyme and chicken stock. Cook stuffing 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, then remove from heat and let stand in the warm pan.
• Turkey and Gravy: Preheat a large skillet over medium high heat and add the olive oil. Season turkey cutlets with salt, pepper and poultry seasoning. Saute 5 minutes on each side, then transfer cutlets to a warm plate and cover plate with aluminum foil. Return skillet to stove and reduce heat a bit. Add butter, then flour to the melted butter. Cook flour and butter a minute or two, stirring with a whisk. Whisk in chicken stock. Reduce the stock 2 or 3 minutes, to desired gravy consistency. Season with salt and pepper, to your taste.
• To serve, mound cranberry orange stuffing onto each dinner plate using an ice cream scoop. Rest sauteed turkey cutlets on top of the stuffing and cover the turkey with gravy. Garnish with chopped parsley.

CRAN-APPLE TURKEY SKILLET

Steps:

• In a large skillet, combine apples, cider, broth, cranberries and nutmeg; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, 4-5 minutes or until apples are tender, stirring occasionally., Stir in turkey and stuffing mix. Cook, covered, 2-3 minutes or until liquid is almost absorbed.

CRANBERRY TURKEY CUTLETS

Steps:

• In a large skillet, saute onion in oil for about 6 minutes or until lightly browned. Stir in the cranberries, orange juice and vinegar. Bring to a boil over medium heat; cook and stir until sauce begins to thicken. Set aside., Sprinkle turkey cutlets with salt and pepper. Using long-handled tongs, moisten a paper towel with cooking oil and lightly coat the grill rack. Prepare grill for indirect heat using a drip pan. , Place turkey over drip pan and grill, covered, over indirect medium heat for 5-6 minutes on each side or until a thermometer reads 170°. Top each cutlet with some of the cranberry sauce; grill 1-2 minutes longer. Serve with remaining cranberry sauce.

CRANBERRY STUFFED TURKEY BREASTS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Prepare stuffing mix according to package directions. Set aside to cool.
• With a sharp knife, butterfly breasts open to lay flat. Place each breast between two sheets of waxed paper, and flatten with a mallet. Spread the prepared stuffing to within 1/4 inch of the edge of each breast. Sprinkle each one with chopped pecans and dried cranberries, reserving some of the cranberries for garnish. Roll up tightly in a jellyroll style, starting with the long end. Tuck in ends, and tie in sections with string, about 4 sections around the middle and one running the length of the roll to secure the ends.
• Heat olive oil in a large cast iron skillet over medium-high heat. Carefully brown rolls on all sides.
• Place skillet in oven, uncovered. Bake in a preheated 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) oven for 1 hour, or until the internal temperature is at 170 degrees F (78 degrees C) when taken with a meat thermometer. Do not let these get overly dry.
• Allow rolls to set for 15 minutes before removing string, and slicing into 1/2 to 3/4 inch circles. Leave one roll whole, and slice the other for presentation. Stuffing will be spiraled into meat. Present on your prettiest platter on a bed of curly lettuce, and garnish by sprinkling with the remaining 1/2 cup pecan halves and the reserved dried cranberries.

CRANBERRY & MUSHROOM STUFFED TURKEY CUTLETS

Steps:

• 1. In a food processor, finely chop the mushrooms and onion. In a large skillet, heat 1 tbsp. oil and add the mushrooms/onions along with 1/8 tsp salt and 1/4 tsp pepper. Cook until most of the liquid is evaporated. Add to a bowl and stir in the breadcrumbs and cranberries.
• 2. Cover the turkey cutlets with plastic wrap and pound them with the smooth side of the meat mallet until they are 1/4 inch thick. Sprinkle one side with poultry seasoning and remaining 1/4 tsp. each of salt and pepper. Flip turkey cutlets over and spread one-half cup of the mushroom/onion mixture over each. Roll up, beginning with the short side. Tie each roll with kitchen twine.
• 3. Heat the remaining 1 tbsp oil in the skillet over medium-high heat. Add turkey rolls, seam side down and cook for approx. 2 min. With tongs, carefully turn them over. Whisk together chicken broth and flour and add to the pan.
• 4. Cover the pan and reduce the heat to a simmer -- cook until the thermometer reads 165 degrees -- approx. 10-12 minutes or until cooked to your liking.
• 5. Remove the turkey rolls from the pan and strain the gravy through a sieve. Stir in butter until melted. If you prefer, slice rolls into slices and serve with the gravy.

APPLE-STUFFED TURKEY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• If necessary, unbind legs of turkey. Rinse and dry turkey with paper towels. Place turkey into a roasting pan with a lid, and rub the oil all over the turkey, inside and out. Stuff the body and neck cavities of the turkey with the apple quarters; arrange whole apples around the turkey in the roasting pan. Scatter any extra apple quarters into the pan. Cover the roasting pan.
• Roast in the preheated oven until the skin is browned and the meat is beginning to separate from the legs, 2 1/2 to 3 hours. Remove lid in last 20 minutes of roasting if needed to brown skin. Use pan drippings for gravy, if desired.