THANKSGIVING TURKEY ROLL RECIPES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the egg, oats, salt and pepper. Crumble turkey over mixture and mix well. Pat into a 12x9-in. rectangle on a piece of heavy-duty foil; set aside., In a large saucepan, saute onion and celery in butter until tender. Remove from the heat. Stir in water, sage and thyme. Add stuffing; stir until well coated. Spoon over turkey to within 1 in. of edges. Roll up, jelly-roll style, starting with a short side and peeling away foil while rolling., Place loaf, seam side down, in a greased 9x5-in. loaf pan. Place bacon strips over top. Bake, uncovered, at 325° for 60-70 minutes or until meat is no longer pink and a thermometer reads 165°.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F with rack at center of oven
• Heat butter in a large skillet over medium to medium-high heat
• When foamy, add apple, celery and onion, and cook to tender, partially covered, for 8-10 minutes stirring occasionally
• Add stuffing or breadcrumbs and fresh herbs, and cool
• Pat turkey dry and place between plastic or parchment
• Pound into large rectangular shapes about 1/2-inch thick
• Season with salt and pepper liberally on both sides
• Cover turkey breasts with stuffing then some cheese and tightly wrap and roll
• Arrange the bacon on plastic wrap (half a pound for each roll), overlapping along the edges of each slice
• Place turkey roll on top of bacon and use the plastic to help wrap and roll each rolled breast with bacon
• Heat the roasting pan over 2 burners over medium-high heat with oil to coat
• Lightly brown bacon-wrapped turkey rolls, seam-side up, for 2-3 minutes
• Roll over, brown a other minute or 2 more then roast 1 hour or to 165°F
• Transfer bacon-apple-cheddar-turkey rolls to a carving board and place roasting pan back on stove
• Melt butter into drippings and whisk in black pepper and flour
• Add wine to deglaze, loosening drippings, whisk in stock and thicken to form gravy adding a little Worcestershire to taste, about a tablespoon or so
• Slice and serve turkey rolls with gravy and green vegetables and/or mashed potatoes or mashed sweet potatoes alongside