As fall approaches, thoughts often turn to classic comfort foods like turkey, apples, and cranberries. With its slightly sweet flavor and tender texture, turkey is well-suited for either roasting or grilling, making it a versatile choice for various meal preparations. Turkey cutlets provide an easy yet satisfying midweek meal, while a whole turkey typically graces holiday dinners. No matter how you choose to prepare it, there are endless possibilities for incorporating turkey into delicious and memorable dishes. Whether you prefer a traditional stuffing made with bread or opt for a lighter variation featuring fresh fruits or aromatic herbs, there's a turkey dish perfect for every palate.
Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!
TURKEY CUTLETS WITH CRANBERRY ORANGE STUFFING AND PAN GRAVY
Provided by Rachael Ray : Food Network
Categories main-dish
Time 25m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 17
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.
TURKEY CUTLETS STUFFED WITH APPLES AND CRANBERRIES
This is a great alternative when you want a holiday meal with no leftovers. Use less meat for just two people and serve leftover fruit mixture on the side.
Provided by MsTeechur
Categories Poultry
Time 45m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 6
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.
APPLE CRANBERRY STUFFED PORK CHOPS
These savory pork chops are stuffed with a sumptuous apple-cranberry mixture and served with an apple reduction glaze. They are excellent served with rosemary potatoes and tender whole green beans.
Provided by JNODWELL
Categories Main Dish Recipes Pork Pork Chop Recipes Stuffed
Time 1h30m
Yield 5
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- In a Dutch oven, melt 1 tablespoon butter over medium heat. Cook onion in butter until the onions are very soft and begin to brown. Remove from heat. Stir in apple, celery, and dried cranberries. Season with salt.
- Lay each chop flat on cutting board, and with a sharp knife held parallel to the board, cut a pocket into the pork, leaving three sides intact. Stuff each chop with apple-cranberry mixture.
- Melt remaining butter in the Dutch oven over medium heat. Pan-fry chops in butter for two minutes on each side. Cover, and bake in preheated oven for 45 minutes.
- Transfer chops from pan to a plate, and cover with foil. Place the Dutch oven back on the stovetop over medium heat. In a small bowl or measuring cup, stir together apple juice, cornstarch, and brown sugar; pour into Dutch oven. Reduce liquid volume by half, stirring frequently. Season to taste with black pepper. Serve this apple glaze over pork chops.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 313.9 calories, Carbohydrate 22 g, Cholesterol 72.8 mg, Fat 15 g, Fiber 1.3 g, Protein 22.8 g, SaturatedFat 6.7 g, Sodium 467.2 mg, Sugar 17.8 g
CRANBERRY TURKEY CUTLETS
"When our son-in-law brought home some wild turkey, we turned to this recipe," recalls Marguerite Shaeffer of Sewell, New Jersey. "He took care of the grilling while I made the sauce, and we all enjoyed this healthy entree."
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 30m
Yield 6 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 8
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.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 309 calories, Fat 2g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 70mg cholesterol, Sodium 252mg sodium, Carbohydrate 40g carbohydrate (0 sugars, Fiber 4g fiber), Protein 29g protein. Diabetic Exchanges
DRIED CRANBERRY AND APPLE TURKEY STUFFING
A recipe of my girlfriends, made at her house for a Christmas dinner a few years back...an excellent recipe for a stuffing, that is prepared to cook inside the turkey. Note cooking time depends on how long the turkey is cooked, I imagine that you could bake this outside the turkey also too. This recipe can be doubled if desired.
Provided by Kittencalrecipezazz
Categories Apple
Time 25m
Yield 4 cups
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- In a frypan, melt butter, saute onion and garlic until soft (not brown), about 5 minutes.
- Add in the bread cubes and herbs, stirring to combine.
- Stir in apples, wine, stock, pecans, cranberries and parsley (if the mixture seems too dry add in just a bit more stock, not too much!).
- Cool to almost room temperature.
- Add in egg or egg whites.
- Season well with salt and lots of pepper.
- Stuff into the turkey.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 584.2, Fat 39.1, SaturatedFat 12.7, Cholesterol 91.9, Sodium 415.8, Carbohydrate 51.3, Fiber 14.4, Sugar 13.1, Protein 11
CRANBERRY STUFFED TURKEY BREASTS
I made these once for a holiday dinner party, and they were such a hit that I started making them for Thanksgiving instead of a whole turkey.
Provided by Esther Nelson
Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Turkey Breasts
Time 2h
Yield 10
Number Of Ingredients 7
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.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 369.2 calories, Carbohydrate 28 g, Cholesterol 34.4 mg, Fat 18.4 g, Fiber 2.7 g, Protein 23.2 g, SaturatedFat 2.5 g, Sodium 857.5 mg, Sugar 3.5 g
CRANBERRY STUFFED APPLES
Cinnamon, nutmeg and walnuts add a homey autumn flavor to these stuffed apples, but the slow cooker does most of the work for me. -Graciela Sandvigen, Rochester, New York
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 4h10m
Yield 5 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Core apples, leaving bottoms intact. Peel top third of each apple; place in a 5-qt. slow cooker. Combine the cranberries, brown sugar, walnuts, cinnamon and nutmeg; spoon into apples. , Cover and cook on low for 4-5 hours or until apples are tender. Serve with whipped cream or ice cream if desired.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 136 calories, Fat 2g fat (0 saturated fat), Cholesterol 0 cholesterol, Sodium 6mg sodium, Carbohydrate 31g carbohydrate (25g sugars, Fiber 4g fiber), Protein 1g protein. Diabetic Exchanges
Tips:
- To ensure the turkey cutlets cook evenly, pound them to an even thickness before stuffing and cooking.
- For a crispy outer layer, dredge the stuffed turkey cutlets in flour before browning in a skillet.
- Use a variety of apples for a more complex flavor. Granny Smith, Honeycrisp, and Pink Lady are all good choices.
- If you don't have fresh cranberries, you can use frozen or dried cranberries instead.
- To make sure the stuffing stays in place, secure the turkey cutlets with toothpicks or kitchen twine before baking.
- Serve the turkey cutlets with your favorite sides, such as mashed potatoes, roasted vegetables, or a simple salad.
Conclusion:
Turkey cutlets stuffed with apples and cranberries are a delicious and easy-to-make meal that is perfect for a special occasion or a weeknight dinner. The combination of the savory turkey, sweet apples, and tart cranberries is sure to please everyone at the table. With a little planning and preparation, you can have this dish on the table in no time.
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