Apple Stuffed Turkey Food

APPLE STUFFED TURKEY RECIPE

Steps:

• This process is the same for any turkey no matter what size. Preheat oven to 325°. Clean and wash turkey thoroughly, removing neck, giblet / liver packages from cavities. Rinse the turkey inside and out; drain and pat dry. Rub the inside with salt and pepper Chop vegetables and apple; stuff in largest cavity of the turkey. Tie legs together at the ends if they were not sealed together when purchased. This will help hold the stuffing in place. Stuff tabs of butter under the skin on the breast of the turkey. Place 4 or 5 tabs on each side of the breast. Rub outside of bird generously with salt and pepper. Place turkey breast side up in the roasting pan, preferably on a roasting rack. Put in the preheated oven. Bake 20 minutes per pound of turkey. Test for doneness. The breasts should be 170° and the thigh should be 180°. If you don't have a thermometer, poke the breast and thigh area with a fork. If the juices run clear, it is done. Remove from oven - carve and serve. Note: This turkey can also be cooked in an oven-safe cooking bag. This will reduce the cooking time significantly. The turkey is roasted at 350° for approximately 12 minutes per pound of turkey. Follow the preparation steps shown above and see the package directions for using the oven bag. You will be surprised how quickly your turkey will cook.

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.

APPLE STUFFED TURKEY BREAST ROAST

Steps:

• To Prepare Stuffing: Sauté onion and celery in butter for 2 to 3 minutes.
• Add apple and seasonings and sauté 1 to 2 minutes longer.
• Remove from heat and add to bread cubes.
• Moisten with turkey or chicken stock and set aside to cool.
• To Prepare Turkey Breast: Pre-heat the Oven at 350°F.
• Place turkey breast flat on a cutting surface and slice through meat with knife parallel to cutting board. Leave last inch intact and open up turkey breast like a book.
• Cover turkey with plastic wrap and pound to even thickness with a meat mallet.
• Spoon stuffing onto one side of the breast.
• Fold other side over and secure with skewers or toothpicks along cut edge.
• Place in greased roasting pan.
• Combine apple juice with melted butter.
• Brush over turkey.
• Tent turkey breast with foil and bake at 350 F for 40 minutes.
• Uncover and baste with remaining apple mixture.
• Bake 30 to 40 minutes longer or until juices run clear.
• Remove from oven and let sit 5 minutes before slicing.
• To Prepare Sauce: Combine turkey or chicken stock with cornstarch and add to drippings.
• Stir and cook until thick and clear.
• Spoon sauce over thick slices of stuffed turkey breast.
• Served with mashed potatoes and vegetables.

ROAST TURKEY WITH WILD RICE, SAUSAGE, AND APPLE STUFFING

Steps:

• For the stuffing: Combine the wild rice, water, and 1/2 teaspoon of the salt in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer until the rice is tender and just bursting, about 30 minutes. (Times may very depending on the brand of rice used.) Drain and set aside.
• Adjust an oven rack to lowest position and remove other racks. Preheat to 325 degrees F.
• Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onion, apple, celery, garlic, thyme, mace, remaining 1 teaspoon salt and pepper, to taste. Cook until the vegetables soften, about 5 minutes. Stir in sausage, breaking it up with a wooden spoon and cook until it loses most of its rosy color, but not so much that it's dry, about 5 minutes more. Stir in the cooked wild rice, pecans, and parsley into the vegetable mixture. (This can be made the day before.)
• For the turkey: Remove turkey parts from neck and breast cavities and reserve for other uses, if desired. Dry bird well with paper towels, inside and out. Melt the butter together with the poultry seasoning. Salt and pepper inside the bird cavity. Loosely add the stuffing to the cavity and set the bird on a rack in a roasting pan, breast-side up, and brush generously with the seasoned butter, then season with salt and pepper. Tent the top of the bird with foil.
• Roast the turkey for about 2 hours undisturbed. Remove and discard the foil. Baste with the remaining butter. Increase oven temperature to 425 degrees F and continue to roast until an instant-read thermometer registers 165 degrees F when inserted into the thickest part of the thigh, about 20 to 25 minutes more. Remove turkey from oven and tent with foil for 15 minutes before carving.

HERB AND APPLE STUFFING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F.
• Put the bread cubes on a 13 by 18 by 1-inch baking sheet and bake them in the oven for 7 minutes.
• In a large saute pan, melt the butter and add the onion, celery, apples, parsley, rosemary, salt, and pepper. Saute for 10 minutes, until the mixture is soft.
• Combine the bread cubes and cooked vegetables in a large bowl and add the chicken stock, and almonds, if desired.
• Place the stuffing into the main cavity of the turkey and into the neck of the bird. I cook a 12-pound turkey for 2 1/2 hours at 350 degrees F in a preheated oven. Make sure the stuffing in the cavity is secured by wrapping the legs tightly with string.

APPLE & HERB ROASTED TURKEY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°. Combine sage and rosemary. With fingers, carefully loosen skin from the turkey breast; rub herbs under the skin. Secure skin to underside of breast with toothpicks., Place breast side up on a rack in a roasting pan. Place apple, onion and celery in turkey cavity. Brush turkey with butter., Roast, uncovered, until a thermometer inserted in thickest part of thigh reads 170°-175°, 3 to 3-1/2 hours. (Cover loosely with foil if turkey browns too quickly.) Remove turkey from oven; brush with apple jelly. Tent with foil and let stand 15 minutes before removing toothpicks and carving.

APPLE-STUFFED PORK LOIN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Place a wire rack on top of a baking sheet.
• Place pork on a work surface and cut into 1/2-inch thickness, starting 1/2 inch from the cutting board and rolling pork open while cutting until entire loin is unrolled onto the work surface. Cover loin with plastic wrap and pound loin into 1/4-inch thickness with a meat mallet.
• Mix apples, bread, chicken stock, poultry seasoning, seasoned salt, and eggs together in a bowl; spread onto the loin. Roll loin around apple filling, ending with the fat cap on top. Cut stuffed pork loin in half and place on rack.
• Bake in the preheated oven until pork is no longer pink in the center, about 1 hour. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 145 degrees F (63 degrees C).

TURKEY WITH APPLE STUFFING

Steps:

• In a large skillet, saute apples, almonds, onion and celery in butter for 5 minutes. Remove from the heat. Stir in salt, cinnamon and poultry seasoning. In a large bowl, combine bread cubes, raisins and apple mixture. Add cider and egg substitute; toss to mix., Just before baking, loosely stuff turkey with half of the stuffing. Place remaining stuffing in a greased 2-qt. baking dish; refrigerate until ready to bake. Skewer turkey opening; tie drumsticks together. Place breast side up on a rack in a roasting pan. Pour water into pan., Bake, uncovered, at 325° for 4-1/2 to 5 hours or until a thermometer reads 180° for the turkey and 165° for the stuffing, basting occasionally with pan drippings. (Cover loosely with foil if turkey browns too quickly.), Bake additional stuffing, covered, for 30-40 minutes. Uncover; bake 10 minutes longer or until lightly browned. Cover turkey and let stand for 20 minutes before removing stuffing and carving., For gravy, pour pan drippings into a 4-cup measuring cup; skim off fat. Add enough water to measure 4 cups. Pour into a saucepan. Stir in bouillon, poultry seasoning and pepper. Bring to a boil. In a bowl, combine flour and milk until smooth; whisk into boiling broth. Cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened and bubbly. Serve with turkey and stuffing.

APPLE-SAUSAGE STUFFING FOR TURKEY

Steps:

• Cook sausage until no longer pink, about 10 min, stir often.
• Drain most of the fat (leave about a tablespoon).
• Add onions and celery, cook another 3 minute.
• Stir in apples, sage, thyme, and marjoram, cook another 5 minutes.
• Add 1 cup of chicken stock, and bring to a boil.
• Remove from heat, stir in bread, parsley, salt and pepper.
• Spoon into a lightly greased casserole dish.
• (This recipe can be made ahead to this point, it will keep in the fridge for 2 days or in the freezer for 2 weeks. If frozen, thaw in fridge before baking).
• Bake, covered, in 325°F oven for about 40 minutes. Halfway through cooking time, drizzle with the remaining chicken stock.
• Remove the lid and bake 10 more minutes, until the stuffing has a crusty top and is heated through.