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🍽️ Turkey Breast Stuffed with Ham and Broccoli
457 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings
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Ingredients
- 1 kg Turkey breast fillet (ask the butcher to cut a pocket)
- 40 g Ghee
- Salt
- Pepper
- 0.5 l Chicken broth (from a jar)
- 500 g Broccoli
- 200 g Cooked ham (sliced)
- 2 Onions
- 1 tbsp Oil
- 1 Egg
- 125 g Heavy cream
- 1 tbsp fresh Thyme
- Salt
- Pepper
Instructions
- 1. Rinse the turkey breast under running water and pat it completely dry with kitchen paper.
- 2. Season the turkey breast inside and out generously with salt and freshly ground pepper.
- 3. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius.
- 4. Wash the broccoli and divide it into small florets.
- 5. Bring a pot of salted water to a boil and add the broccoli florets for about 3 minutes to blanch (cook briefly in boiling water).
- 6. Drain the broccoli and rinse it immediately with cold water to stop the cooking process.
- 7. Let the broccoli drain well in a sieve.
- 8. Peel the onions and chop them very finely.
- 9. Heat some oil in a pan and sauté half of the chopped onions until translucent.
- 10. Crack the egg into a small bowl and whisk it briefly with a fork.
- 11. Cut the ham into wide strips.
- 12. Mix the drained broccoli, ham strips, sautéed onions, and half of the thyme leaves in a bowl.
- 13. Season the filling lightly with salt and generously with pepper.
- 14. Fold in the beaten egg to bind the filling.
- 15. Stuff the prepared filling into the turkey breast.
- 16. Close the opening of the turkey breast by sewing it shut firmly with kitchen twine.
- 17. Heat ghee (clarified butter) in a casserole dish.
- 18. Sear the turkey breast on all sides until it has a golden-brown color.
- 19. Add the remaining raw, finely chopped onions to the casserole dish.
- 20. Place the casserole dish in the preheated oven.
- 21. Roast the turkey breast for about 1 hour and 15 to 30 minutes.
- 22. Add some broth periodically during roasting to prevent the meat from drying out.
- 23. Remove the turkey breast from the oven and wrap it in aluminum foil.
- 24. Let the meat rest in the foil while you prepare the sauce.
- 25. Deglaze the pan juices (the browned bits at the bottom) in the casserole dish with some liquid.
- 26. Strain the sauce through a fine sieve into a pot to remove solids.
- 27. Reduce the sauce by half until it thickens slightly.
- 28. Add the cream and reduce the sauce briefly again.
- 29. If necessary, thicken the sauce with a little cornstarch to make it creamier.
- 30. Season the sauce with salt and pepper to taste.
- 31. Slice the turkey breast.
- 32. Plate the meat slices with the cream sauce.
- 33. Sprinkle the dish with the remaining fresh thyme leaves and serve.
Nutrition per serving
- kcal: 457
- Protein: 57 g · Fett/Fat: 23 g · Carbs: 5 g