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🍽️ Braised Turkey Breast with Spinach and Ricotta Filling
394 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings
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Ingredients
- 200 g spinach leaves
- 1.5 kg turkey breast fillet
- pepper (from the mill)
- 120 g ricotta
- salt
- 4 tbsp vegetable oil
- 400 ml vegetable broth
- 3 tbsp crème fraîche
Instructions
- 1. Wash the spinach thoroughly and spin it dry.
- 2. Rinse the meat briefly and pat it dry with kitchen paper.
- 3. Butterfly the turkey breast by slicing it lengthwise, but not all the way through, to open it up like a book.
- 4. Remove any tendons from the meat if necessary.
- 5. Preheat the oven to 140 degrees Celsius with top and bottom heat.
- 6. Season the inside of the meat with pepper.
- 7. Mix the dry spinach with the ricotta.
- 8. Season the spinach and ricotta mixture with salt and pepper.
- 9. Spread the filling evenly over the meat, leaving the edges free.
- 10. Roll the meat up tightly.
- 11. Fold in the open sides of the roll.
- 12. Place the roll seam-side down on the cutting board.
- 13. Wrap kitchen twine around the roast to hold it together.
- 14. Heat the oil in a large casserole dish.
- 15. Sear the roll on all sides until browned.
- 16. Pour the broth into the casserole dish.
- 17. Place the casserole dish in the oven on the middle rack.
- 18. Braise the meat for 1.5 to 2 hours.
- 19. Turn the meat occasionally during cooking.
- 20. Add more liquid if necessary.
- 21. Remove the meat from the oven.
- 22. Cover the meat with aluminum foil and keep it warm.
- 23. Pour the cooking juices into a saucepan.
- 24. Stir the crème fraîche into the sauce.
- 25. Let the sauce simmer slightly until it thickens.
- 26. Season the sauce with salt and pepper to taste.
- 27. Slice the meat.
- 28. Serve the meat with the sauce.
Nutrition per serving
- kcal: 394
- Protein: 63 g · Fett/Fat: 14 g · Carbs: 2 g