Turkey Rollatini is a fun and easy change-up on the classic roast turkey. I stuff mine with a sausage and cornbread stuffing, but it’s flexible enough to make it your own!
Ingredients
Basic Stuffing:
1poundItalian sausage
1tablespoonolive oil
1medium white onion, diced
2stalk celery, diced
4clovesgarlic, diced
¼teaspoonkosher salt
¼teaspoonblack pepper
½cupdried cranberry
1teaspoonfresh thyme
6ozcorn bread stuffing mix
1 ½cupchicken stock
Rollatini:
2-3poundboneless turkey breast, butterflied
2tablespoonsolive oil
½teaspoonblack pepper
½teaspoonkosher salt
Twine for tying
Gravy for serving
Instructions
For Filling:
In a large skillet over medium heat, add sausage and brown well, breaking up the sausage as it cooks. Cook 5-6 minutes until sausage is done.
Add onions, celery, garlic, salt, and pepper. Cook for another 5-6 minutes until veggies soften.
Finally, add cranberries, thyme, stuffing mix, and chicken stock and stir to combine. Remove from heat and let cool to room temperature.
To Make Rollatini:
Preheat oven to 375˚F. Butterfly your turkey breast open with a sharp knife. Lay it out on a baking sheet and cover with plastic wrap, then pound with a mallet to get the breast to an even thickness, about ¼-inch thick. Ideally, the turkey breast will be about 8×10 in size, but that may vary depending on the size of your turkey breast.
Add a layer of stuffing to the turkey breast. You will probably need ½-3/4 of the stuffing recipe and will have some leftover. The layer of stuffing should be about the thickness of the turkey breast and leave about ½-inch of room around the edge of the turkey breast.
Roll the breast tightly into a cylinder and use some kitchen twine to secure the turkey in a tight roll. Drizzle rollatini with olive oil and season the exterior of the turkey breast with salt and pepper.
Bake turkey rollatini for 80-90 minutes until it reaches an internal temperature of 170˚F in the center of the rollatini. Due to the nature of rollatini, this time could increase by 20-30 minutes. You absolutely need to use a meat thermometer to successfully know when your turkey rollatini is done.
When the turkey reaches the right temperature, remove from the oven and let rest for 10 minutes. Then, remove twine and slice into ½-inch coins. Serve with traditional Thanksgiving sides and gravy.
Reheat stored rollatini in a 350˚F oven for 10 minutes until warmed through or in the microwave for 1 minute on high.