Roast Turkey Breast with Cremini Mushroom Stuffing

Instead of making an entire stuffed turkey that takes hours to cook and yields leftovers that you'll be eating for weeks, try roasting a turkey breast on a bed of stuffing. it's easy to carve and the stuffing still catches all the drippings as the turkey roasts.

Ingredients:

• 2 tbsp. olive oil
• 1 large onion, finely chopped
• 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
  1 rib celery, sliced
• 1 lb. cremini or portobello mushrooms, sliced
• 3 tbsp. each chopped fresh sage, pasrsley and green onion
• 1 tbsp. chopped fresh thyme
• 3 cups diced crusty bread (whole wheat or white)
• 3/4 cup chicken stock
  1 tsp. kosher salt, or to taste
• 1/4 tsp. black pepper

Turkey Preparation:

• 1 tsp. each kosher salt, coarsely ground black pepper, paprika and grated lemon peel
• 3 lb. boneless turkey breast (one breast with skin)

Sauce:

• 2 tbsp. olive oil
• 1/4 lb. cremini mushrooms, sliced
• 3 tbsp. all-purpose flour
• 2 cups chicken stock
• 1/2 dry white wine (or more stock)
• 2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce

Preparation:

For stuffing, heat 2 tbsp. oil in a large skillet. Add onion and celery and cook for 3 to 5 minutes until tender. Add garlic and cook for one more minute. Add muschrooms and cook for 5 to 10 minutes, until liquid evaporates. Add herbs and cook for 1 minute. Add bread, 3/4 cup stock, salt and pepper. Cool. Spread on bottom of a small roasting pan.
For turkey, combine salt, pepper, paprika, lemon peel and oil. Rub turkey with mixture. Place turkey, skin side up, on stuffing. Roast in a 375 degree F oven for 50 to 60 minutes or until a meat thermometer inserted into the thickest part reads 165 degrees F.
For sauce, heat olive oil in a saucepan. Add mushrooms and cooks until liquid has evaporated. Add flour and cook for a few minutes. Add stock, wine and Worcestershire sauce. bring to a boil. Cook for 5 to 10 minutes, whisking often. Adjust seasoning with salt and pepper, to taste.
Slice turkey and serve with mushroom stuffing and sauce.

Serves: 8

Nutrition Facts: 1 serving has 412 calories, 45 g protein, 18 g fat, 15 g carbohydrates, 2.5 g fibre.