Meat and Dried Fruit-Stuffed Turkey

The Holiday season is just around the corner! Whether you choose to prepare it for Thanksgiving, Christmas, or New Year’s Eve, this succulent stuffed turkey will not disappoint your guests! This juicy turkey is stuffed with a mouthwatering stuffing made with a blend of pork and ground beef, as well as almonds, cranberries, pecans, dates, and basted with an irresistible spiced butter that will delight even the most demanding palates!
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Ingredients
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Preparation
3h 40 mins
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Easy
  • For the stuffing: In a skillet over medium heat, add bacon. Once it renders fat, add chorizo. Cook for 3 minutes. Add onion and cook until soft. Add garlic, celery, ground pork, and ground beef. Season with salt and pepper. Cook for 10 minutes.
  • Add almonds, pecans, cranberries, and dates. Adjust seasoning. Add thyme, white wine and cook covered for 10 more minutes. Remove from heat and set aside.
  • For the spiced butter: In a bowl add butter, thyme, oregano, and rosemary. Season with salt and pepper. Mix to a homogenous mixture. Set aside.
  • Stuff turkey with a spoon. Using a brush, baste turkey with spiced butter. Bake for 3 hours at 356 °F. Set aside.
  • Serve meat and dried fruit-stuffed turkey on a platter. Garnish with orange and lemon round slices, rosemary, and thyme.
  • Cut a slice, serve with stuffing, and pair with a glass of white wine.

Nutritional information

* * Information per 100g serving, percent daily values based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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