
Sometimes, roasting a whole turkey is just too much of an undertaking. A roulade, though? It's surprisingly easy (we swear!), super flavorful, and much easier to carve. When done wrong, roast turkey can lean on the dry and bland side—this garlic-herb turkey roulade is the solution. The garlic-herb mixture not only adds heaps of flavor into our turkey breast, but when cut into, it creates a stunning swirl worthy of your Thanksgiving table. It’s one of our favorite ways to switch up the classic Thanksgiving turkey, or whenever we need a holiday centerpiece.
This turkey dinner is perfect served with a side of mashed potatoes and some tart cranberry sauce (or any of our favorite staple Thanksgiving sides).
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Ingredients
- 2
boneless, skinless turkey breasts
Kosher salt
Freshly ground black pepper
- 4 Tbsp.
butter
- 1 cup
panko breadcrumbs
- 1/4 cup
thyme leaves
- 3 Tbsp.
sage
- 2 cups
parsley leaves
- 6
clove garlic
- 1/2 tsp.
red pepper flakes
- 1/4 cup
vegetable oil
Directions
- Step 1Butterfly breasts crosswise, being sure not to cut all the way through. Place a piece of plastic wrap over one open breast, and pound to a rectangle about 12"-x-14" (1/4" thick). Season with salt and pepper. Repeat with remaining breast. You want your turkey to be uniform in thickness, this will make it easier to roll.
- Step 2Melt butter in a large skillet, add panko and toast until golden brown. Transfer to a food processor, then add thyme, sage, parsley and garlic and process until finely chopped. Season with red pepper flakes, salt, and pepper.
- Step 3Pat the turkey breast dry, sprinkle half of the garlic-herb mixture evenly over the breast and begin to roll up tightly like a jelly roll. Secure the roll with kitchen twine. Repeat with the second breast.
- Step 4Rub the roulades all over with vegetable oil and transfer to parchment lined baking sheets.
- Step 5Bake at 375° until an instant read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the roulade reads 160°, about 1 hour. Let cool 20 minutes before slicing.