Roasted Turkey With Brown Rice Stuffing Recipes

TURKEY WITH STUFFING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Place the turkey into a deep, high-sided bowl on its end with the stuffing end up. Set aside.
• Heat the chicken broth in the microwave in a large microwave-proof container. Place mushrooms in a glass bowl and pour heated broth over them. Cover and allow to sit for 35 minutes.
• In a large mixing bowl toss the onion, celery, and green pepper with the oil and salt. Place the vegetables on a sheet pan and roast for 35 minutes. During the last 10 minutes of cooking, spread the cubed bread over the vegetables, return to the oven, and continue cooking.
• Drain mushrooms, reserving 1 cup of liquid. Chop the mushrooms and place in a large
• microwave-proof bowl with the vegetables and bread, reserved chicken stock, cherries, pecans, eggs, sage, parsley and black pepper. Stir well in order to break up pieces of bread. Use your hands to combine, if necessary. Heat the stuffing in a microwave on high power for 6 minutes.
• While the stuffing is heating, rub the bird with oil. Working quickly, place the stuffing into the cavity of the turkey to avoid losing heat. Place the turkey into a roasting pan, on a rack, and season with salt and pepper. Place the roasting pan on the middle rack of the oven. Roast for 45 minutes and then reduce the heat to 350 degrees F and cook for another 60 to 75 minutes or until the bird reaches an internal temperature of 170 degrees F. Serve immediately.

BROWN RICE STUFFING WITH ROASTED TURKEY

Steps:

• Roast Turkey and Pan Gravy Step 1
• Preheat oven to 400ºF. Stir together oil, cumin, chili powder, garlic powder, salt and pepper; set aside. Add onion, celery, carrot and garlic to roasting pan; set aside. Step 2
• Remove turkey giblets and neck from turkey; add to roasting pan. Pat turkey dry with a paper towel. Rub spice mixture all over the turkey and inside the cavity. Tie legs together with kitchen string and tuck wing tips underneath turkey. Place turkey, breast side up, on rack in roasting pan. (Can be covered and refrigerated for up to 1 day.) Step 3
• Roast in lower third of oven for 30 minutes. Reduce temperature to 350°F; cook for 1 1/2 to 2 hours or until meat thermometer inserted into thickest part of inner thigh registers 165°F. Step 4
• Remove kitchen string; transfer turkey to serving platter. Tent loosely with foil; let stand for 30 minutes. Step 5
• Meanwhile, skim any fat from pan juices in roasting pan and reserve for brown rice stuffing. Step 6
• Heat pan drippings, pan-roasted vegetables, neck and giblets in roasting pan set over medium heat on the stovetop. Stir in wine, scraping up any brown bits from bottom of pan; bring to boil. Boil for 2 minutes; stir in broth and return to boil. In small bowl, whisk together 1/2 cup water and flour until smooth. Gradually whisk into pan; bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium-low; simmer for 10 to 12 minutes or until thickened. Strain before serving. Brown Rice Stuffing Step 7
• Meanwhile, cook rice according to package directions; set aside. In large skillet set over medium-heat, cook bacon, beef, pork, salt and pepper for 8 to 10 minutes or until browned and cooked through. Stir in onion, celery, apple, thyme and garlic; cook for 5 to 8 minutes or until slightly softened. Stir in 1 cup broth and wine; bring to boil. Reduce heat to low; cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until vegetables are tender and very little liquid remains in pan. Step 8
• Remove from heat. Stir in rice, remaining broth, olives, nuts, dried fruit and cilantro. Step 9
• Transfer to greased 13- x 9-inch baking dish. Cover with foil. Bake in 350°F oven for 30 to 40 minutes or until heated through. Slice turkey; serve with rice stuffing and pan gravy. Recipe Tip For make-ahead, assemble the rice stuffing; cover and refrigerate for up to 1 day.

TRADITIONAL RICE STUFFING

Steps:

• Heat butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Stir in onion; cook and stir until the onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes. Add water, dill weed, poultry seasoning, parsley, ground black pepper, chicken bouillon, and rice; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until water is absorbed and rice is just slightly undercooked, 12 to 14 minutes. Stir, taste, and adjust seasonings if desired. Cool completely before using to stuff a chicken.

ROAST TURKEY WITH WILD RICE STUFFING

Steps:

• Dilute the chicken stock with the water.
• Rinse the wild rice in several changes of cold water and drain.
• Put the rice in a medium saucepan, add 5 cups of diluted chicken stock and bring to a boil over moderately high heat.
• Cover, reduce the heat to low and cook slowly, stirring occasionally, until the rice is tender and the stock absorbed.
• The cooking time may vary from 35-60 minutes.
• If the rice is not done and the stock has boiled away, add another cup of stock; if the rice is done but stock remains, uncover and boil over high heat until evaporated.
• (The rice can be cooked up to 1 day ahead. Let cool, then cover and refrigerate.) In a large bowl, toss the cooked rice with the water chestnuts, water cress, scallions, almonds, and proscuitto.
• Season with pepper and salt, if needed.
• Let the stuffing cool thoroughly.
• In a medium saucepan, cover the turky neck, heart and gizzard with 4 cups of water.
• Add the onion, celery and a pinch of salt.
• Bring to a boil over high heat.
• Reduce the heat to low and simmer for 90 minutes, skimming occasionally.
• Strain the broth and set aside; you should have about 3 cups.
• Reserve the turkey gizzard and heart.
• Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 325 degrees.
• Spoon the stuffing into the check and neck cavities of the bird.
• Fold the neck skin over the stuffing and secure with skewers.
• Truss the bird with twine.
• Season the turkey liberally with salt and pepper and rub the butter all over.
• Wrap any leftover stuffing in a foil packet.
• Place the turkey, breast side down, on a foil-lined rack, in a roasting pan and roast for 2 hours.
• Turn the turkey breast-side up and roast for about 2 hours longer, basting often with the pan juices.
• Ten minutes before the roasting time is up, add the turkey liver to the pan.
• The bird is done when an instant-read thermometer inserted into the inner thigh registers 170 degrees.
• Transfer the turkey to a warm platter, reserving the liver.
• Let the bird rest for 30 minutes before carving.
• Heat the extra stuffing in the oven for about 25 minutes.
• Meanwhile, make the gravy.
• Pour all the juices into a large measuring cup.
• Spoon about 3 tablespoons of fat from the juices into the pan and set it over two burners.
• Stir the flour into the pan and cook over moderate heat for 1 minute, scraping up any browned bits.
• Whisk in 1 cup of the reserved turkey broth until smooth.
• Whisk in the remaining broth and simmer until thickened.
• Degrease the remaining juices in the measuring cup and stir them into the gravy.
• Chop the gizzard, heart and liver finely and stir into the gravy.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Pour into a warmed gravy boat and serve alongside the carved turkey.

ROASTED TURKEY WITH POMEGRANATE SAUCE AND WILD RICE AND GOAT CHEESE STUFFING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
• Remove the neck and gizzard from the turkey and discard. Rinse the bird thoroughly with cold water and pat dry. Using your fingers, gently loosen the skin from the breasts and drumsticks and slip the sage leaves underneath. Rub the entire surface with 1/4 cup of the melted butter. Lightly sprinkle the skin and cavity with salt and pepper.
• Truss the turkey and place on a rack in a large roasting pan. Roast for about 45 minutes, until brown, basting with the remaining butter every 10 minutes. Reduce the temperature to 350 F and continue roasting for another 1 1/4 hours or until an instant-read thermometer inserted in the thigh registers 180 degrees F. If the legs or breast brown too quickly, cover them with foil.
• Transfer the turkey to a cutting board and allow it to rest 20 to 30 minutes before carving.
• To serve, cut down along each breast and remove it whole. Cut the breast into slices, the way you would a loaf of bread. Place on a large serving platter and arrange the thigh meat in chunks and the legs on top. Spoon some pomegranate sauce over the top and sprinkle everything with the pomegranate seeds and chives. Serve the remaining Pomegranate Sauce and the Wild Rice and Goat Cheese Stuffing alongside.
• You can reheat sliced turkey over medium heat in stock just to cover. Top with sauce, pomegranate seeds, and chives just before serving.
• Melt the butter in a large saucepan over medium heat, and sweat the onion and garlic until the onion is tender, about 3 minutes. Add the peppercorns and cook another 3 minutes.
• Add the port and cook, stirring, until most of it has evaporated. Add the stock, pomegranate juice, molasses and brown sugar, raise the heat to medium-high, and reduce slowly to a sauce consistency. As the sugars caramelize, the sauce will turn brownish red. Season, to taste, with salt and pepper. Remove from heat and add chives and pomegranate seeds.
• Place the rice, water, and salt to taste in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Simmer until the grains open all the way. Drain the rice.
• Meanwhile, cook the chorizo in a small saucepan over medium heat until the fat is rendered and the chorizo gets a little crisp. Drain.
• Melt the butter in a large saute pan over medium heat. Add the onion, garlic, carrots, and celery and sweat until the onion is tender, about 5 minutes. Add the rice, chorizo, bread, cheese, parsley, thyme, and stock and stir to combine. The mixture should be quite wet: add a little more stock or water, if needed. Season, to taste, with salt and pepper.
• Transfer to a 6-cup buttered baking dish and bake, uncovered, until golden brown and heated through, 25 to 30 minutes. May be refrigerated up to 1 day; reheat with a little chicken stock for 20 minutes at 350 degrees F.

ROASTED TURKEY WITH BROWN RICE STUFFING

Steps:

• For the ultimate Thanksgiving or holiday meal spread, follow our step by step guide to making your own delicious roast turkey, gravy and bread-free stuffing made with Carolina® Brown Rice. Roast Turkey and Pan Gravy Step 1
• Preheat oven to 400ºF. Stir together oil, cumin, chili powder, garlic powder, salt and pepper; set aside. Add onion, celery, carrot and garlic to roasting pan; set aside. Step 2
• Remove turkey giblets and neck from turkey; add to roasting pan. Pat turkey dry with a paper towel. Rub spice mixture all over turkey and inside cavity. Tie legs together with kitchen string and tuck wing tips underneath turkey. Place turkey, breast side up, on a rack in roasting pan. (Can be covered and refrigerated for up to 1 day.) Step 3
• Roast in lower third of oven for 30 minutes. Reduce temperature to 350°F; cook for 1 1/2 to 2 hours or until meat thermometer inserted into thickest part of inner thigh registers 165°F. Step 4
• Remove kitchen string; transfer turkey to serving platter. Tent loosely with foil; let stand for 30 minutes. Step 5
• Meanwhile, skim any fat from pan juices in roasting pan and reserve for rice stuffing. Step 6
• Heat pan drippings, pan-roasted vegetables, neck and giblets in roasting pan set over medium heat on stovetop. Stir in wine, scraping up any brown bits from bottom of pan; bring to boil. Boil for 2 minutes; stir in broth and return to boil. In a small bowl, whisk together 1/2 cup water and flour until smooth. Gradually whisk into pan; bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium-low; simmer for 10 to 12 minutes or until thickened. Strain before serving. Brown Rice Stuffing Step 7
• Meanwhile, cook rice according to package directions; set aside. In large skillet set over medium heat, cook bacon, beef, pork, salt and pepper for 8 to 10 minutes or until browned and cooked through. Stir in onion, celery, apple, thyme and garlic; cook for 5 to 8 minutes or until slightly softened. Stir in 1 cup broth and wine; bring to boil. Reduce heat to low; cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until vegetables are tender and very little liquid remains in pan. Step 8
• Remove from heat. Stir in rice, remaining broth, olives, nuts, dried fruit and cilantro. Step 9
• Transfer to greased 13- x 9-inch baking dish. Cover with foil. Bake in 350°F oven for 30 to 40 minutes or until heated through. Slice turkey; serve with rice stuffing and pan gravy. Cooking Tip For make-ahead, assemble the rice stuffing; cover and refrigerate for up to 1 day.

ROAST TURKEY WITH WILD RICE, SAUSAGE, AND APPLE STUFFING

Steps:

• For the stuffing: Combine the wild rice, water, and 1/2 teaspoon of the salt in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer until the rice is tender and just bursting, about 30 minutes. (Times may very depending on the brand of rice used.) Drain and set aside.
• Adjust an oven rack to lowest position and remove other racks. Preheat to 325 degrees F.
• Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onion, apple, celery, garlic, thyme, mace, remaining 1 teaspoon salt and pepper, to taste. Cook until the vegetables soften, about 5 minutes. Stir in sausage, breaking it up with a wooden spoon and cook until it loses most of its rosy color, but not so much that it's dry, about 5 minutes more. Stir in the cooked wild rice, pecans, and parsley into the vegetable mixture. (This can be made the day before.)
• For the turkey: Remove turkey parts from neck and breast cavities and reserve for other uses, if desired. Dry bird well with paper towels, inside and out. Melt the butter together with the poultry seasoning. Salt and pepper inside the bird cavity. Loosely add the stuffing to the cavity and set the bird on a rack in a roasting pan, breast-side up, and brush generously with the seasoned butter, then season with salt and pepper. Tent the top of the bird with foil.
• Roast the turkey for about 2 hours undisturbed. Remove and discard the foil. Baste with the remaining butter. Increase oven temperature to 425 degrees F and continue to roast until an instant-read thermometer registers 165 degrees F when inserted into the thickest part of the thigh, about 20 to 25 minutes more. Remove turkey from oven and tent with foil for 15 minutes before carving.

BROWN RICE 'N' APPLE STUFFED TURKEY

Steps:

• In a saucepan, combine the broth, 1/3 cup apple juice and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Bring to a boil. Stir in the rice and raisins. Return to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 40-50 minutes or until rice is tender., Meanwhile, in a nonstick skillet, cook celery and onion in butter for 2 minutes. Add apple; cook and stir for 3 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Combine the rice mixture, apple mixture, poultry seasoning, pepper and remaining apple juice and salt. , Just before baking, loosely stuff turkey. Skewer turkey openings; tie drumsticks together. Place breast side up on a rack in a roasting pan. Bake, uncovered, at 325° for 2-3/4 to 3 hours or until a thermometer reads 180° for the turkey and 165° for the stuffing. (Cover loosely with foil if turkey browns too quickly.), Cover turkey and let stand for 20 minutes. Remove stuffing and carve turkey, discarding skin. If desired, thicken pan drippings for gravy.