thanksgivingHappy Thanksgiving! Can’t believe it’s that time of year again already. If cooking year-round sometimes feels like a chore for you, then perhaps the idea of cooking a huge festive feast seems daunting as well. But if your Thanksgiving gathering will be smaller, instead of cooking a big turkey with all the fixins – why not just do turkey breast instead? It’ll take less prep and cooking time and the family will still enjoy the favourite poultry of this time of year.

We have a simple recipe for a turkey rub that combines great spice, but feel free to be creative. And you can even still stuff the turkey breasts – simply use the butterfly method to cut it open, stuff it and roll it up, then tie with butcher twine.

When the turkey breast is ready to be cooked, instead of gravy, try finishing it off with our ginger and brown sugar glaze.

Turkey Breast

Ingredients
Turkey rub

1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. ground black pepper
1 tsp. ground cumin
1 tsp. chili powder
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
2 tsp. vegetable oil

Combine all dry ingredients and rub evenly into the turkey breast, add vegetable oil. Let stand for 25 minutes.

Glaze

1/2 cup brown sugar
1 clove chopped garlic
1 tsp. chopped ginger
1/2 tsp. sambal olek

Combine ingredients into a paste.

Place turkey in a hot pan. Once turkey is seared, spread on the sugar glaze, place in pan with the additional stuffing and finish in the oven at 400°F until tender and the centre reaches 160°F. Allow to rest for 5 minutes.

 

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