Wrapped Turkey

Wrapped Turkey

 

This makes a really pleasant change from the standard roast turkey with all the trimmings, and would be good for a smaller crowd at Christmas, with no waste. The sausage meat and bacon makes for a very moist and tender joint.

 

Serves 4

Syn free on Extra Easy

 

400g turkey breast joint

400g Joe's sausage meat

1 onion, finely chopped

4 mushrooms, finely chopped

1 tbsp dried sage

1 tsp sweetener

½ tsp salt

6 slices lean back bacon, all visible fat removed

 

Sauté the onion and mushrooms in Fry Light until soft. Add the salt, sweetener and sage and mix well. Allow the mixture to cool before adding the sausage meat and stirring very well – I found using a fork to do this worked well, alternating between 'cutting' through the mixture with the sides of the fork and squeezing it through the prongs.

 

Place a piece of kitchen foil on the work surface, large enough to wrap loosely around the joint. With wet hands, spread a thin layer of sausage meat the same size as the turkey joint on the foil. Place the turkey on top of this, and form the rest of the sausage meat around the joint to cover it completely. Overlap the bacon slices over the top of the sausage meat and join the foil up loosely, with space to breathe for the meat underneath.

 

Bake, covered, for 30 minutes at 200°C. Fold back the foil to expose the meat and turn up the temperature to 220°C for a further 30 minutes. Ensure the meat is cooked through and slice carefully with a sharp knife – I found using a sweeping motion in just one direction worked better than moving the knife backwards and forwards.

 

Serve with Slimming World roast potatoes and plenty of superfree vegetables.

Done