Recipe: Turkey Breast Braised with Garlic and Rice (using bone-in turkey breast)

TURKEY BREAST BRAISED WITH GARLIC AND RICE

1 cup long-grain rice
1 can (14 1/2 ounces) chicken broth
1/2 cup dry white wine
2 teaspoons dried parsley
1/2 teaspoon each dried rosemary, thyme and sage
1 bay leaf
1 (5 to 6 pound) bone-in turkey breast
paprika
3 whole heads garlic

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

In 5-quart ovenproof Dutch oven combine rice, broth, wine, parsley, rosemary, thyme, sage and bay leaf. Place turkey over rice mixture and sprinkle turkey generously with paprika. Cut off root ends of garlic heads. Place whole garlic bulbs, cut-end-up, in rice around turkey breast. Cover top of Dutch oven with foil and lid.

Bake at 350 degrees F for 2 1/2 to 3 hours or until meat thermometer inserted in thickest part of breast registers 170 degrees F. Allow to stand 10 to 15 minutes before serving. Remove bay leaf.

To serve, carve turkey into slices and place on platter. Spoon rice mixture into serving bowl. Squeeze garlic from skins onto turkey and rice.

Servings: 4
Source: National Turkey Federation