Roast Turkey with Couscous and Red Currant Sauce

Servings
20

Ingredients

12-1/2 lbs BONELESS TURKEY BREAST

1 qt TURKEY BROTH

2 oz butter

1-1/4 tsp salt

15 oz plain quick-cooking couscous

10 oz dried apricots, slivered

5 oz pistachios, shelled and chopped

2-1/2 tbsp fresh mint leaves, chopped

1-1/4 tsp chile pepper, minced

1-1/4 c TURKEY BROTH

1-1/4 lb red currant jelly

3/4 c port wine

1 c TURKEY BROTH

5 tsp lemon juice

1 tsp dry mustard

1/3 c dried currants

5 tsp arrowroot

Directions


 



Roast turkey breast according to package directions. Cut breast into slices, allowing 8 ounces per serving.


Bring 1 quart of broth, butter, and salt to a boil. Add couscous; stir until boiling again; cover and remove from heat. Let stand 5 minutes.


Stir apricots, pistachios, mint, and chile pepper into the couscous. Add 1-1/4 cups of broth to moisten slightly. Place in baking pan, cover and bake in 350 degree Fahrenheit oven for 30 minutes. Keep warm.


For red currant sauce, bring jelly, port, 1 cup broth, lemon juice, and dry mustard to a boil. Reduce heat to simmer, add currants, and cook for 10 minutes. Mix arrowroot with 2 tablespoons water and add to sauce. Simmer 5 minutes longer until thickened slightly. Keep warm.


Spoon 4 ounces (1/2 cup) couscous onto each serving plate. Rest the warm turkey slices atop the couscous and ladle 1 ounce of sauce over the turkey slices.


Nutrition Facts

580 Total Calories

70 Calories from Fat

8 g Total Fat

12 % Daily Total Fat

2 g Saturated Fat

13 % Daily Saturated Fat

190 g Cholesterol

63 % Daily Cholesterol

580 mg Sodium

24 % Daily Sodium

49 g Total Carbohydrates

16 % Daily Total Carbohydrates

3 g Dietary Fiber

12 % Daily Dietary Fiber

20 g Sugars

73 g Protein

20 % Daily Protein

2 % Daily Vitamin C

6 % Daily Calcium

25 % Daily Iron