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Honey Pecan Rice-stuffed Turkey
Photo: Claudio Schwarz

Honey Pecan Rice-stuffed Turkey

12 ingredients 4 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

851
Calories
40g
Protein
36g
Fat
96g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 10 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Rice 1 cup cooked (158g) white 206
Pecans 1 oz (28g / ~19 halves) 196
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Honey 1 tbsp (21g) 64
Grape 1/2 cup (76g) 62
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Celery 1 stalk (40g) 6
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

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  • 1 6 to 8 pound turkey or other wild game, thawed
  • 1 cup chopped onion
  • 1 cup sliced celery
  • 1 cup coarsely chopped pecans
  • 1/2 cup raisins
  • 1 tablespoon butter or margarine
  • 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon, divided
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 4 cups cooked rice, cooked in chicken broth
  • 3/4 cup honey, divided
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Directions

1

Remove giblet packet from turkey; rinse turkey with cool water. Drain; set aside. Saute' onion, celery, pecans and raisins in butter in large skillet over medium-high heat until vegetables are tender-crisp. Add 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon and salt; cook 1 minute.

2

Combine vegetables with rice in large bowl. Stir in 1/4 cup honey. Spoon rice into cavity of turkey. Use wooden picks, soaked in water, to enclose filling.

3

Place turkey breast side up in roasting pan on rack coated with cooking spray. Roast at 325 degrees 2 to 2-1/2 hours or until internal temperature registers 180 to 185 degrees.

4

Combine remaining 1/2 cup honey and remaining 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon in small bowl to use as glaze. Glaze turkey occasionally during last hour of roasting. Cover with foil to prevent excess browning, if desired. Let stand 10 to 15 minutes. Remove stuffing before carving.

Recipe sourced from fandom

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