Festive turkey roll
Make this tender and flavoursome turkey roll recipe for Christmas and impress your guests. Recipe and image from the 2026 Dairy Diary, available from your milk deliverer and at dairydiary.co.uk
Prep: 30 mins
Cook: 1 hr 30 mins
Total: 2 hrs
Serves: 6
Ingredients
- 600g Turkey breast steaks
- Salt and pepper
- 250g Sage and onion stuffing
- 150g Cranberry sauce (plus extra to serve)
- 100g Black pudding (crumbled)
- Fresh sage leaves
- 10 Thin streaky bacon rashers
- Gravy, to serve (optional)
Method
Step 1
Use a meat tenderiser, or the end of a rolling pin covered with cling film, to bash and flatten the turkey until about 1cm thick. Arrange the turkey overlapping on a large sheet of cling film to make a rectangle approx. 30 x 23cm. Season.
Step 2
Spread the stuffing evenly over turkey then spread with cranberry sauce and sprinkle with black pudding. Using the cling film to help, roll up from a shorter side. Wrap tightly in cling film and chill for 30 minutes, or until ready to cook.
Step 3
Preheat the oven to 190°C/170°C fan/gas mark 5. Line a baking tray with baking paper. Unwrap the turkey and place on the tray. Put a few sage leaves on top, then lay bacon rashers, overlapping, along the roll, tucking ends under. Insert sage leaves between the bacon if liked. Tie with string.
Step 4
Bake for about 1 hour 30 minutes until cooked through and juices run clear. Lightly cover with foil and leave to stand for 15 minutes.
Step 5
To serve, lift onto a warmed serving dish and discard the string. Cut into chunky slices. Serve with extra cranberry sauce.
