Since there were no fresh turkey breasts anywhere at my store I picked up a Butterball Seasoned Stuffed Turkey Breast over the weekend to make for Thanksgiving.
Inside the box you will find a sealed turkey breast.
Before putting it in the oven you need to let warm water run over it for a minute. Then you can open the bag.
For Thanksgiving I invested in a bottle of Naked Grape Chardonnay, my favourite wine to cook with.
The box said to place the turkey breast on a rack in a shallow roasting pan. I wanted to use this small casserole dish so I would have space in the oven to bake other things so I used a lot of veggies on the bottom to create a makeshift rack.
I also added some of the chardonnay, fresh thyme and broth to hopefully make a little gravy, although I was warned on Facebook that this probably would not happen.
As directed, I brushed with oil to prevent from drying. I used grape seed oil because of its high smoking point.
I also added some salt and black pepper.
I had it in the 325F oven for four hours.
The turkey was so lean, there was no way in hell there was going to be any gravy. Thankfully I decided to make my own mushroom gravy!
I did not find it to difficult to remove the netting after letting it rest, thank goodness.
The exterior had a wonderful crunch to it and carving it was a dream.
I love that the turkey breast was stuffed to the max!!! It was a very traditional stuffing of bread, onion, celery and parsley.
The turkey was phenomenal! Soft, moist, fabulous… The stuffing was wonderful too which rocked because I forgot to pick up a box when we were shopping.
The meat was done perfectly and on time, according to the directions. I paid $14.99 for it and will get some leftovers for dinner tonight. I could not have asked for more.
It really made our Thanksgiving and allowed me to focus on making fabulous side dishes and dessert. No, it did not give me gravy but my roasted mushroom gravy was delicious so no worries there.
I give this product five out of five wooden spoons.
Tammy Murnaghan says
Good to hear. I have always wondered what it was like. It would work well for us as we don’t like dark meat.
Suzie the Foodie says
Reg doesn’t like dark meat either Tammy so there was zero waste in that department too!
sonia downey says
I cooked it for 4 hours at 325 and overdone – I did it again for 3 hours and it was just right – thermometer showed it was cooked after 3 hours
Jenny says
Glad it was good! I have always wondered what this product would be like. Now I know!
Suzie the Foodie says
Yay!!! I say go for it!
Debra She Who Seeks says
Glad you enjoyed it! It’s the perfect size for 2-4 people rather than cooking a big bird.
Suzie the Foodie says
Exactly! Don’t think I’ll ever cook a full turkey ever again. This was very affordable and we get to have two dinners from it.
John Austin says
Ok… now I’m going to have to go look for one of these. It looks yummy. Good tip on it being to lean to expect to get a gravy from it. Love the review!
Suzie the Foodie says
Thank you so much John! Yes, make your own gravy on its own because the pan ended up totally like scorched Earth.
Auntie Laima says
Thank you for the review Suzie. I am going to try it as well next year.
Suzie the Foodie says
Wonderful! I think you and Uncle M. will love it Auntie Laima!
Gayle says
I have bought both the stuffed and the unstuff…love them both, Ron and I are alone now so for us it is less waste..
Suzie the Foodie says
Good to know that both the stuffed and unstuffed are good Gayle, thanks!
Chris says
Just had it yesterday and yes was delicious !!!! Great idea for 2 people but now looking for ideas on how to reheat it for today . Any successful ideas so it doesn’t dry out ?
Thanks
Suzie the Foodie says
My Mom’s trick was to reheat the leftover turkey INSIDE the gravy slowly over medium low heat Chris! So glad you also enjoyed this product and I hope you have a fantastic Thanksgiving weekend.
gail says
under the netting is a fine plastic, is that suppose to be there, ?
Suzie the Foodie says
Gail, I don’t remember there being a fine plastic on mine, that would freak me out!
Gerry says
I think that fine plastic is actually a casinging like what is on sausages.
Suzie the Foodie says
I had no idea Gerry!!!
Tam S says
I’m cooking this right now and I noticed it as well and it has me in a panic did you just leave it on? You can’t get it off unless you take off the netting…
Suzie the Foodie says
It came off after it rested. Hope it turned out OK for you Tam!
Judy says
My turkey has plastic under the netting as well. I decided to remove the plastic and then put the netting back on the turkey. Hope it still works out!
Suzie the Foodie says
Oh wow! Well I think it should be find and great idea to put the netting back on Judy. I think that’s a great approach.
Melanie Wilson says
Butterball says the wrap under the netting is edible.
Farah Khan says
Maybe it just looks like plastic but is the sheen on the Turkey. The plastic is on the outside
Ivy Dirks says
Do you cook this product in the middle of the oven or on the bottom rack?
Suzie the Foodie says
I believe it was the middle.
shaw says
my turkey is not browning on top isn’t it going to?
Suzie the Foodie says
Shaw, you can always turn on the broiler towards the end of the cooking process to help it brown. 🙂
Babs says
I discovered this stuffed turkey breast a few years ago and have not looked back since. My husband and I get 3 meals out of it. I cook it exactly as it says on the box. Its delicious and moist. I notice the thin plastic yesterday for the first time and was a bit disturbed. Now that I know it’s just a casing I can relax and continue to enjoy this delicious product.
Suzie the Foodie says
Good for you Babs! So glad you like it too, what so little work for such a great payoff. Yes, enjoy!
Brenda says
Where can you find the Best before date or the date packaged and how long is it good for in the freezer
Marilyn Bulideua says
I sadly assume I had to thaw it. How long should I cook it .. probably not the four hours if it’s been thawed but no idea
Marilyn says
Any idea of how long it should be cooked if it’s been thawed
Maria Lainsbury says
That would iayer is called carrageenan-its edible, I put my turkey roll in a crock pot and it just melted off it became like gleatin.
Ingredients: Turkey, water, salt, sodium phosphate, sugar, natural flavour, spice. Wrapped in an edible carrageenan film.
Suzie the Foodie says
Thank you Maria!!! That is so very helpful, I had no idea. So happy to hear it is edible and natural. Missed that! LOL.
Ava says
Many thanks for the info. I bought one two weeks ago. Sadly the price has skyrocketed. I paid $22.99 which is in my opinion, way too much. I had trouble browning the roast and found it quite tough. Also, contrary to the picture posted, mine had less stuffing than what is shown.
Christine says
Ok, I’ve seen this last month & I just bought it because there was no turkey at Safeway for over 2 weeks. I will use my air fryer. Wish me luck, I will keep you posted on the results.
Mookie says
Marilyn, I think your thawed turkey is ready now.
Mookie says
I be making this stuffed turkey breast tomorrow. I have me some baby tats to go with asparagus. Just throw the batch in da oven and go on a 3 hour hike. Then come home for a delicious turkey meal with no fuss. Make some packaged gravy while resting the old bird. When she wake up, we gonna eat.
Suzie the Foodie says
Hope it was good!!!
Mookie says
I bought me 4 more stuffed turkey breasts after it went on sale. Stocked me up good. Got 1 every 1-2 months til they go on sale again. No packaged gravy again though. Too much sodium already in that bird.
Jean says
Bought the stuffed turkey breast for Thanksgiving. Roasted it in the oven on middle rack for 4 hours.
It is delicious! Moist, with a tasty stuffing 👍.
Will definitely buy this again! There is just the 2 of us, and we have had 2 meals from it. And we still have just over half to go!
Methewalen says
It’s that time of year again when we all start to plan our Thanksgiving dinners. Butterball has a new product this year: Seasoned Stuffed Turkey Breast.
Anonymous says
Hi, first time geting one of these.
Do you add water to the bottom of the pan?
Peggy Tupper says
I bought one of these stuffed turkey roasts because the store did not have any real turkeys. It was the first, last and only time I will buy one. The box is large but the roast inside is quite small. There is very little meat for the price. It was $25 Canadian dollars in November 2023. That is a lot considering most of the very small roast is bread.
I said it was like chicken nuggets with the bread inside instead of outside.
This product is the epitome of boxed, overpriced, processed food.