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Easy Turkey Skillet Dinner for Four

November 9, 2016 By Gritsandpinecones 1 Comment

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If you have a small family, Easy and healthy Turkey Skillet Dinner for Four is the answer to your Thanksgiving Dinner prayers! It’s an amazing, delicious, one-skillet turkey dinner that cooks in an hour and serves four people.

Easy Turkey Skillet Thanksgiving Dinner for Four

Yes, you read that right! This Thanksgiving dinner menu starts off with one large skillet, a turkey breast, sweet potatoes or white potatoes, and tart mouth-watering, juicy cranberries which are roasted in a delicious wine sauce in under an hour! Sounds too good to be true? Well, believe it! This is the low-stress, easy and best of all, delicious Thanksgiving meal you have been dreaming about. Add a few cornmeal muffins and a side salad, and you are golden!

Oh, my goodness, not only is this meal delicious, it’s healthy too! I wish there were some way you could taste it or even better, smell the tantalizing aroma of the turkey cooking with the fresh herbs. No more wrestling with a large turkey and lots of side dishes, and then dealing with all the leftovers and the worse, the clean-up. You will be in and out of the kitchen in an hour and with only one pan to wash!

Looking for more Thanksgiving menu ideas? Check out these links:

15 Spectacular Sweet Potato Recipes

27 Amazing Thanksgiving Desserts

11 Awesome Thanksgiving Potato Dishes

26 Mouth-Watering Thanksgiving Side Dishes

10 New and Delicious Ways to Cook Your Turkey this Thanksgiving

12 New and Mouthwatering Ideas for Your Thanksgiving Leftovers

How to make Easy Thanksgiving Turkey Skillet Dinner for Four

Without further ado, here is your shopping list: 1/2 of a whole bone-in turkey breast with skin (or, if you like dark meat, you can use two turkey thighs; and, of course, chicken can also be substituted), two large sweet potatoes or white potatoes, fresh cranberries, extra virgin olive oil, butter, fresh thyme, fresh rosemary, garlic cloves, a lemon, white wine or chicken broth, kosher salt and pepper, brown sugar and balsamic vinegar.

Easy Turkey Skillet Dinner for Four Ingredients

Gather your ingredients and preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.

In a small bowl, mix 2 Tbsp olive oil, thyme, rosemary, lemon zest, and garlic.

Coat both sides of the turkey with the herb mixture and season with salt and pepper.

Adding fresh herbs and butter to the turkey breast for Easy One-Pan Turkey Skillet Dinner for Four

Heat a large oven-safe skillet over medium heat. Add 2 Tbsp olive oil. When the oil is hot, add the turkey breast skin side down. Cook for about 5 minutes, turn over and cook for 5 minutes longer. Remove the turkey from the skillet and set aside.

Browning the turkey breast for Easy One-Pan Turkey Skillet Dinner for Four

Add the butter and potatoes to the skillet and cook for about 5 minutes, until they are slightly softened. Add the wine or chicken broth and cook for 2-3 minutes.

Cooking the sweet potatoes for Easy One-Pan Turkey Skillet Dinner for Four

Meanwhile, mix the cranberries, lemon juice, brown sugar and balsamic sugar in a small bowl.

Adding cranberries to Easy One-Pan Turkey Skillet Dinner for Four

Remove the skillet from the heat and nestle the turkey in the pan with the potatoes. Spoon the cranberries over the top.

Easy One-Pan Turkey Skillet Dinner for Four right out of the oven

Place the skillet in the oven and roast for approximately 25-30 minutes, or until a meat thermometer reads 160 degrees F when inserted into the thickest part of the breast meat.

Remove from the oven, cover and let sit about 10 minutes. Serve immediately!

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Easy Turkey Skillet Dinner for Four
Easy Turkey Skillet Dinner for Four is the answer to your Thanksgiving prayers! It's an amazing, delicious Thanksgiving dinner recipe that cooks in one pan!
Easy Turkey Skillet Thanksgiving Dinner for Four
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Course Main Dish
Cuisine American, Southern
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Servings
4 servings
Ingredients
  • 2 pounds bone-in turkey breast with skin 1/2 of the breast
  • 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 Tbsp fresh thyme chopped
  • 1-1/2 Tbsp fresh rosemary chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • zest and juice of 1 lemon
  • Kosher salt and pepper
  • 2 large sweet potatoes or white potatoes peeled and cut into cubes
  • 1 cup white wine or chicken broth
  • 1-1/2 cup fresh or frozen cranberries
  • 2 Tbsps brown sugar
  • 2 Tbsps balsamic vinegar
Course Main Dish
Cuisine American, Southern
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Servings
4 servings
Ingredients
  • 2 pounds bone-in turkey breast with skin 1/2 of the breast
  • 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 Tbsp fresh thyme chopped
  • 1-1/2 Tbsp fresh rosemary chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • zest and juice of 1 lemon
  • Kosher salt and pepper
  • 2 large sweet potatoes or white potatoes peeled and cut into cubes
  • 1 cup white wine or chicken broth
  • 1-1/2 cup fresh or frozen cranberries
  • 2 Tbsps brown sugar
  • 2 Tbsps balsamic vinegar
Easy Turkey Skillet Thanksgiving Dinner for Four
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Rating: 5
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Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
  2. In a small bowl mix 2 Tbsp olive oil, thyme, rosemary, lemon zest and garlic.
  3. Coat both sides of the turkey with the herb mixture and season with salt and pepper.
  4. Heat a large oven-safe skillet over medium heat. Add 2 Tbsp olive oil. When the oil is hot, add the turkey breast skin side down. Cook for about 5 minutes, turn over and cook for 5 minutes longer. Remove the turkey from the skillet and set aside.
  5. Add the butter and potatoes to the skillet and cook for about 5 minutes, until they are slightly softened. Add the wine or chicken broth and cook for an additional 2-3 minutes.
  6. Meanwhile, mix the cranberries, lemon juice, brown sugar and balsamic sugar in a small bowl.
  7. Remove the skillet from the heat and nestle the turkey in the pan with the potatoes. Spoon the cranberries over the top.
  8. Place the skillet in the oven and roast for approximately 25-30 minutes, or until a meat thermometer reads 160 degrees F when inserted into the thickest part of the breast meat.
  9. Remove from the oven, cover and let sit about 10 minutes. Serve immediately!
Recipe Notes

Nutrition Facts
Easy Turkey Skillet Dinner for Four
Amount Per Serving
Calories 435 Calories from Fat 144
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 16g 25%
Saturated Fat 4g 20%
Polyunsaturated Fat 14g
Monounsaturated Fat 0.03g
Cholesterol 111mg 37%
Sodium 709mg 30%
Potassium 116mg 3%
Total Carbohydrates 22g 7%
Dietary Fiber 3g 12%
Sugars 13g
Protein 41g 82%
Vitamin A 71%
Vitamin C 1%
Calcium 6%
Iron 19%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

 

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  1. Elaine @ Dishes Delish says

    November 14, 2016 at 3:44 pm

    This looks fabulous! my hubby and I are spending Thanksgiving by ourselves this year! I may try it out then! Thanks for the recipe!

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