
Buy skin-on, bone-in thighs at the grocery store and remove the bones yourself—it’s as easy as boning chicken thighs.
Ingredients
For the stuffing
- 3/4 ounces dried porcini mushrooms (about 1/2 cup)
- 1 Tablespoons olive oil
- 1/4 lb. sweet Italian sausage, casings removed (1 link)
- 1 cup finely chopped yellow onion
- 2 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1/2 cup coarsely chopped frozen artichoke hearts (no need to thaw)
- 1/2 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme
- 1/2 teaspoon chopped fresh rosemary
- 1/2 cup coarse day-old breadcrumbs
- 1/4 cup freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 large egg, lightly beaten
For the thighs
- 3 turkey thighs (14 to 18 ounces each), boned
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 2 Tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
Preparation
Make the stuffing
- Put the porcini in a bowl and cover with boiling water. Soak until soft, about 30 minutes.
- With a slotted spoon, remove the mushrooms from the liquid and chop finely. Save the liquid for another use or discard.
- Heat the olive oil in a heavy-duty 10-inch skillet over medium heat.
- Add the sausage and cook, using the side of a metal spoon or fork to break the meat into small pieces, until browned, about 5 minutes.
- Add the onion and garlic and cook, stirring, until the vegetables are soft and translucent, about 3 minutes.
- Stir in the chopped porcini, artichokes, thyme, and rosemary and cook for 2 minutes more.
- Transfer the sausage mixture to a large bowl and stir in the breadcrumbs and the Parmigiano.
- Season to taste with salt and pepper, and then stir in the egg.
- Spread the mixture on a plate and chill in the freezer for 15 to 20 minutes.
Stuff the turkey thighs
- Position a rack in the center of the oven and heat the oven to 350°F.
- Lightly season the boned thighs with salt and pepper. Spoon 1/2 to 2/3 cup of the stuffing into the empty cavity of one of the turkey thighs and spread the stuffing with the back of a spoon to fill the cavity completely.
- Repeat with the other thighs.
- Roll each thigh into a roughly cylindrical shape.
- Tie each stuffed thigh with 2 to 4 loops of twine to secure. (It’s OK if some of the stuffing pokes out at the ends, because the egg holds the stuffing together.)
- Brush the skin side of the thighs with the olive oil.
- Lay the thighs seam side down in a small roasting pan or heavy-duty rimmed baking sheet and roast for 30 minutes.
- Brush the thighs with the pan drippings and continue to roast until the internal temperature reaches 165°F, 15 to 30 minutes more.
- Remove the strings and transfer the thighs to a warm platter.
- Let rest 10 minutes and then cut into 1/2-inch-thick slices and serve.


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