Eat This Blog: Grilled Marinated Turkey Breasts

Posted on 7 April 2008 under Eat This Blog, Grilling

I love finally having the grill out for the season! Ribs two nights ago, marinated grilled chicken leg quarters last night … and now this. These are Honeysuckle White Rotisserie Turkey Breast Tenderloins, grilled over fairly high heat to get some nice grill marks, then set on the top rack to slowly finish them to 160 degrees F. I served them with real mashed potatoes made with unsalted butter, milk, and salt and pepper, with the potato peels included. It’s a rather simple meal, but it’s oh so good!

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  1. 8 April 2008 @ 8:44 am Posted by ria

    The grilled turkey looks great. I’m going to try this. I use turkey cutlets all winter. I bread them with bread crumbs tossed with sage and bake in the oven like breaded pork chops. The bread coating becomes like stuffing when gravy is poured over them.

  2. 8 April 2008 @ 12:19 pm Posted by Dave

    Sounds great, Ria! Hey we’ve got to find out when the next annual blogger’s picnic is, don’t we? You and I haven’t really been able to visit since the last one.

  3. 9 April 2008 @ 4:53 pm Posted by Shawna

    Oh. My. Goodness! Got any of that turkey left?!! lol. That looks fantastic!

  4. 9 April 2008 @ 8:11 pm Posted by Dave

    Hey Shawna, you’ll like this part … we bought these Honeysuckle White turkey breasts at Aldi! Now all you need is a grill! ;-)

  5. 10 April 2008 @ 4:31 pm Posted by DurianDurian

    I’ve never seen this product before. Generally stay away from pre-marinated stuff, but they look fantastic. And I take it they are pretty tasty, eh? Will have to take a closer look at the grocery store.

    What’s that gash in the middle of each slice though?

  6. 10 April 2008 @ 4:36 pm Posted by Dave

    Yeah, real tasty! That thing you’re seeing isn’t a gash … that’s just a bit of connective tissue that wasn’t so bothersome at all when we ate it. You can see the end of that connective tissue at the end of each piece in the bottom photo as an indentation. I get the impression these “tenderloins” are the center-most part of a butterflied breast, which would explain that tissue.

  7. 10 April 2008 @ 7:06 pm Posted by ria

    Yeah Dave that picnic was fun. What good chow too! You know, I just now got that this turkey recipe was from one of those already marinated turkey loins. My husband did the same thing with this last summer. The outside was charred from the grill. It was great. I have to say I tried these loins in the oven over the winter and not so good. Way too salty and seasoned. The oven doesn’t burn enough of it off. I think these are made specifically for grilling where they’re oh so good.

  8. 14 April 2008 @ 4:02 pm Posted by DurianDurian

    Confession: I did not make the oatmeal cookies but because of this post, I made a grilled marinated turkey breast instead that I brined and marinated myself. I can’t remember if I have ever griled a turkey breast before …. but I will now.

    It was delicious. Better than chicken, IMO.

    I looked for the product you used but couldn’t find it — or any products of that brand. I found, strangely, a pre-marinated Bell and Evans product (??? why would a top shelf producer even consider pre-marinating their product???) but decided to buy a store-brand and make it myself.

    Thanks for the inspiration.

  9. 14 April 2008 @ 4:12 pm Posted by Dave

    Absolutely, grilled turkey breast is better than chicken! Vut as for the cookies, ya’ gotta have some kind of dessert … ;-)

    So what kind of marinated turkey breast did you end up making? Enquiring minds and all that!

  10. 15 April 2008 @ 12:15 pm Posted by Shawna

    Dave~ I went to Aldi’s yesterday just to look for those turkey breasts and could not find them! Where at in the store did you get them from??

  11. 15 April 2008 @ 12:37 pm Posted by Dave

    Oops … my bad! We got that at the Toledo Aldi at Alexis and Telegraph/Detroit, in the meat case. You probably went to the Monroe store? Sorry!

  12. 16 April 2008 @ 4:03 pm Posted by Shawna

    Well, now I’m thinking you owe me some grilled turkey! lol

    I’ll have to hit that Aldi’s next time I’m in Toledo……

  13. 16 April 2008 @ 4:14 pm Posted by Dave

    Hey, I have an excuse … I never even think about the Monroe store unless I’m driving by it! Oh … that, and I’m old … ;-)

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