Turkey Thighs are wrapped in bacon and served with a Cranberry Frisee salad and Poppyseed Dressing! It is full of fresh herbs for the moistest, most flavourful turkey ever! An easy turkey dinner with only 10 minutes of prep time!
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Thanksgiving Holiday
I hope you had a great Thanksgiving Holiday! We celebrated Thanksgiving a little earlier this year before we took our first family trip to Las Vegas! Have you been before with a toddler?
In the past, we would celebrate Thanksgiving with friends and family with the classic turkey - we would wrap the bird in bacon, mashed potatoes / layered potatoes, cranberry sauce and all the fixings! We made sure we wore our stretchy Hungry Joey Tribbiani pants!
This year, it is just my husband, Emily and myself. I decided to put a spin on the traditional turkey and made this easy to make Keto-Friendly Bacon Wrapped Turkey Thighs with a Cranberry Frisee Salad with a Homemade Poppyseed Dressing. You can use leftover meat from Thanksgiving or buy fresh turkey thighs. Pound the turkey thighs into thin pieces like a cutlet.
To prepare the turkey, season the thighs all over with salt and pepper and sprinkle evenly with thyme and paprika. Arrange 3 to 4 bacon slices on top of the thigh, overlapping them to ensure the thigh is covered. Work with one thigh at a time. Tuck in the ends of the bacon slices to make a neat package.
Pro Tip: use a piece of twine and gently tie the bacon on to the thigh if you are worried the bacon will fall apart from the thigh. Toothpicks will also work.
Preheat oven to 425°F and bake for 35-40 minutes or until the internal temperature reaches 165°F. Bake until caramelized. Let rest 5 minutes.
While the turkey rests, prepare the Cranberry Frisee Salad.
You can either buy pre-washed Frisee Salad or make your own with a mix of shredded broccoli, cabbage, Brussel sprouts, baby kale, chicory, and frisee. Frisee has a slightly bitter taste and crisp, curly leaves. It pairs perfectly with a tangy vinaigrette for an easy side dish.
To top, I also used a combination of freeze-dried cranberries and dried cranberries, toasted pumpkin seeds and pomegranate seeds.
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Bacon Wrapped Turkey Thighs | Easy Oven Recipe
Turkey Thighs are wrapped in bacon is full of fresh herbs for the moistest, most flavourful turkey ever! Easy Keto-Friendly oven recipe. An easy turkey dinner with only 10 minutes of prep time!
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 45 mins
- Total Time: 55 minutes
- Yield: 6 1x
- Category: Entree
- Method: Bake
- Cuisine: Turkey
Ingredients
- 6 turkey thighs, deboned (each about 350g each)
- 2 tablespoon fresh or dried thyme leaves
- 2 tablespoon paprika powder
- 1 teaspoon Kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 24 bacon slices, more as needed
- twine to tie the turkey (optional)
Instructions
- Pound the turkey thighs into thin pieces like a cutlet.
- Season the turkey thighs all over with salt and pepper and sprinkle evenly with thyme and paprika.
- Arrange 3 to 4 bacon slices on top of the thigh, overlapping them to ensure the thigh is covered. Work with one thigh at a time. Tuck in the ends of the bacon slices to make a neat package.
- Preheat oven to 425°F and bake for 35-40 minutes or until the internal temperature reaches 165°F. Let rest 5 minutes.
Notes
- Pro Tip: use a piece of twine and gently tie the bacon on to the thigh if you are worried the bacon will fall apart from the thigh. Toothpicks will also work.
- Serve with Cranberry Frisee Salad and Homemade Poppyseed Dressing
Nutrition
- Serving Size:
- Calories: 361
- Sugar: 1.4 g
- Sodium: 1270.2 mg
- Fat: 29.6 g
- Carbohydrates: 7.9 g
- Protein: 15.5 g
- Cholesterol: 67.2 mg
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Tara says
You had me at only 10 minutes of prep time! This turkey looks absolutely fantastic, especially wrapped in the bacon. Such delicious flavors.
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Nancy says
Thanksgiving meals are hectic ! I'm down for reducing the headaches!
Jamie says
Oh these turkey thighs look so flavorful! I'll be making this for dinner tonight!
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Nancy says
Can i come over for dinner?
Eliza from BENSA Bacon Lovers Society says
What a fantastic recipe! Love the combination of crispy bacon with the flavorful turkey thighs, and it looks so pretty on the plate with the Cranberry Frisee Salad!
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Nancy says
I love that the crispy bacon keeps the turkey juicy!
Claudia Lamascolo says
Great flavors!!We just love this and it's so easy to make, thanks for the recipe!
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Nancy says
It's perfect if you are having a small gathering and don't want to make a whole bird!
Amanda Wren-Grimwood says
Can't beat the combination of bacon and turkey. What a great idea for a mini turkey roast.
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Nancy says
mini turkey roast is perfect and convenient!
Terri says
I love this unique turkey idea, especially how quick it is. What a great alternative to a full Thanksgiving meal!
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Nancy says
It's ideal for small families or like mine who doesn't prefer making a whole bird 🙂
Sean says
I love ideas for smaller turkey dinners, and bacon-wrapped options are ALWAYS welcome in this house. Lol. Love the salad too - great way to bring cranberries in, compliment the turkey, and still keep everything quite light. Cheers!
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Nancy says
Thanks Sean - my family isn't a big fan of making a whole bird but we still love celebrating the tradition, so this recipe was handy!
Bernice says
Great idea! Bacon always adds a bit of fun to any meal. Love that frisee salad too...especially with pomegranates.
Nancy says
I love how tidy the wrapped bacon makes it looks!
Vanessa says
Loved how easy these were to put together and the salad suggestion was perfect!
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Nancy says
So glad you enjoyed it! Hopefully it makes it onto your Holiday table!
Lily Ernst says
This is such a quick and easy recipe! My whole family loved it!
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Nancy says
Wonderful I'm so glad to hear this!