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Tender, juicy, moist, flavorful – however you’d describe the perfect Turkey Breast, this is it! Prepare to be the queen of Thanksgiving, Sunday dinners or even the random weeknight with this easy Turkey Breast Recipe.
Scrumptious Roasted Turkey Breast
This easy Roast Turkey Breast Recipe is the only way to consume turkey (in my humble opinion!). Bursting with flavor, this roasted turkey breast takes a fraction of the time to cook as a normal turkey and turns out tender every time. For real – say goodbye to dry, complicated, and disappointing poultry!
Instead of trying to navigate stuffing, carving, and brining, you can bring BIG yum in a few simple steps. You don’t need to worry about rubbing butter onto the turkey breast and patting on seasonings. We just melt it all together and brush it on (see, easy!).
Roast Turkey Breast Ingredients
- Bone-in turkey breast, thawed
- Butter, softened – I use salted butter because that is what I stock in my kitchen. You can also use unsalted butter as desired.
- Salt
- Paprika
- Garlic powder
- Pepper
- Parsley – You can use fresh or dried!
- Onion powder
- Brown sugar
- Yellow onion, halved – Other types of onions will also work if needed.
- Carrots
- Celery stalks
- Chicken broth
- Cornstarch slurry – This is 1 tbsp cold water + 1 tbsp of cornstarch, whisked together.
How to Cook a Turkey Breast
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- Place the thawed bone-in turkey breast into a roasting pan or on a cooling rack placed inside of a cookie sheet.
- In a microwave safe bowl, combine the butter, salt, paprika, garlic powder, pepper, parsley, onion powder and brown sugar.
- Once combined, melt the mixture in the microwave.
- Slowly pour and brush the bird with the melted butter mixture.
- Add the onion, carrots and celery stalks to the bottom of the pan.
- Bake at 350°F, checking the internal temperature after it has baked for 15 min per pound (so a 6lb turkey will cook for 90 minutes before checking the temperature). Continue cooking until the internal temperature has reached 165°F in the thickest part of the breast.
- Remove from the oven and allow the turkey breast to rest for 30 minutes before cutting into slices.
- While the turkey is resting, make the gravy.
- First remove any large solids from the pan, then pour 1 cup of chicken broth into the hot pan and whisk to combine all of the turkey drippings and seasoning that dripped off of the turkey.
- Pour the liquid into a medium sized saucepan. Add the remaining 3 cups of chicken broth and bring to a boil.
- Slowly whisk in the cornstarch slurry, continuing to boil until the gravy has reached your desired thickness. You can add an additional cornstarch slurry, if needed.
- Slice the turkey, and serve with mashed potatoes and gravy. Enjoy!
How do I know when my roasted turkey breast is done?
When the internal temperature has reached 165°F in the thickest part of the breast, it is ready to go! Remove it from the oven and allow it to cool for 30 minutes before slicing and eating. This will keep the turkey nice and juicy!
Can I cook Turkey Breast in a roaster oven?
Yes! You sure can. Just heat the oven to 350°F, baking for 15 minutes per pound of turkey like you would in the oven. The bird will be cooked when it reaches 165°F all over.
What should I serve with this Roast Turkey Breast?
I am going to be honest – this recipe has replaced my traditional turkey on Thanksgiving, so we serve it with all of the fixins’. However, this is also easy enough that I have been known to prep this for a weeknight dinner or on a Sunday – serving with mashed potatoes, gravy and a green salad.
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Turkey Breast
Ingredients
- 6 lb bone-in turkey breast, thawed
- 1/4 cup butter, softened
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 1/2 tsp parsley
- 1/2 tsp onion powder
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
- 1 yellow onion, halved
- 3-4 carrots
- 3-4 celery stalks
- 4 cups chicken broth
- cornstarch slurry (1 tbsp cold water + 1 tbsp of cornstarch, whisked together)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- Place the thawed bone-in turkey breast into a roasting pan or on a cooling rack placed inside of a cookie sheet.
- In a microwave safe bowl, combine the butter, salt, paprika, garlic powder, pepper, parsley, onion powder and brown sugar.
- Once combined, melt the mixture in the microwave.
- Slowly pour and brush the turkey breast with the melted butter mixture.
- Add the onion, carrots and celery stalks to the bottom of the pan.
- Bake at 350°F, checking the internal temperature after it has baked for 15 min per pound (so a 6lb turkey will cook for 90 minutes before checking the temperature). Continue cooking until the internal temperature has reached 165°F in the thickest part of the breast.
- Remove from the oven and allow the turkey breast to rest for 30 minutes before cutting into slices.
- While the turkey breast is resting, make the gravy.
- First remove any large solids from the pan, then pour 1 cup of chicken broth into the hot pan and whisk to combine all of the turkey drippings and seasoning that dripped off of the turkey.
- Pour the liquid into a medium sized saucepan. Add the remaining 3 cups of chicken broth and bring to a boil.
- Slowly whisk in the cornstarch slurry, continuing to boil until the gravy has reached your desired thickness. You can add an additional cornstarch slurry, if needed.
- Slice the turkey, and serve with mashed potatoes and gravy. Enjoy!
When this popped up on my Instagram feed, I was intrigued. I have made plenty of your sweet treat recipes before so I figured why not give this a shot?
I volunteered to make a turkey for my daughter’ Friendsgiving this weekend and pulled up this recipe. It was very easy to put together and the glaze went on beautifully, clinging to the little over 7 lb. turkey breast in all the right places. I baked it uncovered just as directed at 350 for about 2.5 hours, but used the thermometer to make sure it was done.
This was the BEST turkey breast I have ever made! The the skin of the turkey had a gorgeous color and the flavor was incredible. Using some chicken broth, the drippings made a delicious gravy.
Thank you so very much for this wonderful recipe, it is certainly a keeper 🙂
I am excited to try a lot of your recipes!😊❤️