Herb Roasted Turkey Breast
This Herb Roasted Turkey Breast is juicy, flavorful, and perfect for a smaller Thanksgiving or cozy family dinner. Seasoned with fresh herbs, garlic, and butter, it’s an easy and elegant main dish that delivers classic holiday flavor without the fuss.
Equipment
- 1 roasting pan
- 1 small bowl
Ingredients
- 1 6-7 pound whole turkey breast, bone in
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter softened
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 2 tablespoons fresh rosemary finely chopped
- 2 tablespoons fresh thyme finely chopped
- 2 tablespoons fresh sage finely chopped
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt divided
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Allow the turkey to come to room temperature for 20 minutes while the oven preheats.
- In a small bowl tostirgether the softened butter, garlic, rosemary, thyme, sage, 1 teaspoon of the salt as well as the ground black pepper ensuring the butter mixture is well combined.
- Pat the turkey breast skin with paper towels to get the skin as dry as possible. Gently loosen the skin of the turkey breast to form pockets. Spead the butter into the pockets, smoothing the butter out over as much of the turkey meat as you can. Sprinkle the remaining salt over the turkey breast skin.
- Transfer the turkey breast to a roasting pan with a rack inside. Place the roasting pan in the oven and roast the turkey until it's reached and internal temperature of 165 degrees F , measured with an instant read thermometer in the thickest part of the turkey. This will take 90 minutes to 2 hours depending on the size of your turkey breast.
- Remove the turkey from the oven and cover with foil, allow to rest for at least 15 minutes. Slice the turkey breast and serve as desired.
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