Roasted Turkey Breast

Rosemary Roasted Turkey Breast – a savory turkey breast roasted in the oven with plenty of spices and flavor. If you’re cooking Thanksgiving dinner for a small group and don’t need a whole turkey, this turkey is a great option.

ROAST TURKEY BREAST RECIPE

It’s Thanksgiving and you don’t want to cook an entire turkey. Guess what? You don’t have to! My mom always makes two 25 pound turkeys and a ham for Thanksgiving but most people aren’t cooking for that big of a crowd.

This is a great option to make enough turkey for 6 people without the intimidation factor. Perfect for smaller gatherings.

SEASONING RUB:

Unlike my traditional turkey recipe that has a herb butter mixture rubbed all over it, this uses only olive oil. It will still give you great pan drippings.

For this turkey breast we will be using rosemary, paprika, garlic, olive oil, and salt. Grind it up in a food processor or chop up the rosemary very fine and stir the ingredients together in a small bowl.

BONE-IN

You have two options when buying a turkey breast. You can either buy bone-in or boneless. Bone-in turkey breasts tend to have more flavor but you do have to cut around the bone. Boneless is still good and is really easy to slice.

Make sure you use a thermometer so you know when the internal temperature is 165 degrees F so that you don’t overcook it and have a juicy turkey breast. Serve with this Turkey Gravy.

OTHER THANKSGIVING RECIPES:

• Classic Stuffing Recipe
• Green Bean Casserole
• Thanksgiving Turkey
• Twice Baked Potatoes
• Heavenly Green Beans
• Scalloped Potatoes
• Corn Souffle
• Ruth’s Chris Sweet Potatoes
• Lion House Rolls

Roasted Turkey Breast

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Rosemary Roasted Turkey Breast - a savory turkey breast roasted in the oven with plenty of spices and flavor. If you're cooking Thanksgiving dinner for a small group and don't need a whole turkey, this rosemary turkey breast is a great option.

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Prep Time: 5 minutes mins

Cook Time: 2 hours hrs

Servings: 8 servings

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 8 cloves garlic
• 2 tablespoons fresh rosemary
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1 (5lb) bone-in turkey breast, (see note)

Instructions

 

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• In a food processor, blend the olive oil, garlic, rosemary, salt, and paprika. If you don't have a food processor you can chop the rosemary finely and stir in the rest.
• Loosen the skin on the turkey breast. Spread half the garlic mixture over the meat under the skin. Spread remaining garlic mixture over turkey skin.
• Place turkey in a roasting pan and cook uncovered 1 3/4 to 2 hours or until meat thermometer reads 165 degrees F when inserted in the thickest part of the breast. If turkey is over browning, cover loosely with aluminum foil.
• Allow turkey to rest for 15 minutes before slicing and serving.

Notes

BONE-IN VS. BONELESS: If you are buying a bone-in breast it should be around 5 lbs but if you are buying a boneless breast you can buy around 3 lbs.

Source: Taste of Home

 

Cuisine: American

Course: All Recipes, Main Course

Author: Christy Denney