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Easy Roast Turkey Breast with lemon-herb butter

Published: Dec 13, 2016 · Modified: Dec 15, 2022 by Rose McAvoy · This post may contain affiliate links · 1 Comment

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Roast turkey breast turns out tender and flavorful with this easy recipe using herb butter. This approach to roast turkey is perfect for small holiday meals.

Roast turkey breast turns out tender and flavorful with this easy recipe using lemon-herb butter. Perfect for small holiday meals.

Everyone wants a beautiful roast turkey for Thanksgiving but not everyone has a crowd to feed. If you want to make turkey your holiday centerpiece without the hassle of a whole bird, a bone-in turkey breast is a great option. A bone-in turkey breast is generally around the size of a whole chicken.

Roast turkey breast turns out tender and flavorful with this easy recipe using lemon-herb butter. Perfect for small holiday meals.

If you can't find one already packaged for purchase ask your grocery store butcher to prepare one for you. This is generally not a problem as they will be able to sell the other parts separately to another customer. You can also pick a whole bird and have the butcher cut it into pieces for you. You can cook these in different ways - I love this apple-herb brine for turkey legs - or you can have the other parts wrapped for freezing.

Roast turkey breast turns out tender and flavorful with this easy recipe using lemon-herb butter. Perfect for small holiday meals.

This recipe is super simple and turns out amazing every time. Don't skip the step of starting your roast turkey breast in the oven at a high heat so you get a gorgeous color on the skin. With little fuss and in less time, you'll have a picture perfect roast bird with tender meat seasoned with fresh lemon and herbs.



Roast turkey breast turns out tender and flavorful with this easy recipe using lemon-herb butter. Perfect for small holiday meals.

Roast Turkey Breast with lemon-herb butter

Rose McAvoy
Roast turkey breast turns out tender and flavorful with this easy recipe using herb butter. Perfect for small holiday meals. This method may be used to roast a whole turkey or chicken, be sure to increase the cooking time as needed to completely cook the entire bird.
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Prep Time 15 minutes mins
Cook Time 1 hour hr
Total Time 1 hour hr 15 minutes mins
Servings 20 servings
Calories 185 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 5 lbs whole, bone-in, turkey breast
  • 2 large onions sliced into ¼ inch rounds
  • 3 tablespoon unsalted butter
  • 1 tablespoon minced fresh sage
  • 1 tablespoon minced fresh rosemary
  • 1 tablespoon thyme leaves
  • zest of a large lemon about 1 tbsp
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper

Instructions
 

  • Set the oven rack to the vertical center and pre-heat the oven to 425F. Arrange the onion slices in a single layer in a roasting pan. Place the turkey breast on the onion slices and pat it dry with paper towels.
  • In a food processor, or with a fork, blend together the butter, herbs, lemon, salt, and pepper. Loosen the skin on the turkey breast and rub ¾ of the butter mixture under the skin, both on top, sides, front, and back. Dot the remaining butter on the top of the breast.
  • Roast the bird in the oven for 15 minutes (this part can get smokey but it gives the skin a lovely golden crispness) then reduce the oven temperature to 375 and continue roasting for 45 minutes or until the internal temperature at the thickets part reaches 155F degrees.
  • Remove the turkey from the oven, tent loosely with foil, then let rest for 15-30 minutes. Use the pan juices as the base for gravy if desired.

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  1. Maria

    December 25, 2016 at 3:06 pm

    Thank you for the recipe. I used part of it for my Christmas feast for friends (some of whom had never had a Christmas meal before) and it was amazing. While I did not use most of the same ingredients, the technique of time and temperature advice was super useful in creating the most amazing turkey breast. I appreciate the help. I hope you had a great holiday season.

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