Roast Turkey Breast with lemon-herb butter
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.
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.
Nutrition
Serving: 5gCalories: 185kcalProtein: 35gFat: 4gSaturated Fat: 2gSodium: 152mg
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