How to Roast a Turkey Breast

How to Roast a Turkey Breast

How to roast a turkey breast for Thanksgiving. If you are feed a small family you might only need to cook a small amount of turkey for Thanksgiving.

Here is how you can roast a perfect turkey breast for the holidays.

If you have a large family or you normally host family holiday dinners you probably have only cooked a whole turkey.

But what if you don't have a big family and making a whole turkey is just too much turkey for your family.

You can still enjoy turkey for holiday meals. Roasting a turkey breast is the perfect solution to holiday cooking for a small family.

 How to Roast a Turkey Breast

• 1 three pound Turkey Breast
• 2 tablespoons butter
• aluminum foil
• salt and pepper to taste

Directions

1. Rinse turkey breast with cold water and pat dry with paper towels.
2. Place the turkey breast, skin side up in a roasting pan.
3. Rub skin with butter. Salt and pepper if desired.
4. Cover the entire roasting pan, slightly tenting the aluminum foil over the turkey breast.
5. Bake the turkey breast 1½ hours in a preheated 350 degree oven.
6. Remove the foil and bake an additional 20-30 minutes to brown.
7. Remove turkey breast from the oven.
8. Allow turkey to rest at least 10 minutes before carving.

Recipe Expert Tips

• Always cook poultry thoroughly. If in doubt use a meat thermometer. Poultry should be cooked to an internal temperature of 170 degrees.
• Use the pan drippings to make gravy.

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Cook Time 2 hours hrs

Total Time 2 hours hrs 5 minutes mins

Course Main Dish

Cuisine American

Servings 4 Servings

Calories 394 kcal

Equipment

• aluminum foil

Ingredients  

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• ▢ 3 lbs Turkey Breast
• ▢ 2 tablespoons butter
• ▢ salt and pepper to taste

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Instructions 

• Rinse turkey breast with cold water and pat dry with paper towels.
• Place the turkey breast, skin side up in a roasting pan.
• Rub skin with butter. Salt and pepper if desired.
• Cover the entire roasting pan, slightly tenting the aluminum foil over the turkey breast.
• Bake the turkey breast 1 ½ hours in a350 degree preheated oven.
• Remove the foil and bake an additional 20-30 minutes to brown.
• Remove turkey breast from the oven. Allow turkey to rest at least 10 minutes before carving.

Recipe Expert Tips

• Always cook poultry thoroughly. If in doubt use a meat thermometer. Poultry should be cooked to an internal temperature of 170 degrees.
• Use the pan drippings to make gravy.

Nutrition

Serving: 1ServingCalories: 394kcalCarbohydrates: 1gProtein: 73gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 199mgSodium: 751mgPotassium: 825mgSugar: 1gVitamin A: 243IUCalcium: 49mgIron: 2mg

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