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How to Cook a Whole Turkey Breast

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By Claire Neumann
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When you want to serve turkey but don't want to deal with roasting an entire bird, pick up a turkey breast to share with your family. Cooking the breast takes less time than the entire bird, and you get the delicious white meat of the turkey. Seasoning a turkey breast with fresh herbs is easy, and the secret to a moist bird is putting some of the herbs under the skin, and letting the bird rest after cooking before carving it.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy
Instructions

Things You'll Need:

  • Turkey breast
  • 1 clove of garlic
  • 1-2 stems of Rosemary
  • 3-4 Sage leaves
  • 1 tablespoon of Thyme
  • 1 cup of chopped onion
  • 2 tbsp. Pepper
  • 2 tbsp. Salt
  • 1 stick of butter at room temperature
  • 1 cup of water
  • Roasting pan

    Turkey dinner

  1. Step 1

    Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.

  2. Step 2

    With your hands, gently separate the skin from the breast in the middle of the meat. Do not remove the skin. Place turkey breast in roasting pan.

  3. Step 3

    Chop herbs together and mix with onion. If you are using dry herbs, just mix together in a bowl.

  4. Step 4

    Add one half of the stick of butter to the herb mixture and mix.

  5. Step 5

    With your hands, rub the butter-herb mixture underneath the skin of the turkey breast. If there is any left over, rub it on top of the turkey skin.

  6. Step 6

    Rub the remaining butter on the turkey skin and sprinkle the breast with salt and pepper.

  7. Step 7

    Add 1 cup of water to the bottom of the roasting pan and put in oven.

  8. Step 8

    Cook for 1 hour or until the meat thermometer reads 170 degrees F. Baste occasionally.

  9. Step 9

    Take out from oven and let the turkey rest for 10 minutes before carving.

Tips & Warnings
  • If there is another herb that you prefer with turkey, add it into the mix!
  • Add sprigs of fresh herbs, onions or carrots to the bottom of the roasting pan for added flavor.
  • Check for the temperature by inserting a food thermometer in the thickest part of the breast.
  • Make sure the turkey's temperature is 170 degrees F or higher to ensure that it is cooked.

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