Herb Roasted Turkey Breast

Herb Roasted Turkey Breast is perfect for a family dinner or your Thanksgiving table! The combination of herbs, butter and lemon results in a delicious and moist turkey breast!

The Thanksgiving game is going strong over here! Today, I have THE BEST TURKEY RECIPE for you. It reuires minimal prep and work!

So, do you brine turkey?

I don’t, and I have a good reason for it: my fridge is small, there is no room for a giant turkey in liquid sitting there for a while, especially during the holiday season when the fridge is going to be full of leftovers and desserts. So, here we are with this amazingly and surprisingly simple herb roasted turkey breast. It’s so easy, even the most inexperienced cooks can make it!

Why is this herb roasted turkey the best?

To begin, this recipe has three simple steps: make the butter mixture, spread it under and on the skin, roast the turkey in the oven. That’s it, no fuss, no mess.

Second, because of the butter and the rest it’s going to have after it’s fully cooked, the turkey breast remains juicy and full of flavor.

And third, the combination of herbs and lemon is so perfect for turkey. It’s rustic, flavorful and smells fantastic!

If you’ve never made turkey for Thanksgiving, try this recipe. You and everyone else at your table will be so happy!

Notes and tips to make this herb roasted turkey breast:

• This recipe is made with whole turkey breast that still has skin and bones. You can definitely get a boneless turkey breast will will yield to less cooking time, therefore start checking the turkey after 45 minutes of cooking.
• The butter and lemon give that nice golden top to the turkey. Be generous with butter, and make ure you sub it everywhere under and on the skin.
• I strongly suggest using fresh herb but if for any reasons you cannot find fresh herbs, dried ones would work fine, too.
• If after 40 minutes of cooking, the skin has browned perfectly, then cover it loosely with an aluminum foil to avoid burning while the turkey cooks.
• Make sure you cover the turkey after you take it out of the oven and let it sit for 20 minutes. This will help the turkey breast to hold the juice in and will result in juicy and moist turkey breast.
• You can make this delicious Cranberry, Cheese & turkey filo rolls with the leftovers!

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Herb Roasted Turkey Breast

Herb Roasted Turkey Breast is perfect for a family dinner or your Thanksgiving table! The combination of herbs, butter and lemon results in a delicious and moist turkey breast! 

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 1 hour 30 minutes

Total Time 1 hour 40 minutes

Servings 12 servings

Calories 500 kcal

Author Shadi HasanzadeNemati

Ingredients

• 1 stick Butter Room temperature
• 1 tsp Salt
• 2 tbsp Fresh Rosemary Chopped
• 2 tbsp Fresh Thyme Chopped
• 1 tbsp Fresh Sage Chopped
• 1 tbsp Fresh Tarragon Chopped
• 2 tsp Lemon Juice
• 1 tsp Lemon Zest
• 1 Turkey Breast 6-7 pounds

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 375F. Prepare a roasting pan and its rack. 

2. In a bowl, mix butter, salt, rosemary, thyme, sage, tarragon, lemon juice and lemon zest together until it forms a paste. 

3. Using your hands, loosen the skin on the turkey breast. Make sure not to tear the skin. 

4. Grab some of the butter mixture and spread it under the skin. Repeat this step until all the breast is covered with the butter mixture under the skin. 

5. Spread the rest of the butter mixture on the skin. 

6. Place the turkey breast on the rack in the roasting pan. 

7. Bake at 375F for 20 minutes. Then lower the heat to 325F and cook for another 40-60 minutes until it's fully cooked and the thermometer inserted in the thickest part of breast registers 165F. 

8. Take the turkey breast out of the oven, cover tightly with aluminum foil and let it sit for 20 minutes before slicing. 

Recipe Notes

• You can use the same recipe to make a whole turkey. Double the butter mixture for a whole turkey and increase the cooking time to 2-2 1/2 hours. 
• After 20-30 minutes of cooking, check and see if the skin is brown enough. If it is, cover loosely with aluminum foil to avoid burning.