Herb Roasted Turkey Breast

4.80 from 10 votes

This herb roasted turkey breast recipe 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.

Prep Time10

Cook Time1 30

Total Time1 40

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Servings: servings

Calories: 234kcal

Author: Shadi HasanzadeNemati

Ingredients

8 tablespoon unsalted butter Room temperature
1 teaspoon Kosher salt
2 tablespoon fresh rosemary Chopped
2 tablespoon fresh thyme Chopped
1 tablespoon fresh sage Chopped
1 tablespoon fresh tarragon Chopped
1 lemon juice of
1 teaspoon lemon zest
1 whole turkey breast bone in skin on about 5 pounds

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 375°F. Prepare a roasting pan and its rack.
In a small bowl, mix butter, salt, rosemary, thyme, sage, tarragon, lemon juice and lemon zest together until it forms a paste.
Using your hands, loosen the skin on the turkey breast. Make sure not to tear the skin.
Grab some of the butter mixture and spread it under the skin, make sure all the breast is covered.
Spread the rest of the butter mixture on the skin.
Place the turkey breast on the rack in the roasting pan.
Bake at 375°F for 40 minutes. Then lower the heat to 325F and cook for another 80-90 minutes until it's fully cooked and the thermometer inserted in the thickest part of breast registers 165°F.
Take the turkey breast out of the oven, cover tightly with aluminum foil and let it sit for 20 minutes before slicing.

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 by 2-2 ½ 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.
You can use boneless skinless turkey breast for this recipe. The cooking time will be about 60 to 90 minutes.

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