Garlic Butter Turkey Breast

This Garlic Butter Turkey Breast Recipe is perfect for a small gathering for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and other special occasions. This oven-roasted turkey breast is cooked in a herb garlic butter sauce that everyone will love. The skin on this turkey breast is extra crispy and the inside perfectly tender and moist.

Course dinner

Cuisine American

Keyword roasted turkey recipe, turkey breast recipe, turkey recipe

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 1

Resting Time 15

Total Time 1 25

Servings people

Calories 566kcal

Author Olivia Ribas

Ingredients

4-5 lb turkey breast boneless and skin-on, patted dry
2 sticks unsalted butter softened
Salt and black pepper to taste
4 garlic cloves minced
3 tsp fresh thyme chopped
1 tbsp fresh parsley chopped
2 tsp fresh rosemary chopped

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Instructions

First, remove the turkey breast from the fridge and leave it out for about 30 minutes before cooking. Adjust the oven rack to the lower middle position, and preheat oven to 400°F.
In a small bowl, add butter, salt, black pepper, garlic, thyme, parsley and rosemary. Mix all together. Set aside.
Use an upside spoon to help loosen the skin from the turkey flesh, if necessary.
Using your hands, add some butter mixture under the skin, then add some on the top of the breast. Spread butter mixture as evenly as possible. Then, sprinkle some more salt and pepper over the turkey breast.
Turn turkey upside down and spread more butter mixture on it. Then, if you have any butter mixture leftover, add on the baking pan.
Place turkey in baking pan, skin side up. Place turkey in the oven and turn the temperature down to 350F.
Roast for 1 hr 30 minutes (the time will depend on the size of your turkey breast) and don’t forget to bast all over the turkey breast every 30 minutes. When the turkey is done the internal temperature should be 165F.
If your turkey gets brown so quickly, cover it with foil to avoid burning outside.
Rest for 15 minutes before cutting and serving. Use the melted butter mixture as gravy. So yummy!

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Notes

Cover the turkey with foil if your turkey gets brown too quickly, this helps avoid the skin from burning before the inside is cooked through.
Dried herbs can be used in place of fresh herbs. 1 tablespoon fresh herbs = 1 teaspoon dried herbs.
Always pat the turkey dry if there's moisture so the skin will crisp up and the seasoning will stick better.
To store: You can store leftover turkey for up to 4 days in the fridge. Uncut turkey breasts hold on to moisture better than sliced turkey.
To reheat: You can reheat the turkey in the oven for crispy skin or simply microwave the leftovers.
To freeze: You can freeze leftover turkey in an airtight freezer-safe bag for up to 3 months.

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