Juicy Baked Turkey Breast
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Juicy Baked Turkey Breast
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🦃🍁👏🏻 Don't need a whole turkey? This recipe for baked turkey breast is PERFECT! The turkey is juicy, moist and tender inside with crispy skin outside. This is an EASY recipe that uses dried herbs and spices to deliver big flavor with minimal effort on your part - and you won't have leftover turkey for days, either!
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Ingredients
- 5 pound bone-in turkey breast properly thawed from frozen or use fresh turkey (turkey breasts in the range of 4-6 lbs are fine; read blog post how to properly thaw a turkey, you'll need 24-36 hours in the fridge)
- 1 medium lemon sliced
- Juice from half of 1 lemon
- ⅓ cup extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar packed (I used dark but light brown sugar is fine)
- 2 teaspoons dried parsley
- 1 ½ teaspoons dried oregano
- 1 ½ teaspoons garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon dried sage
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt or to taste
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper or to taste
- ¾ to 1 teaspoon smoked paprika or to taste
- Fresh herb sprigs and citrus slices optional for garnishing
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Instructions
- Arrange the main oven rack on the middle position in your oven and preheat the oven to 325F. Tip - If in doubt, go lower rather than higher with rack selection.
- Place lemons slices into the bottom of a 9x13 baking dish or roasting pan. The slices are going to act like a roasting rack, so you don't need a roasting pan with a wire rack insert.
- Remove the thawed turkey from the packaging and remove the neck and any giblets packet from the inside of the turkey breast cavity. I discard them.
- Pat the turkey skin with paper towels to dry and place the turkey into your roasting pan on top of the lemon slices, breast side up.
- To a small bowl, add the the lemon juice, olive oil and all remaining ingredients (except the optional fresh garnishing items) and stir to combine.
- Rub the wet mixture both underneath the turkey skin (using caution not to tear it) and all over the outside of the turkey until evenly coated.
- Roast the turkey uncovered for 15 minutes per pound (for this 5 lb turkey = 75 mins), basting occasionally with the pan juices, until the internal temperature of the thickest part of the turkey breast is 155 to 160F, as measured by a digital thermometer. Roasting Tips - The turkey is not quite at a safe temp to eat yet, so you must rest it, see next step. If at any time during baking the top is looking a bit too dark or looks to be burning (unlikely), you can drape a sheet of foil over the top of the roasting pan which will shield the exterior of the turkey from additional browning.
- Remove the turkey from the oven and place a piece of aluminum foil over the top to seal in the juices and allow the internal temp to come up to 165F, which is the safe temperature to consume it. Therefore, you should allow for about 15-20 minutes before carving and serving it.
- Optional - If you'd like to make gravy using the pan drippings while you're resting the turkey and waiting, go for it. Follow my Easy 15-Minute Turkey Gravy recipe.
- Slice the turkey and serve warm, or optionally place it on a serving platter and garnish with fresh herb sprigs (rosemary, thyme, sage, etc.) and citrus slices.
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Notes
- Storage: Extra turkey will keep airtight in the fridge for up to 5 days or in the freezer for up to 3 months. Reheat individual portions for about 30-45 seconds in the microwave, or as desired.
- Serving Sizes/Nutrition Stats: Experts say that you should plan on 1 to 1 1/2 pounds of turkey per person. However, I think that's high, considering most people aren't going to eat a pound of meat especially when it's being served with lots of other sides and dessert at a holiday meal. Therefore, you could easily stretch this to 6 servings (thus reducing the caloric count) but for those with very big appetites, I am leaving it at 5 servings for a 5 pound turkey breast.
Nutrition Information
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Serving
1serving
Calories
719kcal
(36%)
Carbohydrates
12g
(4%)
Protein
90g
(180%)
Fat
37g
(57%)
Saturated Fat
10g
(50%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
Monounsaturated Fat
11g
Cholesterol
242mg
(81%)
Sodium
1288mg
(54%)
Potassium
76mg
(2%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
5g
(10%)
Vitamin A
177IU
(4%)
Vitamin C
12mg
(13%)
Calcium
29mg
(3%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 5Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 719 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1serving | |
| Calories | 719kcal | 36% |
| Carbohydrates | 12g | 4% |
| Protein | 90g | 180% |
| Fat | 37g | 57% |
| Saturated Fat | 10g | 50% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 11g | 55% |
| Cholesterol | 242mg | 81% |
| Sodium | 1288mg | 54% |
| Potassium | 76mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 177IU | 4% |
| Vitamin C | 12mg | 13% |
| Calcium | 29mg | 3% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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