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Mango Habanero Grilled Turkey Breast
This easy, tender Mango Habanero Grilled Turkey Breast, with a simple BBQ rub, and glazed with a sweet and spicy mango habanero sauce, is cooked to smoky perfection on the grill, making it perfect for your Summer outdoor BBQ. This turkey breast is tender, moist, and juicy, and is perfect not only for Thanksgiving, but all year round, including for summer barbecues.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
2 hrs
Total Time
2 hrs 10 mins
Servings: 6
Calories: 330 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Mexican
Ingredients
BBQ Rub For Turkey
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1 Tablespoon chili powder
- 1-1/2 Tablespoons brown sugar
Mango Habanero Sauce (For Glaze)
- 1/2 cup mango habanero salsa (store bought or homemade*)
- 1/2 cup peach preserves
Grilled Turkey Breast
- 1 (Approx 2-lb) package Honeysuckle White Skin-On Turkey Breast Roast
Instructions
BBQ Rub For Turkey
- Stir together the salt, pepper, chili powder, and brown sugar in a small bowl, and then set aside until you are ready to season the turkey.
- If you want to store it to use later, then just store the BBQ Rub seasoning in an airtight container.
Cup of Yum
Mango Habanero Sauce
- Stir together the Mango Habanero Salsa and the Peach Preserves in a bowl. Set aside until ready to glaze the turkey breast.
Grilled Turkey Breast
- Heat one side of a gas grill on medium, or place coals on one side of a charcoal grill, and heat until coals are ash white.
- Rub the BBQ Rub for Turkey all over a thawed Honeysuckle White Skin-On Turkey Breast Roast.
- Place the seasoned turkey breast on the side of the grill opposite the heat or the coals and grill for 1 hour 45 minutes to 2 hours, turning every 15 minutes.
- After 1-hour of cooking brush the Mango Habanero Sauce on the grilled turkey breast, and brush every 15 minutes or so until the grilled turkey breast has finished cooking.
- After the Mango Habanero Grilled Turkey Breast has finished grilling and has reach an internal temperature of 165 degrees F and is no longer pink, remove it from the grill.
Notes
- TIP: You can adjust the level of spicy heat by increasing or decreasing the among of Mango Habanero Salsa.
- If you don't want to use a store-bought Mango Habanero Salsa, try making my Homemade Mango Habanero Salsa recipe.
- To increase the spicy heat level, use 3/4 cup Mango Habanero Salsa to 1/4 cup Peach Preserves.
- To make it sweeter and less spicy, then use 1/4 cup Mango Habanero Salsa and 3/4 cup Peach Preserves.
Nutrition Information
Calories
330kcal
(17%)
Carbohydrates
22g
(7%)
Protein
33g
(66%)
Fat
10g
(15%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Cholesterol
98mg
(33%)
Sodium
660mg
(28%)
Potassium
525mg
(15%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
15g
(30%)
Vitamin A
510IU
(10%)
Vitamin C
2.9mg
(3%)
Calcium
36mg
(4%)
Iron
2.3mg
(13%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 330
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 330kcal | 17% |
| Carbohydrates | 22g | 7% |
| Protein | 33g | 66% |
| Fat | 10g | 15% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 98mg | 33% |
| Sodium | 660mg | 28% |
| Potassium | 525mg | 11% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 15g | 30% |
| Vitamin A | 510IU | 10% |
| Vitamin C | 2.9mg | 3% |
| Calcium | 36mg | 4% |
| Iron | 2.3mg | 13% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.