Description
This oven roasted turkey breast is juicy and delicious. It has a little bit of a smokey flavor and the skin is beautifully crispy. This recipe can be used for a whole turkey too, but your cook time might be different. Just make sure that you cook it until the internal temperature is 165 degrees Fahrenheit.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- 2 teaspoons poultry seasoning
- 4 tablespoons liquid smoke, divided
- 1 1/4 cups water
- 9 pound whole, bone-in, turkey breasts (you could substitute a whole turkey)
Instructions
- Once your turkey breast is completely thawed, season it with the sea salt and put it back in the refrigerator overnight.
- Take the turkey breast out of the fridge and let it sit at room temperature for 1 1/2 hours.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Line a cookie sheet with foil. Place a cooling rack into the cookie sheet.
- Pour water and 2 tablespoons liquid smoke into the bottom of the cookie sheet.
- In a medium sized bowl, mix together butter, black pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, poultry seasoning and 2 tablespoons liquid smoke.
- Dry off the bone-in turkey breast with paper towels. This will help the butter mixture stick better.
- Take the butter mixture and rub it all over the inside and outside of the bone-in turkey breast, making sure to get butter under the skin.
- Place the turkey, breast side up, on the rack that is inside your cookie sheet. (If using a whole turkey, be sure to tie the legs together).
- Bake until internal temperature is 165 degrees Fahrenheit at the deepest part of the breast, not touching bone. I baked my turkey breast for 3 hours because it was about 8 pounds. The package should have instructions on how long to bake. You can check out this handy calculator or here is what my turkey breast package said:
Weight Cook time
3-5 pound 1 – 2 1/2 hours
5-7 pound 2 1/2 – 3 hours
7-9 pound 3 – 3 1/2 hours
Notes
To Freeze: Cook the turkey breasts as directed. Let cool slightly, then pull meat off the bone. Let it cool completely then put in a freezer bag and freeze.
When you are ready to use it: Thaw in the microwave on the defrost setting or thaw in refrigerator for 24 hours.
- Prep Time: 24 hours
- Cook Time: 3 hours
- Category: Turkey, Main dish