Herbed Roast Turkey Breast
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 10 min. Bake: 2 hours + standing
YIELD: 12 servings.
When learning how to cook turkey breast for my first formal dinner party as a newlywed, I came across this particular recipe. It was such a success that this turkey breast recipe has become a standby on all my entertaining menus. —Lisa Mahon Fluegeman, Cincinnati, Ohio
Ingredients
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1 bone-in turkey breast (5 to 6 pounds)
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5 teaspoons lemon juice
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1 tablespoon olive oil
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1 to 2 teaspoons pepper
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1 teaspoon dried rosemary, crushed
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1 teaspoon dried thyme
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1 teaspoon garlic salt
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1 medium onion, cut into wedges
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1 celery rib, cut into 2-inch pieces
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1/2 cup white wine or chicken broth
Directions
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1.
Preheat oven to 325°. With fingers, carefully loosen the skin from both sides of turkey breast. Combine lemon juice and oil; brush under the skin. Combine the pepper, rosemary, thyme and garlic salt; rub over turkey.
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2.
Place onion and celery in a 3-qt. baking dish. Top with turkey breast, skin side up. Pour wine into the dish.
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3.
Bake, uncovered, until a thermometer reads 170°, 2 to 2-1/2 hours. (Cover loosely with foil if turkey browns too quickly.) Cover and let stand 15 minutes before carving.
Nutrition Facts
5 ounce-weight: 285 calories, 11g fat (3g saturated fat), 102mg cholesterol, 241mg sodium, 2g carbohydrate (1g sugars, 0 fiber), 40g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 5 medium-fat meat.
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