Thanksgiving is coming and I cannot wait! Thanksgiving is a food lovers dream. The mashed potatoes, the gravy, the pies, and of course the turkey. It seems like turkey only makes an appearance on Thanksgiving or on a sandwich throughout the year. I’m not sure I agree with those being the only options so when I saw a nice, big turkey breast for sale in the store I decided that was what’s for dinner!
Looks good doesn’t it? I only got one breast since I was only feeding two people. It was just under 3 lbs. If you had more people to feed you could just grab another one. Just double the ingredients and cooking time and you should be good to go!
To season the turkey I used the spices I had around the house and it worked out perfectly.
This recipe gives you your fill of turkey before the big turkey day. And it makes great leftovers. I had the perfect amount leftover to make curry turkey salad. Yum.
But back to this recipe, this roasted turkey is perfect alongside some mashed potatoes and sautéed kale.
Roasted Turkey Breast
Ingredients
- 1 3lb turkey breast
- 2 teaspoons orange juice
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon ground mustard
- 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 2 teaspoon olive oil
- 1/2 cup chicken stock
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
- In a small bowl combine the garlic, thyme, rosemary, mustard, salt, and pepper. Next, stir in olive oil and orange juice.
- Place turkey breast skin side up in a baking dish. Carefully separate the skin from the breast so that you can rub the spices underneath the skin.
- Pour spices over turkey breast and rub the spices all over, getting under the skin. Add two large slices of orange to the sides of the turkey. Finally, pour the chicken broth into the pan, around the turkey not on top.
- Bake in oven for 50-60 minutes or until middle of turkey breast reaches temperature of 165 degrees F. Turkey skin will be nice and brown on top.
- Let rest for 5-10 minutes before slicing and serving.
Looks juicy and tasty.
Can you do a pizza some time? I want my girlfriend to learn how to make one.
Thanks
Good suggestion, will make it soon!