Roasted Turkey Breast

Name: Roasted Turkey Breast
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h 10 min
Yield: 12 servings
Ingredients: 1 bone-in turkey breast (5 to 6 pounds); 5 teaspoons lemon juice; 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1 to 2 teaspoons pepper; 1 teaspoon dried rosemary, crushed; 1 teaspoon dried thyme; 1 teaspoon garlic salt; 1 medium onion, cut into wedges; 1 celery rib, cut into 2-inch pieces; 1/2 cup white wine or chicken broth

Total Time Prep: 10 min. Bake: 2 hours + standing

Yield 12 servings

Test Kitchen Approved

This roasted turkey breast recipe is loaded with fresh herbs, and cooking it in a 325°F oven ensures the meat stays tender and juicy.

Ingredients

1 bone-in turkey breast (5 to 6 pounds)
5 teaspoons lemon juice
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 to 2 teaspoons pepper
1 teaspoon dried rosemary, crushed
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1 teaspoon garlic salt
1 medium onion, cut into wedges
1 celery rib, cut into 2-inch pieces
1/2 cup white wine or chicken broth

Directions

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.
Place onion and celery in a 3-qt. baking dish. Top with turkey breast, skin side up. Pour wine into the dish.
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.

I made this turkey breast for my first formal dinner party as a newlywed. It was such a success that it's become a standby on all my entertaining menus. —Lisa Mahon Fluegeman, Cincinnati, Ohio

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