When you want the height of flavor but don't want to fool with a whole bird, roast a turkey breast. Basted with a thyme and apple juice sauce, this one's moist and full of flavor.
Thyme-Roasted Turkey Breast
- Prep Time 10 min
- Total 2 hr 25 min
- Servings 10
- Ingredients 6
Ingredients
- 1 bone-in whole turkey breast (4 1/4 to 5 lb), thawed if frozen
- 1/2 cup apple juice or dry white wine
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh or 1 1/2 teaspoons dried thyme leaves
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 325°F. On rack in large shallow roasting pan, place turkey breast, skin side up. Insert ovenproof meat thermometer so tip is in thickest part of breast and does not touch bone.
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Step2Roast uncovered 30 minutes.
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Step3In small bowl, mix remaining ingredients. Brush one-third of apple juice mixture over turkey.
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Step4Roast 1 hour to 1 hour 30 minutes longer, brushing generously with apple juice mixture every 30 minutes, until thermometer reads at least 165°F. Cover with foil; let stand 15 minutes for easiest carving.
Nutrition
200
Calories
8g
Total Fat
29g
Protein
2g
Total Carbohydrate
1g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 200
- Calories from Fat
- 70
- Total Fat
- 8g
- 12%
- Saturated Fat
- 2g
- 11%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 80mg
- 27%
- Sodium
- 180mg
- 8%
- Potassium
- 220mg
- 6%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 2g
- 1%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 1g
- Protein
- 29g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 4%
- 4%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 6%
- 6%
Exchanges:
4 Very Lean Meat; 1 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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