Cooking a boneless Turkey Breast Roast is a delicious dinner or a compliment to your whole Thanksgiving Turkey. And it comes without all the fuss.
What Is a Turkey Breast Roast? It’s a product that contains juicy tender white meat that’s been rolled and shaped in the form of a roast. It contains so dark meat and no breast bone.
Have you ever considered a boneless turkey breast roast for the holidays? It’s not just for Thanksgiving. I make this recipe for roast turkey breast several times a year. It’s a perfect way to enjoy a family turkey dinner.
It’s also a great option if you are hosting a small group for Thanksgiving, Christmas or Easter. After all, a whole turkey can take up a lot of prime real estate space in your oven.
And if you’re looking for more white meat or more leftovers? A turkey breast roast can be a an easy supplement to the meal. Those white meat lovers will thank you, and it will set your mind at ease if you’re worried a whole turkey won’t be enough.
This recipe is a super easy method, where a flavorful butter and white wine baste yields a beautifully tender and juicy roast…a really easy no mess, no fuss recipe. A method I learned from Martha Stewart’s recipe to roast a whole turkey.
Do if you don’t have your heart set on dark meat, this is a great turkey dinner option.
Move over pot roast, roasted turkey breast is a very Sunday worthy dinner, and I’ve even make it during the week to give us a few days of turkey sandwiches.
Step by Step Instructions
How to cook a boneless turkey breast roast.
A boneless turkey breast roast is a rolled and tied affair, which can include some skin to add some fat to the meat. You may want to pick up a packet of gravy mix at the store or the roast may come with a gravy packet included, in case there aren’t enough drippings to make gravy.
I’ve made this recipe with both a boneless turkey breast roast, and a whole bone-in turkey breast. Both options turned out quite moist and delicious. Keep in mind, a bone-in turkey breast will have the skin in tact. You can still use this basting method with success and there will be more drippings at the bottom of the pan for turkey gravy.
Tips For Success
- Use a roasting pan with a roasting rack to elevate it off the bottom of a pan. Letting air circulate around the whole roast will insure a more even cook.
- Drape a piece of cheese cloth over the turkey. This will help keep moisture from escaping as you baste.
- If you cooking a whole skin-on turkey breast, loosen the skin and push some chunks of butter between the skin and meat. Always a great option to add flavor and tenderness.
- This recipe calls for a mixing up a baste of white wine, butter and seasonings. I baste the turkey every thirty minutes using a silicone brush.
- Use a meat thermometer to insure cooked turkey reads 165 degrees.
Recipe for Boneless Turkey Breast Roast
Cooking turkey breast in the oven is simple and rewarding. I hope you give this turkey breast roast recipe a try. And if you do, please come back and let me know how you liked it and give the recipe a star rating.
Side Dish Recipes for Turkey
- Make Ahead Mashed Potato Casserole
- Cornbread Chorizo Stuffing With Jalapeno
- Broccoli Cheez Whiz Rice Casserole (A Holiday Favorite)
- Green Beans with Bacon and Brown Sugar
And don’t forget about a Thanksgiving cocktail recipe, like this one for Pumpkin Pie Martini.
And if you’re looking for ways to use up leftover turkey, don’t miss my recipes for Turkey Supreme and this one for Tetrazzini. Don’t miss this Turkey Barley Soup, great for leftover Thanksgiving Turkey.
Oven-Roasted Boneless Turkey Breast
Ingredients
- 3 pound boneless turkey breast thawed if frozen
- ½ cup butter melted
- ¼ cup dry white wine or apple juice
- 2 tablespoons fresh thyme leaves chopped, or 1 ½ teaspoons dried thyme.
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 2 cloves garlic finely chopped
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch
- 2 tablespoons chicken broth room temperaure
Instructions
- Heat oven to 325ºF. Place turkey, skin side up, on rack in large shallow roasting pan with a rack. Drape a piece of cheesecloth over the turkey.
- Insert ovenproof meat thermometer so tip is in thickest part of breast.
- Mix melted butter, wine, thyme, salt, paprika and garlic. Drape a piece of cheesecloth over the top side of the turkey.
- Brush turkey with half of the butter mixture. Continue to aste the turkey breast every 30 minutes during the cook time. Depending on the size of the breast, the turkey will take around 1 to 1 ½ hours hours to cook. Calculate about 20 minutes per pound for cook time and keep a close eye on that thermometer.
- Cook turkey to 165 degrees. Remove turkey from oven and let stand 15 minutes for easier carving.
- If you want gravy: Meanwhile, pour pan drippings into measuring cup; skim fat from drippings. Add enough chicken broth to drippings to measure 2 cups. Heat drippings to boiling in 1-quart saucepan. Mix cornstarch and 2 tablespoons cold water; stir into drippings. Boil and stir 1 minute. Serve with turkey.
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Oven Roasted Turkey Breast … It’s What’s for the Holidays
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Great tip! We often do that, just to have leftover turkey for sandwiches. I’ve done boneless and bone in. I’m not sure which I like best. I cannot believe we are already thinking about Thanksgiving!
I really should do this more often! Your turkey breast looks juicy and delicious.
Looks very good Lea Ann and I’m with you on bone-in. I usually pull mine at 160F and let them run up to 165F while resting then turn most of it into turkey salad which I really like – plain turkey breast not so much.