Turkey Breast 🍗
It is a tradition I host Thanksgiving for my family and friends every year. Coming from an Italian background, I am always worried there will not be enough food. So, I started making a turkey breast to serve along side my traditional turkey. This easy delicious turkey breast ensures there’s enough turkey for everyone and there is plenty of leftovers for my guests to take home!
This year, make this turkey breast recipe for your annual Friendsgiving celebration, office party, or even a weeknight family dinner! Your friends and family will be begging you to make this dish every year! Make It!
I only use Butterball turkey! Their turkeys are known for their tenderness, juiciness, well-seasoned, rich, savory taste. Don’t try to save a few dollars buying the store brand. Butterball is one of the secrets to a delicious turkey.
Like it or not, Thanksgiving is the one holiday you use a lot of butter! Butter is what makes your turkey juicy and delicious! I season and flavor my turkey breast the same way I make my traditional turkey. You want the flavor to be the same.
Using the cooking bag is not cheating! The cooking bag keeps the turkey breast moist and juicy and wait until you see the drippings when you pull this out of the oven!
Like I said before, I still prepare the turkey breast like my traditional turkey. I use fresh onion, celery and carrots to create moisture in the cooking bag and adds more flavor.
I love my Classic Turkey Platter for this dish! It has such a traditional look and has plenty of room for my Gravy Boat! You could bring this platter and gravy boat to one of your parties and leave as a hostess gift!
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👝 How to Store Leftovers
Store in air-tight container for 3-5 days in refrigerator.
🤔 Common Questions
I like to serve stuffing, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, and gravy. You can also add seasonal vegetables and salads for a well-rounded meal.
Leftover turkey breast can be used in various dishes, such as sandwiches, salads, casseroles, or soups. Get creative with your leftovers to enjoy them throughout the week!
Turkey Breast 🍗
Ingredients
- 3 pound Butterball turkey breast
- Salt & pepper
- 2-3 tbsp sage rub
- 1 stick of salted butter sliced
- 1 onion roughly chopped
- 2-3 stalks of celery with leaves roughly chopped
- 2-3 carrots roughly chopped
- 2 oz fresh sage
Instructions
- Butterball turkey is my absolute favorite! Turkey breast.
- Leave the netting on the turkey and sprinkle liberally with salt and cracked black pepper. Season the whole turkey with rubbed sage, and pat it in really good.
- Slice up one stick of salted butter. Leave it on the counter, so it becomes room temperature and then shove the pats of butter inside the netting of the turkey breast again, pat it down, press it with your hands to push it into the turkey breast.
- Use an oven bag when you’re baking the turkey; this is the number one trick to a moist turkey breast on Thanksgiving.
- Add the turkey breast into the bag; then rough chop, one large onion, a few stalks of celery with the leaves, a few carrots, and fresh sage. Add all of the veggies on top of the turkey breast in the bag. Then, sprinkle some more salt and pepper over top, use the zip tie to tie up the bag and make one slit at the top.
- Move your oven rack to the middle or lower space in the oven so the bag does not pop. Bake at 325°F for 20 minutes a pound but the 20 minute a pound track usually works because you have to let a turkey breast rest and it will continue cooking while it’s resting. Cook until internal temperature of 160°F, then rest until it gets to 165°F
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