Best Roast Turkey Breast With Glazed Vegetables Recipes

EASY MAPLE-GLAZED ROASTED TURKEY BREAST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Rinse the turkey breast with cold water. Pat dry.
• Stuff turkey cavity with apple, lemon, onion, celery, rosemary, and thyme. Sprinkle salt inside the cavity.
• Place the turkey in a large shallow roasting pan lined with aluminum foil. Don't skip the aluminum foil (it makes clean up quick and easy)!
• TO PREPARE THE GLAZE: In a small saucepan, melt butter with maple syrup over low heat. Pour or brush the maple butter glaze over turkey to coat.
• Add 1 cup water to the bottom of the pan.
• Roast the turkey breast for 2 - 2 ½ hours, or until an instant-read thermometer registers 165 degrees F. Baste with pan juices every 30 minutes.
• If any part of the turkey browns too quickly while cooking, just tent lightly with aluminum foil.
• Remove the turkey from the oven and place on a large cutting board. Allow it to rest for about 15-20 minutes before carving.

ROAST TURKEY BREAST WITH GRAVY

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
• Rub the turkey all over with the butter, including the cavity of the breast. Season generously with salt and pepper. Scatter the vegetables on the bottom of a roasting pan just large enough to hold the turkey. Set the turkey breast-side up in the pan. Roast until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the roast registers 160 degrees F, 2 to 2 1/2 hours.
• Transfer the turkey to a cutting board and tent loosely with foil for 30 minutes. (The breast temperature will continue to rise to 170 degrees F as it rests.)
• Pour any pan drippings into a fat separator or small bowl. Reserve 3 tablespoons of the fat; discard the rest or the fat. Add the pan juices to the broth. Add the reserved fat to the roasting pan and place on a burner over medium-high heat. Scrape up any browned bits from the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon. Stir in the flour and cook for 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Whisk in the broth and continue to stir. Bring to a boil and cook until thickened, about 3 minutes. Strain the gravy, discarding the vegetables, and season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Carve the breast and serve with the gravy.

TURKEY BREAST WITH VEGETABLES

Steps:

• In a large resealable plastic bag, combine 1/4 cup oil, rosemary, fennel seed and garlic. Add the carrots, onions and potatoes; shake to coat., Place turkey breast in a shallow roasting pan. Rub turkey skin with remaining oil; sprinkle with the salt, pepper and garlic powder. Arrange vegetables around turkey., Bake, uncovered, at 325° for 2-1/4 to 2-3/4 hours or until a thermometer reads 170°, basting occasionally with broth. Cover and let stand for 10 minutes before carving.

MAPLE GLAZED TURKEY ROAST

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Remove the plastic netting and wrap from the turkey roast, if any, but leave on string netting. (Remove and discard gravy packet, if any). Rinse the turkey, and pat dry with paper towels.
• Mix together the maple syrup, smoke flavoring, paprika, salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, thyme, and cayenne pepper in a bowl, stirring to combine well. Brush the syrup mixture all over the turkey roast.
• Place the roast, skin side up, on a baking rack set in a roasting pan. Roast in the preheated oven, basting occasionally, until the roast is golden brown and a meat thermometer inserted into the center of the roast reads 170 degrees F (75 degrees C). Roasting time is about 1 1/2 hours. Wrap the roast in foil, and let stand 10 minutes before removing the string netting for slicing.

JUICY HERB-ROASTED TURKEY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°. Chop 8 sage leaves and leaves from 2 thyme sprigs. In a small bowl, combine 1/4 cup oil, garlic, salt and pepper with chopped herbs. With fingers, carefully loosen skin from turkey breast; rub mixture under skin. Secure skin to underside of breast with toothpicks., Cut onions into wedges and the celery, carrots and parsnips into 2-in. pieces. Place about a fifth of the onions, celery and carrots in the turkey cavity; add 4 sage sprigs and remaining 4 thyme sprigs to cavity. Arrange remaining vegetables evenly in a roasting pan. Place turkey, breast side up, over vegetables. Brush with remaining 1/4 cup oil., Bake, uncovered, until a thermometer inserted in the thickest part of the thigh reads 170°-175°, 3 to 3-1/2 hours. Cover loosely with foil if turkey browns too quickly. Cover and let stand 20 minutes before carving. Discard vegetables. If desired, use drippings to make gravy.

OVEN-ROASTED TURKEY BREAST

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325°F. Place turkey, skin side up, on rack in large shallow roasting pan. Insert ovenproof meat thermometer so tip is in thickest part of breast and does not touch bone. Roast uncovered 1 hour.
• Mix butter, wine, thyme, salt, paprika and garlic. Brush turkey with half of the butter mixture. Roast 30 minutes; brush with remaining butter mixture. Roast about 1 hour longer or until thermometer reads 165°F.
• Remove turkey from oven and let stand 15 minutes for easier carving.
• Meanwhile, pour pan drippings into measuring cup; skim fat from drippings. Add enough water 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.

ROAST TURKEY BREAST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Stir together oil, salt, and white pepper; brush over turkey.
• Roast turkey on a rimmed baking sheet until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center reaches 140 degrees and climbing, about 30 minutes. Let rest for at least 15 minutes. Slice turkey as needed. (Reserve pan drippings if making Turkey-Corn Salad.)

POT-ROASTED TURKEY BREAST WITH VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• Rub the turkey breast inside and out with the butter.
• Generously sprinkle salt and pepper all over.
• Sprinkle the sage all over.
• Heat a large Dutch oven over high heat.
• Add the turkey, breast side down, and cook until the skin is dark golden brown on all sides, 7-10 minutes.
• Using tongs, lift out the turkey breast and scatter the onion and rosemary on the bottom of the pan.
• Return the turkey, breast side up, to the pan.
• Pour ¾ cup of the broth into the pan; cover and bake for 1 hour.
• Stir the carrots, potatoes, and celery into the pan juices, coating well.
• Cover and continue baking until the vegetables are tender and an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the breast registers 160 degrees, 1 to 1 ½ hours longer.
• Transfer the turkey breast to a cutting board and tent loosely with foil.
• Let rest for 20 minutes.
• Transfer the vegetables to a bowl and cover with foil.
• Pour the pan juices from the Dutch oven into a measuring cup or gravy separator.
• Let stand until the fat rises to the top, 1-2 minutes.
• Skim off the fat and reserve 3 tablespoons, discarding the rest.
• Add the pan juices to the remaining 2 ¼ cups broth.
• Return the 3 tablespoons fat to the pan and place on a burner over med-high heat.
• Scrape up any browned bits from the pan with a wooden spoon.
• Whisk in the broth mixture and bring to a boil, stirring.
• Cook until thickened, about 3 minutes.
• Strain the gravy.
• Taste and add salt and pepper, if needed.
• To serve, carve the breast and lay it on a pretty platter with the vegetables scattered around.
• Pass the gravy at the table.