Oven-Roasted Turkey Breast

Description

Easy to make, great for dinner, leftovers and sandwiches. Adapted for our 2-person household from larger recipes for larger families with larger appetites.

Ingredients

  • ¼ cup butter, softened
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
  • ½ teaspoon salt-free garlic and herb seasoning blend (such as Mrs. Dash®)
  • salt and ground black pepper to taste
  • 1 (3 pound) turkey breast with skin
  • 1 teaspoon minced shallot
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1 splash dry white wine
  • 1 cup chicken stock
  • 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 2 tablespoons half-and-half (Optional)

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  2. Mix 1/4 cup butter
  3. garlic
  4. paprika
  5. Italian seasoning
  6. garlic and herb seasoning
  7. salt
  8. and black pepper in a bowl. Place turkey breast with skin side up into a roasting pan. Loosen skin with your fingers; brush half the butter mixture over the turkey breast and underneath the skin. Reserve remaining butter mixture. Tent turkey breast loosely with aluminum foil.
  9. Roast in the preheated oven for 1 hour; baste turkey breast with remaining butter mixture. Return to oven and roast until the juices run clear and an instant-read meat thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the breast
  10. not touching bone
  11. reads 165 degrees F (65 degrees C)
  12. about 30 more minutes. Let turkey breast rest 10 to 15 minutes before serving.
  13. While turkey is resting
  14. transfer pan drippings to a skillet. Skim off excess grease
  15. leaving about 1 tablespoon in skillet. Place skillet over low heat; cook and stir shallot in turkey grease until opaque
  16. about 5 minutes.
  17. Melt 1 tablespoon butter in skillet with shallot and whisk in white wine
  18. scraping any browned bits of food from skillet. Whisk in chicken stock and flour until smooth. Bring to a simmer
  19. whisking constantly
  20. until thickened. For a creamier
  21. lighter gravy
  22. whisk in half-and-half.

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 1 hr 35 mins

Total Time: 1 hr 50 mins

Servings: 6

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