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, butter and wine sauce, this one’s moist and full of flavor.

Oven-Roasted Turkey Breast
Yields 8
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Prep Time
15 min
Total Time
3 hr
Prep Time
15 min
Total Time
3 hr
Ingredients
  1. 1 bone-in whole turkey breast (4 1/2 to 5 pounds), thawed if frozen
  2. 1/2 cup butter or margarine, melted
  3. 1/4 cup dry white wine or apple juice
  4. 2 tablespoons chopped fresh thyme leaves or 1 1/2 teaspoons dried thyme leaves
  5. 1 teaspoon salt
  6. 1 teaspoon paprika
  7. 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
  8. 2 teaspoons cornstarch
  9. 2 tablespoons cold water
Instructions
  1. Heat oven to 325ºF. 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.
  2. 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 165ºF.
  3. Remove turkey from oven and let stand 15 minutes for easier carving.
  4. 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.
Notes
  1. * Garnish with small whole fruit, such as apples or kumquats, and fresh herbs, such as thyme or sage.
NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING
  1. Serving Size: 1 Serving
  2. Calories 460, Total Fat 28g, Cholesterol 165mg, Sodium 480mg, Total Carbohydrate 3g, Protein 49g, Vitamin A 14%, Vitamin C 0%, Calcium 2%, Iron 10%
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