If you’re lucky enough to find a small 2-3 lb. turkey breast here’s how to cook it. I made this for Christmas for two and it came out perfectly.
Roasted Turkey breast
- 2-3 lb. Young hen turkey breast with ribs attached
- ½ onion, roughly chopped
- 1 celery stalk, roughly chopped
- 1 carrot, roughly chopped
- Herbed Butter:
- 2 tsp. Minced garlic
- 1 tsp. Chopped fresh rosemary
- 2 tsp. Chopped parsley
- 1 tsp. Smoked paprika
- A few cracks of black pepper
- 2 Tbsp. Butter
- 1 tsp. Salt
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 425 F.
- Place carrot onion celery in the bottom of an oven proof pan or 13 x 9 dish.
- Put all the herbs butter ingredients together and massage with your fingers. Put it under the skin of the turkey.
- Sprinkle with a little more paprika and add a drizzle of olive oil and salt on the skin. Massage in. Don’t be afraid the salt the skin and underside of the bird.
- Place in oven for 15 minutes at 425 F. Then lower oven to 375 F and cook for 1 hour or until thermometer inserted reads 165 F. Baste with a spoon 2-3 times if you can.
- Remove turkey from pan and let rest 10 minutes before cutting. serve with any remaining juices in pan.
Roasted Turkey breast
Ingredients
- 2-3 lb. Young hen turkey breast with ribs attached
- ½ onion
- 1 celery stalk roughly chopped
- 1 carrot roughly chopped
Herbed Butter:
- 2 tsp. Minced garlic
- 1 tsp. Chopped fresh rosemary
- 2 tsp. Chopped parsley
- 1 tsp. Smoked paprika
- A few cracks of black pepper
- 2 Tbsp. Butter
- 1 tsp. Salt
Instructions
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 425 F.
- Place carrot onion celery in the bottom of an oven proof pan or 13 x 9 dish.
- Put all the herbs butter ingredients together and massage with your fingers. Put it under the skin of the turkey.
- Sprinkle with a little more paprika and add a drizzle of olive oil and salt on the skin. Massage in. Don’t be afraid the salt the skin and underside of the bird.
- Place in oven for 15 minutes at 425 F. Then lower oven to 375 F and cook for 1 hour or until thermometer inserted reads 165 F. Baste with a spoon 2-3 times if you can.
- Remove turkey from pan and let rest 10 minutes before cutting. serve with any remaining juices in pan.
