Cooking a turkey breast roast

Enjoy this simple roast turkey recipe for Thanksgiving or an extra-special dinner during the week. Make sure you use a bone-in turkey breast for this recipe—it's the key to moist, juicy meat. Preheat oven to degrees. Fit a small roasting pan with a V-shaped rack. Drizzle oil over turkey breast, and season with salt and pepper.

Roasted turkey breast is a great alternative to roasting a whole turkey. You can roast a turkey breast in about an hour, as compared with up to five hours for a whole turkey. Another bonus: With no dark meat to worry about, you can roast a turkey breast at a higher temperature than you would a whole turkey, so the skin gets nice and crispy while the meat remains moist and juicy. For this reason, be sure to get a skin-on breast rather than a skinless one. If you want to cook a bone-in turkey breast, that would be a half-breast, i. For boneless, you could do a half or a full double breast. Either way, just ask your butcher to roll and tie the boneless breast so that it cooks evenly.

Cooking for a smaller crowd this Christmas? Try this roast turkey breast as an easy alternative to cooking a whole turkey for your festive dinner. Put a rack inside an oven tray with the onions and carrots underneath, or arrange the veg inside an ovenproof frying pan. Rub the butter over the skin and season well. Put the turkey breast on the rack or rest it on top of the veg in the pan.

If you're looking to simplify or scale down your traditional Thanksgiving dinner — yet still want to give turkey its annual chance to shine — don't overlook turkey breasts for Thanksgiving or any time you want a delicious, savory meal featuring lean poultry. We'll show you eight different ways to cook Thanksgiving turkey breasts, plus top recipes to try for each cooking method. Roasting turkey breast is a simple technique for even the beginner cook. Try adding different herbs, glazes, or sauces for added flavor and to help retain moisture. Make sure to season the turkey well with salt and pepper first, and add a bit of fat like butter or oil under the skin to help with crisping.