Best Big Roast Turkey Breast

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Best big roast turkey breast recipe details

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Get plenty of turkey without roasting a whole bird with this simple but great turkey breast recipe.
Ready in: 2 hours 20 mins

Ingredients

Serves: 8

• 1 cup minced fresh basil
• 2 tablespoons lemon zest
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1 (5 to 6 pound) bone-in turkey breast
• 6 carrots, chopped into 2-inch pieces
• 3 celery ribs, chopped into 2-inch pieces
• 2 onions, chopped into wedges
• 2 cups chicken broth
• 1 cup water
• 2 lemons, sliced

Preparation method

Prep: 20 mins | Cook: 2 hours

1. Stir together the basil, lemon zest, garlic, salt, and pepper in a bowl. Rub under the skin of the turkey breast, then pin the skin back onto the flesh with toothpicks.
2. Place carrots, celery, and onion in a roasting pan and drizzle with broth and water. Set the turkey breast over the vegetables and arrange sliced lemons on the meat. Insert a meat thermometer in the thickest part of the breast, not touching bone.
3. Set in oven and roast for 2 to 2 1/2 hours, until meat thermometer reaches 170 degrees F. Every 30 minutes, use a turkey baster to squirt some of the pan juices over the turkey breast.
4. Remove from oven and let the roast rest for 15 minutes, then slice and serve with roasted carrots, celery, and onion.