How To Cook Turkey Breast In A Roaster Oven (Moist & Easy!)

Cooking turkey breast in a roaster oven is the easiest way to ensure a tender and flavorful bird! The three part recipe - brine, butter, and roast - adds amazing flavor and keeps the turkey breast moist - no dry white meat here! Plus we have secret technique for keeping the skin crispy!

📝 Ingredients

• 1 bone-in, skin on turkey breast (thawed)
• 1 recipe turkey breast brine (or your favorite recipe)
• 1 stick salted butter (softened)
• 2 tsp poultry seasonings
• 1 tsp garlic (minced)
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1.5 tsp aluminum-free baking powder (see note #1 below)

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1--- Brine ---
2. 2Brine the turkey breast overnight or up to 24 hours. Remove from brine and allow to drain for 20 minutes. Use paper towels to make sure the top of the skin is very dry.
3. 3--- Prep the turkey breast ---
4. 4Thirty minutes before it's time to cook the turkey breast, preheat the oven to 450ºF. Be sure the roasting rack is in the bottom and the lid is on. While the turkey breast is draining, combine the butter, poultry seasonings, and garlic in a small bowl.
5. 5Once the turkey breast is dry, apply the herb butter under the skin. I like to gently loosen the skin of the turkey breast using your fingers to help separate it from the breast meat. Be careful though! We do not want to break the skin off completely. All the edges should be intact. Once it is loose, use your fingers to spread the butter across every part of the meat. Come at it from every angle so that the entire breast is covered in butter.
6. 6Make a paste with the olive oil and aluminum-free baking powder. Spread evenly over the skin of the turkey breast with a pastry brush. This is the step that will ensure a crispy skin!
7. 7--- Roasting ---
8. 8First we need to calculate the total cooking time. Take the turkey breast in pounds and multiply it by 20 minutes. For example a 9 lb turkey breast times 20 minutes is a total of 180 minutes, or 3 hours. You will need this once we start roasting.
9. 9Place turkey breast in the foil pan. Be careful! It is a hot oven! Once the turkey breast is standing up in the foil pan, place the pan down in the roaster on top of the rack. Tip: Sometimes the breast wants to lean on its side. If that happens I use and onion or two in the cavity to help it stand up. The other option is to use a 16 ounce can of something with the paper label removed. Note: whatever is in the can will not be edible after this process so choose something you don't mind throwing out.
10. 10Roast at 450ºF for 30 minutes, then without lifting the lid lower the temperature on the oven to 350º and continue roasting for the remaining time calculated above. Use an instant-read thermometer in the thickest part of the breast until it is between 155ºF-160ºF. Remove the turkey breast from the roasting oven and allow to rest for 20 minutes. **See notes 2-3 below.
11. 11To serve cut each half breast into slices and arrange on a serving plate.