Herbed Turkey Breast

[faramirhaldir.livejournal.com]

Made this last night and it was a hit!

1/2 cup butter
1/4 cup lemon juice
2 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons of chopped green onions (I used more)
1 teaspoon rubbed sage
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1 teaspoon marjoram
1/4 teaspoon pepper
6 pound whole turkey breast

Mix butter, lemon juice, soy sauce and all the seasonings in a saucepan and bring to a boil until they are well blended. Remove from heat. Place the turkey breast in a shallow roasting pan and baste with the mixture. Cook at 325 for 1-1/2 to 2 hours until done. Baste every 30 minutes with mixture. Enjoy!

I had a hard time finding a whole turkey breast so i bought a couple of small already cooked breasts and followed the same process except I only cooked it for about 45 min. just to get it hot through and through. I basted it about 3 times. The turkey was juicy and very flavorful. Even my finicky kiddo loved it.

Comments

[luin77.livejournal.com]

Mmmmmh, this sounds yummy! I love both turkey breast and thyme, so I definitely will have to try it. :)

[faramirhaldir.livejournal.com]

It was good. I am learning to cook with more spices other than salt pepper and garlic. *grin*

[chaotic-binky.livejournal.com]

I used to mix tarragon with softened butter and lemon juice and stuff it under the breast and thigh skin of a chicken, I expect it would work on turkey, especially the breast; however, I think that turkey tastes like it comes from Satan's bottom so I would never make it to find out lol. My kids called it, 'Snot chicken' because you could see the green herbs under the skin. I used to put a cut up lemon in the cavity also. It tasted divine!

I am going to use your recipe on a chicken and see what it is like, sounds good!

Hugs Binky xxxxx

[faramirhaldir.livejournal.com]

Snot chicken! LOL! This should work well with chicken too. I'm not much of a turkey fan either, but this was really good.