Butter-Roasted Turkey Breasts

Name: Butter-Roasted Turkey Breasts
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: 2 whole skin-on, bone-in turkey breasts; ½ cup unsalted butter; 1 to taste kosher salt and pepper; 6 sprigs thyme; 4 sprigs rosemary; 1 head garlic; 1 head garlic cloves; 1 head crushed garlic

Succulent turkey breasts roasted to perfection with herb-infused butter, fresh thyme, rosemary, and garlic. The skin is crispy and golden while the meat remains moist and tender.

8 servings

1 hr 20 min

Published October 4, 2025

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Ingredients

•2 whole skin-on, bone-in turkey breasts
•½ cup unsalted butter
•1 to taste kosher salt and pepper
•6 sprigs thyme
•4 sprigs rosemary
•1 head garlic
•1 head garlic cloves
•1 head crushed garlic

Cooking Instructions

1.
Preheat oven to 425°F. Gently loosen skin from turkey breasts and rub butter under skin and all over outside of breasts; season with salt and pepper.
10 min
2.
Scatter thyme sprigs, rosemary sprigs, and garlic over a large rimmed baking sheet and arrange turkey breasts, skin side up, on top. Roast turkey breasts, turning halfway through, until skin is crisp and golden brown and an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of breasts registers 160°F (for optimal moistness, you will want to cook the white meat of the turkey breasts to a lower internal temperature than you would if cooking a whole bird), 45-55 minutes.
55 min
3.
Transfer turkey breasts to a platter and let rest 10 minutes before carving.
10 min
4.
Serve turkey breasts with pan drippings alongside.
5 min