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Garlic Butter Roasted Turkey Breast

Smoked boneless turkey breast is a fantastic alternative to traditional roasted turkey, perfect for holidays, barbecues, or smaller sized main dish. Infused with a fragrant garlic herb seasoning before smoking it low and slow on a pellet grill smoker, it comes out incredibly moist and tender.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time1 hour 45 minutes
Resting Time15 minutes
Total Time2 hours 15 minutes
Course: Christmas, Main Dishes, Thanksgiving
Cuisine: American
Servings: 6
Calories: 172kcal
Author: Kelly Bloom
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Equipment

  • Traeger Pellet Grill and Smoker
  • ThermoPro Thermometer
  • Hamilton Beach 40 oz Blender
  • aluminum foil

Ingredients

  • 20 oz Turkey Breast boneless
  • 1 cup butter
  • 1 tablespoon Coarse Salt
  • 1 teaspoon Poultry seasoning
  • 1 tablespoon Coarse Black Pepper
  • 3 sprigs Sage
  • 3 sprigs Thyme
  • 3 sprigs Rosemary
  • 6 cloves Garlic peeled and crushed
  • Lemon slices for garnish
  • Fresh herbs for garnish
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Instructions

  • Preheat the smoker to 225°F.
  • Evenly season both sides of the turkey, by sprinkling salt and pepperover the turkey.
    1 tablespoon Coarse Salt, 1 tablespoon Coarse Black Pepper, 1 teaspoon Poultry seasoning
  • Place on the smoker and cook for about 1 ½ hours or until the turkey hits an internal temperature of 150 degrees.
    20 oz Turkey Breast
  • Place the butter in a small, oven safe dish, along with the fresh rosemary, sage, thyme, and garlic cloves. Place in the smoker, next to your turkey breast, and leave it to smoke, uncovered, until the butter mixture is melted.
    1 cup butter, 3 sprigs Sage, 3 sprigs Thyme, 3 sprigs Rosemary, 6 cloves Garlic
  • When the turkey hits 150 degrees, remove it from the smoker and place it in an aluminum foil boat.
  • Remove the rosemary and thyme from the oven safe dish of butter. Pour the butter over the turkey in the foil boat. Finish wrapping the turkey in the aluminum foil.
  • Place the foil wrapped turkey back in the smoker and continue to cook for 15 minutes or until the internal temp reaches 160 degrees.
  • Remove from smoker and rest for 15-30 minutes. Unwrap the foil boat, discarding the butter. Transfer the turkey to a platter and slice. Serve immediately with lemon slices and fresh herbs as garnish.
    Lemon slices, Fresh herbs

Notes

  • The leftover herbal butter is excellent served over potatoes, steak, toast, corn, or gravy!
  • You can use this recipe in an oven as well. Nothing needs to be adjusted, including the cook temps.

Nutrition

Calories: 172kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 21g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 71mg | Sodium: 1.419mg | Potassium: 263mg | Fiber: 0.5g | Sugar: 0.1g | Vitamin A: 295IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 33mg | Iron: 1mg
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