Turkey W/out a Clue

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This month's Cooks Illustrated magazine has a whole section on cooking turkey breast - but bone-in. Basically they suggest roasting it at 425 for the first 20-30 mins and then turn down the oven to 325 for the rest of the time (about 1 hour more). This is assuming skin-on. Also, they suggest putting about 1 cup of water in the roasting pan to keep the drippings from burning.

You can also cut it into small strips and make it into a stir-fry or soup. I especially like white chili (we do this with Thanksgiving leftovers) - it's white beans, turkey or chicken, and a couple cans of mild green chilis. I can't remember all the spices that go into it - probably mexican oregano and cumin.

Whateveryou do, with boneless turkey breast the thing to worry about is overcooking it. If you brine it first (soak in 1 gallon water + 1/2 cup salt for 4-12 hours) you're less likely to dry it out.

Here's an easy, no-nonsense way to cook a turkey breast:

Preheat oven to 350.

Combine desired spices in a bowl - the easiest would be to use 'Herbs de Provence', but you can also experiment (salt, pepper, garlic powder 1/4 teaspoon each for starters). Set aside.

Using a fork, pierce the turkey about 20-30 times each side.

Rub extra-virgin olive oil on all sides (about 1-2 teaspoons).

Sprinkle the spice mixture onto the turkey and rub in.

Place in small glass baking dish.

Add about 1/4 - 1/2 cup of water to the pan (but not on the turkey, just make a 'lake' around the turkey).

Bake until the internal temperature is 160 degrees. 45 minutes, maybe? The juices should run clear.

I use www.allrecipes.com
It has an ingredient search that is great! You put in the stuff you want and specify what you want omitted.

M.

If you go to the store you can get bags to cook in, they might be by the ziploc bags, I'm not too sure. That will keep it juicy.

THEN

You can also in the area where they have like -- sloppy joe seasoning packs -- look for chicken or poultry seasoning (McCormick's has a chicken one that is excellent, and actually comes with it's own cooking bag). You can put that on the turkey breast too!

LOL. I love your title of the thread. Yes, there are numerous turkey recipes on the net. Look at cooks.com, BHG.com. They have a lot of wonderful recipes.

Brenda,
My favorite website with recipes is: www.allrecipes.com
search on turkey breast and you should find a ton of recipes. Good luck!