Herb Roasted Turkey Breast | Reynolds Brands (2024)

FAQs

Is it better to cook a turkey in a bag or foil? ›

Oven bags trap moisture inside, which helps to baste the meat and creates rich and seasoned juices for making delicious gravy. Plus, oven bags can save you from messy spills and make cleaning up a snap after cooking your turkey.

MAKE a foil tent by placing a sheet of foil over turkey breast, leaving 1 inch between top of turkey breast and foil tent for heat circulation. Crimp foil onto long sides of pan. BAKE 1 hour remove foil tent to brown turkey breast. CONTINUE BAKING uncovered 1 to 1 3/4 hours longer or until meat thermometer reads 170°F.

Fresh Butterball Turkey Breast Roasts require no thawing before cooking and can be grilled, smoked slow-cooked or roasted for everyday dinners. *All natural means minimally processed and no artificial ingredients.

Heat oven to 325°F. Place turkey breast on a rack in shallow pan. Roast skin side up at 325°F., for 2 ¼ to 2 ¾ hours or until meat thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the breast registers 165°F. Juices should run clear.

Cover the turkey to prevent over-browning.

If the skin over the breast meat begins to brown too darkly toward the end of cooking, cover it with aluminum foil to prevent scorching.

Your turkey will cook more evenly and faster if you start it out at room temperature so remove the turkey from the refrigerator 1 hour before roasting. If you plan to stuff your turkey, wait until you're ready to put it in the oven before putting the stuffing in the turkey.

Oven-Roasted Turkey

We recommend starting the turkey in a 425 degree oven for 30-45 minutes before tenting the pan with foil and lowering the temperature to 350 degrees until a meat thermometer reads 165 degrees when inserted into the thickest part of the bird.

"Often, consumers will inquire about adding water to the bottom of their roasting pans. We do not recommend adding water to the bottom of the pan. Cooking a turkey with steam is a moist heat-cook method and is acceptable, sure, but is not the preferred method for cooking your turkey."

Made with premium cuts of whole muscle turkey breast, then seasoned and oven roasted to perfection, Boar's Head All Natural* Roasted Turkey Breast delivers a delicious flavor that comes from All Natural* ingredients.

Fresh and Frozen Butterball turkeys are deep basted for juiciness and flavor. All natural means minimally processed and no artificial ingredients. All turkeys are raised hormone- and steroid-free in accordance with USDA requirements.

Should you rinse a turkey breast before cooking? ›

Short answer: probably not. First comes first, while washing poultry has been an age-old practice in hopes that it removes bacteria, it likely isn't doing the job you think it is. The Centers for Disease Control suggests never washing your poultry before cooking.

Kirkland Signature Turkey Breast, Oven Browned, 4 lb avg wt | Costco.

Doyle explains that these natural meats (including chicken and turkey) are still processed, and they're still made with nitrates. “They use natural sources of preservatives,” she says. “Many companies are using celery powder, celery juice or celery salt, which are high in nitrates.

If you're aiming for an easy method to cook an extra juicy, tasty turkey with plenty of flavorful juices for gravy, oven bags are the best method. However, if you prefer crispy, roasted brown skin, you'll want to skip the oven bag and try using one of our other methods on how to cook a Thanksgiving turkey.

A turkey roasted in an oven bag will usually cook one hour faster than traditional open roasted methods. For approximate cooking times, follow the oven bag turkey cooking times chart. For food safety, always use a meat thermometer to ensure your meat is cooked correctly.

In addition, oven bags help food stay tender by trapping in most of the moisture; condensation collects in the bag and drips onto the bird automatically basting it for you. That means juicy, flavorful meat – but crispy skin fans will have to look elsewhere.

Use Reynolds Kitchens^® Oven Bags to create delicious meals such as poultry and vegetables, oven bag seafood boils, beef, pork, sausage, and lamb. You can even use them for microwaving meals. They're made of an FDA-compliant, heat-resistant nylon material safe for oven roasting and microwave use up to 400°F (or 200°C).