Roasted Maple Bacon Turkey Breast
An alternative to cooking a whole chicken or turkey. Maple bacon turkey breast is flavorful and easy to make!
Servings: 4 servings, plus leftovers
Equipment
- Instant read thermometer
Ingredients
- 1 Turkey Breast, about 3lbs
- 4 tbsp butter, softened/ almost melted
- 2 sprig sage, finely chopped
- 4 sprigs thyme, two sprigs stripped of their leaves, leaves chopped
- 3 large carrots, cut into chunks
- 1 large onion, cut into chunks
- 10 strips bacon
- salt and pepper
- 1/4 cup maple syrup, divided
- 1/2 cup stock chicken, turkey or vegetable
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°
- Remove turkey breast from fridge about 30 minutes to an hour before cooking.
- Mix together chopped thyme, sage, almost melted butter, salt, pepper and one tablespoon maple syrup. The mixture should be fairly "soupy" but not completely melted, this will help it stick to the turkey.
- Spread butter mixture all over turkey breast, including under any skin on the turkey. Butter should stick easily as turkey should still be a little cold.
- Place chopped carrots and onions in a small roasting pan. Scatter carrots and onions in the bottom, season with salt and pepper. Pour in the stock. Nesle remaining thyme sprigs under the vegetables. Set the turkey breast on top.
- Weave 6-7 slices of bacon together on top of turkey breast, or just lay the bacon across the turkey.
- Roast turkey for about 1 1/2 hours. During the last 10 minutes when Turkey is around 150° or so, brush on 2 tbsp maple syrup over the bacon. If bacon is not yet crisp, raise oven temperature to 375° for the last 10-15 minutes. Turkey is done when the internal temperature reaches 165° at the thickest part.
- Brush on last tablespoon of maple syrup at the end for a beautiful finish. Serve with roasted vegetables and pan drippings, or with maple bacon butter gravy.