Holiday Rush

☰ Menu
Recipe Tags: Time To Make Course Main Ingredient Preparation Occasion Very Low Carbs Main Dish Poultry Oven Roast Turkey Dietary High Protein Low Carb High In Something Low In Something Meat Turkey Breasts Taste Mood Savory Equipment 4 Hours Or Less

Emeril's Bacon And Herb Roast Turkey Breast

This is emeril's recipe off the food network site. I wanted to spread around the goodness. just a heads up that some of the other food network reviewers felt the salt content was a little high. otherwise,...bam!!

Steps

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees f.
Line a shallow roasting pan or baking dish with aluminum foil.
Rinse the turkey breast and pat dry.
Cook the bacon in a medium skillet until crisp then transfer to paper towels to drain.
Reserve 1 tablespoon of the rendered bacon fat.
Finely mince the cooked bacon when it has cooled and transfer to a small bowl.
Add the garlic , sage , rosemary , oregano , thyme , butter , 1 teaspoon of the salt , and 1 / 2 teaspoon of the pepper.
Mix thoroughly to combine and form a paste.
Gently loosen the skin on both sides of the turkey breast so that it is separated from the flesh.
Divide the herb paste in half and gently spread half between the skin and flesh on each side of the breast.
Season the outside of the turkey breast with the remaining teaspoon of salt and 1 / 2 teaspoon of pepper.
Brush the turkey all over with the reserved bacon fat.
Place prepared turkey breast in the prepared pan and roast , uncovered , until an instant-read thermomete.

Ingredients

bacon, garlic, sage, rosemary, oregano, thyme, unsalted butter, kosher salt, fresh ground black pepper, whole turkey breast