Roast-Your-Own Honey-Roasted Turkey Breast and Vegetables
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- One 4-pound boneless, skin-on turkey breast
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 6 sprigs fresh thyme
- 4 carrots, sliced into 3-inch chunks
- 1 sweet potato, peeled and sliced into wedges
- 1 fennel bulb, sliced
- 1 yellow onion, sliced
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
- Rub 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper around the whole turkey breast, in every crevasse and crevice.
- Gently peel back the skin and rub the seasoning under the skin too.
- Do the same with the honey, concentrating it under the skin; avoid putting the honey on top of the skin.
- On a baking sheet, mix the thyme, carrots, sweet potatoes, fennel, onions and 2 tablespoons of the melted butter.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Spread the vegetables out evenly and place the turkey on top of the vegetables.
- Next, brush the remaining 2 tablespoons melted butter all over the turkey and on top of the skin.
- Cook for 15 minutes, then bump the temperature down to 325 degrees F and cook until the meat registers 165 degrees F on a GOOD instant-read thermometer, for another hour or so.
- Let rest at least 10 minutes.
- Slice and serve with the roasted vegetables.
- The turkey will keep in the fridge for up to 5 days, and is perfect for the kids' lunches the following week.
kosher salt, turkey breast, honey, thyme, carrots, sweet potato, fennel bulb, yellow onion, unsalted butter
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/jeff-mauro/roast-your-own-honey-roasted-turkey-breast-and-vegetables.html (may not work)