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Turkey Breast, Southwest Style

Avatar photoRonnie Fein • Nov 11, 2015 (Updated: Aug 20, 2019)
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Turkey breast southwest seasoning

Southwestern Style Turkey Breast

You don’t have to cook a whole bird for Thanksgiving. Turkey breast cuts nicely, looks good, and is mild enough for bold seasonings like chili and cumin. You can use turkey thighs or wings, if you prefer.

Turkey breast southwest seasoning

Turkey Breast, Southwest Style

Prep Time 10 minutes mins
Cook Time 1 hour hr 25 minutes mins
Total Time 1 hour hr 50 minutes mins
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Servings

4 Servings

Ingredients

  • 3 pound half turkey breast
  • 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
  • 2 garlic cloves mashed
  • 2 teaspoons chopped fresh oregano
  • 1 teaspoon chili powder
  • ½ teaspoon ground cumin
  • ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 1 cup orange juice
  • Kosher salt

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 400°F. 
  • Rinse and dry turkey. Place it skin side up in a roasting pan. 
  • In a small bowl, combine evoo, garlic, oregano, chili powder, cumin, and cayenne pepper. Brush mixture on turkey. Season with salt, if desired. 
  • Place turkey in 400°F oven, and immediately reduce the heat to 350°F. Roast for 20 minutes. 
  • After 20 minutes, baste turkey with juices in the bottom of the pan. Then roast for 40 to 65 minutes more, basting occasionally. Remove from the oven when a meat thermometer stuck into the thickest part of the breast reads 160°F. Rest 15 minutes before carving. 
Category: RecipesDinner
Cuisine: American
Holidays: Super BowlThanksgiving
Diets: MeatTurkey
Styles: Quick & Easy
Tags: Comfort Food
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About Ronnie Fein

Ronnie Fein gave up a fast-track, high-pay job as an associate at a major Wall
Street law firm to become a freelance food and lifestyle writer. She never looked
back, no regrets. Over the years she has written for the food sections of daily
newspapers including Newsday, The Connecticut Post, Stamford Advocate and
Greenwich Time, and for numerous publications including the New Jewish Voice,
Connecticut Bride, Connecticut Magazine, Jewish Woman Magazine, Westport
and Greenwich Magazines, Consumer’s Digest, New Canaan Advertiser and
others. She writes for on-line sites including The Jewish Week and JoyofKosher.
She has her own food blog, called Kitchen Vignettes, at www.ronniefein.com and
has been a guest blogger at Kveller.com, Koshereye.com,
ThisAmericanBite.com, KosherLikeMe.com, BeyondBubbe.com and
Culinate.com.
Ronnie is the author of four cookbooks: The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Cooking
Basics, The Complete Idiot’s Guide to American Cooking, Hip Kosher, and The
Modern Kosher Kitchen
. She was also a contributing editor to The New Cook’s
Catalogue, the 25th anniversary edition of the James Beard original.
Ronnie gives cooking demonstrations for large groups and operates the Ronnie
Fein School of Creative Cooking in Stamford, Connecticut, where she lives with
her husband. She has two married daughters and five grandchildren.

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