Cooking A Turkey Breast In A Roasting Pan With Lid. Cover your roasting pan with a lid or foil and cook covered for 2 hours depending on size of your bird and uncovered for the remaining time. You cover the breast with canola oil and cook it uncovered for 30 minutes at 500 degrees fahrenheit.
Start with the lid on and a high temperature oven 450f for 30 minutes. You cover the breast with canola oil and cook it uncovered for 30 minutes at 500 degrees fahrenheit. With the breast side facing up place the turkey inside the roasting pan on top of the roasting rack.
Then reduce the temperature to 325f.
Others advocate a roasting pan and tinfoil or cheesecloth. If the internal temperature is correct put the lid back on the roasting pan and allow the turkey to rest for 20 minutes before removing it from the roasting pan and carving it. Cooking a turkey in a dark enameled roasting pan with a lid is a two step process. Baste your turkey every half hour or so.
