Cooking Half A Turkey Breast Bone In. Then tent the turkey with aluminum foil and roast for 45 minutes tented. The total cooking time was 1 hr and 20 minutes but i suggest using a meat thermo.
It s not an exaggeration to say this approach produces a moist juicy and tender half turkey breast with rich slow roasted flavor and in just 40 minutes versus the multiple hours it takes to cook a whole turkey. Remove the tent and let roast another half hour or until meat thermometer reads 165 degrees f. Then tent the turkey with aluminum foil and roast for 45 minutes tented.
Rub a thin coating of olive oil all over the turkey top and bottom.
The general rule is around 23 minutes per pound or 50 minutes per kilo. Heat one tablespoon of olive oil in a large non stick skillet and place turkey skin side down in the pan. Place a meat thermometer in your turkey place in the thickest portion of the breast being careful not to touch the bone. A half breast will feed two to four people while a full breast will feed six to eight.
