Smoked turkey breast perfect for any occasion - holidays or everyday!
Author: Christy Majors
Recipe type: Entree
Cuisine: American
Serves: 8-10[url:1][img:1][/url]
Ingredients
1 8 pd turkey breast (defrosted if not fresh)
1 stick of softened butter
Herbs de Provence 1-2 tablespoons based on preference
Salt and Pepper
Pellets for smoker (hickory or your preferred pellet)
Instructions
Preheat your smoker to 325 degrees.
Combined softened butter with Herbs de Provence. Gently separate skin from turkey breast and place butter underneath the skin of turkey. Place remaining butter mixture on the outside layer of skin and massage in. This also helps distribute the butter mixture evenly underneath the skin. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
Place turkey breast into pre-heated smoker and cook for 3 hours at 325 degrees. Increase temperature to 425 degrees for final 30 minutes of cooking or until internal temperature of turkey breast reaches 165 degrees. Let turkey rest for 15 minutes.
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