Air Fryer Turkey Breast Recipe

This air fryer turkey breast is coated in a sweet savory orange glaze and herb butter. It is then roasted to an amazing golden brown color. The perfect quick and easy, fuss free turkey breast recipe!

Course Holiday Dinner, Main Dish, Thanksgiving Dinner

Cuisine American

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 57

Total Time 1 7

Servings People

Calories 566kcal

Author Savory Thoughts

Equipment

Air Fryer

Ingredients

Turkey Breast Ingredients

3 ½ Lbs. Turkey Breast; Bone-in or Boneless
1 Tbsp. Parsley Flakes
1 Tbsp. Dried Basil
2 tsp. Paprika
1 ½ tsp. Kosher Salt
½ tsp. Ground Black Pepper
1 ½ tsp. Garlic Powder
1 ½ tsp. Onion Powder
¼ tsp. Ground Cloves
1 tsp. Ground Cumin
½ tsp. Red Pepper Flakes; Optional

Orange Coating Juice (Glaze) Ingredients

¾ Orange Juice
Juice from 1 lemon
2 tbsp. Herb Butter Mixture
½ cup Honey

Homemade Gravy Ingredients

3 tbsp. All-Purpose Flour
1 ½ cup Chicken Broth or you may use vegetable oil
1 tbsp. Herb Butter
Salt and Pepper to taste

Instructions

Wash and pat dry the turkey breast.
In a small bowl, mix the spices together.
Coat the turkey breast with the spice mixture.
Bone-In Turkey Breast: Place the meat in the air fryer breast up to cook at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.
Boneless Turkey Breast: Place the meat in the air fryer basket and cook at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.
While the turkey is cooking, prepare the glaze. This step will allow you to be ready to baste the turkey after the 20 minutes are up.
After 20 minutes, baste the turkey with the glaze. Then turn the turkey breast and continue to baste.
Transfer the turkey breast back in the air fryer and cook for an additional 35 minutes at 350 degrees. Baste in every 10 minutes.
Continue to cook until an instant-read thermometer inserted at the thickest part of the meat without touching bone registers 165 degrees F (per FDA regulations)

How To Make Orange Mixture and Homemade Gravy

Prepare the glaze by adding all of the ingredients into a small saucepan.
Bring the mixture to a quick boil then remove from the heat. Set aside to rest. Use to baste the turkey breast.
How To Make Homemade Gravy:
Heat up the herb butter mixture on medium-low heat. Add 3 tbsp. all-purpose flour. Whisk well and slowly add 1 ½ cup chicken broth. Mix well.
Add more liquid if too thick. Continue whisking until smooth and the sauce starts to thicken up. Serve with the turkey.

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Notes

Be mindful of the air fryer you have. Larger air fryers typically holds a 5 lbs. whole chicken. The turkey breast used in this recipe is about 3 ½ lbs.
If you have a larger air fryer, double the ingredients to make it work for you.
Turkey breast cooks for approximately 20 minutes per pound.
If the turkey is browning too quickly, reduce the temperature on the air fryer.

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Calories are estimated per serving.

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