Southern Smoked Turkey Breast
This Southern Smoked Turkey Breast is seasoned with your favorite rub and slowly smoked until juicy, tender, and packed with flavor. Perfect for holidays, Sunday dinners, meal prep, and backyard cookouts.
Servings: 8 Servings
Calories: 172kcal
Ingredients
- 3 lb Turkey Breast Roast
- Seasoning or Rub of Your Choice
Instructions
- Thaw the turkey breast roast. (See Notes)
- Prepare your smoker or grill for indirect cooking at somewhere between 250 and 275 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Remove the turkey breast roast from its packaging.
- Set aside or discard the gravy packet and remove any butcher twine from the roast.
- Season the entire turkey breast generously with your favorite barbecue rub or poultry seasoning, ensuring full coverage.
- Once the smoker is ready, place the turkey breast directly on the grate and close the lid.
- After about an hour of cooking, insert a meat thermometer into the thickest part of the turkey breast.
- Continue cooking until the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Once the turkey reaches temperature, remove it from the smoker immediately.
- Let the turkey rest for about 10 minutes before slicing.
- Slice and Serve.
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Notes
- A quality meat thermometer is the key to perfectly cooked turkey.
- Cook to temperature, not time.
- Slightly firm turkey is easier to handle and season than a fully thawed roast.
- Resting helps keep the turkey juicy.
- Different seasoning blends create completely different flavor profiles, making this recipe highly versatile.
Nutrition
Calories: 172kcal | Protein: 37g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 0.5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Cholesterol: 92mg | Sodium: 350mg | Potassium: 412mg | Sugar: 0.1g | Vitamin A: 34IU | Calcium: 24mg | Iron: 1mg