Sometimes you just want to shake it up and serve something besides chicken. These marinated turkey breasts are an absolute winner for everyone. They are loaded with flavor and include ingredients you likely already have in your pantry. The longer you marinate these turkey breasts, the more flavorful they will be!
Recipe Ingredient Notes
Sometimes our grocery story will not have packaged turkey breasts sitting out. Don’t be afraid to ask the butcher if there is any behind the counter. Turkey breast tenderloins also work well for this recipe, or you can use this marinade for chicken, too.
To make this marinated turkey breast recipe, you will need the following ingredients:
- Boneless turkey breast
- Vegetable oil
- Soy sauce
- Lemon juice
- Honey
- Dried basil
- Garlic
- Black pepper
Equipment Needed
For this recipe, you only need a few simple kitchen tools. We recommend using the following equipment:
How to Make Marinated Turkey Breast
- Mix together marinade. In a small bowl add the vegetable oil, soy sauce, lemon juice, honey, dried basil, and black pepper and mix until combined, then pour the mixture into a gallon-sized resealable bag. You could even leave this turkey marinating overnight and the turkey breast will be even more tender and flavorful!
- Add the turkey breasts to the resealable bag. Shake or toss the bag a bit to make sure that then mixture covers the turkey completely.
- Put the bag with the marinated turkey breast in the refrigerator for 4-6 hours for the meat to absorb all of the flavors of the oil, lemon, and honey mixture.
- Preheat the grill. Heat the grill to high heat and get the turkey from the refrigerator. Now that the turkey breasts have marinated for 4 or more hours, remove the turkey from the resealable bag and discard the remaining marinade.
- Cook the turkey breasts. Lightly oil up the grate with your favorite non-stick spray. Place the marinated turkey breasts on the grill and close the lid. Leave the turkey breast on the grill for about 15 minutes before flipping them over and let them grill for another 15 minutes or until the thickest part of the turkey breast is at least 165 degrees.
Recipe Tips
The marinade makes this recipe, and in order to make it the most flavorful, we recommend the following:
- Marinate turkey breast for at least 4 hours, but it can be marinated for up to 2 days.
- Do not marinate the turkey for longer than 2 days. It will start to get tough and dense from the acidity.
- You can freeze marinated turkey breasts. However, they need to be frozen within the 2-day window. When ready to cook, pull out the night before and let them thaw in the fridge.
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Easy Marinated Turkey Breast Recipe
Ingredients
- ⅓ cup vegetable oil
- ⅓ cup low-sodium soy sauce
- 2 Tablespoons lemon juice
- 2 Tablespoons honey
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 2 teaspoon minced garlic
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- 1 (3 pound) turkey breast
Instructions
- In a gallon-sized resealable bag, mix together vegetable oil, soy sauce, lemon juice, honey, basil, and black pepper.
- Add turkey breast to bag and let marinate for at least 4 hours (or overnight).
- Remove turkey breast from bag and discard marinade.
- Preheat grill to high heat.
- Lightly oil the grill grate.
- Place turkey breasts on the grill. Close the lid, and grill turkey breasts about 15 minutes on each side, or to an internal temperature of 170℉ (68℃).
Notes
- Marinate turkey breast for at least 4 hours, but it can be marinated for up to 2 days.
- Do not marinate the turkey for longer than 2 days. It will start to get tough and dense from the acidity.
- You can freeze marinated turkey breasts. However, they need to be frozen within the 2-day window. When ready to cook, pull out the night before and let them thaw in the fridge.
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Have you tried this with a complete turkey breast, like a three pound one? If so, how do you alter the recipe?
Here is a delicious grilled turkey breast that you might like from the Proud Italian Cook. https://www.prouditaliancook.com/2017/11/foolproof-grilled-turkey-breast-butter-herbs.html
Hello, could this be made in my ovens broiler? My grill isn’t functional at this time, but the recipe sounds delicious and I’d love to try it! Thank you 🙏
You just need to be sure that the broiler can get hot enough to keep the turkey safe, and the thickest part of the turkey breast is at least 165 degrees.
This marinade is absolutely delicious. The whole family loved it (even my picky eaters)