Air Fryer Turkey Breast

Air Fryer Turkey Breast

Air Fryer Turkey Breast allows you to feed your family a Thanksgiving dinner quality turkey in less than an hour. It’s crispy on the outside and tender and juicy on the inside. If you have a smaller family, you may want to only make a turkey breast for Thanksgiving dinner. Cooking the turkey breast in your air fryer is a great alternative. This recipe uses a whole bone in breast and is the best recipe.

Author: It is a Keeper

Meal Type: Eggs Free

Cuisine: American

Difficulty: EASY

Prep. Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 45 minutes

Total Time: 50 minutes

Servings: 4 Servings

Calories: 469 kcal per serving

Ingredients

  • 2 pounds - Turkey breast
  • 4 tablespoons - Butter
  • 1 tbsp - Sea salt
  • 1 tbsp - Peppercorns
  • 2 tablespoons - Garlic
  • 4 sprigs - thyme

Instructions

  1. Melt your butter in the microwave or on a double broiler on the stove.
  2. Once melted, add in the sea salt, peppercorn, garlic, and thyme. Mix.
  3. Using a basting brush, brush your butter mix on the top and bottom of the turkey breast.
  4. Place the turkey breast in your air fryer.
  5. Set your Air Fryer to 375 degrees F for 45 minutes.
  6. At the halfway mark of about 22/23 minutes, flip the breast with tongs. Continue to cook.
  7. Once the air fryer has finished cooking, cut and serve!
  8. Top with cranberry sauce, gravy, or eat as is! Enjoy!

Nutrition

Energy: 469 kcal | Total Fat: 27 g | Saturated: 12 g | Trans: 0 g | Unsaturated: 0 g | Cholesterol: 178 mg | Total Carbs: 3 g | Fiber: 1 g | Sugars: 0 g | Proteins: 50 g | Sodium: 1,971 mg | Polyunsaturated: 4 g | Monounsaturated: 9 g

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