Texas Dry-Rub Slow-Grilled Turkey Breast
This grilled turkey breast recipe uses indirect heat, wood chips, and a homemade dry rub to bring out a delicious smoky flavor. For more recipes like this, see our complete collection of grilling recipes.
Yield: 8 servings (serving size: 3 ounces turkey)
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Nutritional Information
Amount per serving
- Calories: 139
- Calories from fat: 19%
- Fat: 2.9g
- Saturated fat: 0.9g
- Monounsaturated fat: 0.5g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 0.9g
- Protein: 24.8g
- Carbohydrate: 1.8g
- Fiber: 0.3g
- Cholesterol: 57mg
- Iron: 1.4mg
- Sodium: 347mg
- Calcium: 21mg
Ingredients
- 1 cup hickory wood chips
- 1 tablespoon Hungarian sweet paprika or paprika
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 3/4 teaspoon onion powder
- 3/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon ground red pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 (2-pound) skinned, boned turkey breast half
- Cooking spray
Preparation
- Soak the wood chips in water 1 hour. Drain well.
- Combine paprika and next 7 ingredients (paprika through cloves); rub turkey with spice mixture.
- To prepare turkey for indirect grilling, preheat grill to medium-hot using both burners. After preheating, turn the left burner off (leave the right burner on). Place wood chips on hot coals. Place a disposable aluminum foil pan on briquettes on left side. Pour 2 cups water in pan. Coat grill rack with cooking spray; place on grill. Place turkey on grill rack covering left burner. Cover and grill for 1 hour and 50 minutes or until a meat thermometer registers 180°, turning halfway during cooking time.
Note: Any kind of wood chips will work here. Serve this moist turkey breast with sweet potato wedges: Cut potatoes into 6 wedges; toss with oil, salt, and pepper, and bake at 400º for 35 minutes or until done.
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Texas Dry-Rub Slow-Grilled Turkey Breast Recipe at a Glance
- COURSE: Main Dishes
- CUISINE: American
- MAIN INGREDIENT: Poultry
- DIETARY CONSIDERATION: Low Carbohydrate, Low Saturated Fat
- COOKING METHOD: Grill
- PUBLICATION: Cooking Light
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