Lemon Garlic Butter Turkey Breast - Low Carb Instant Pot Recipe (2024)

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This Lemon Garlic Butter Turkey Breast recipe is perfect for the holidays, all your low-carb meal, and even meal prep!

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When you make the turkey in the Instant Pot, it’s so fast and comes out delightfully juicy. My combination of spices will make this your new favorite way to cook turkey.

Lemon Garlic Butter Turkey Breast

Have you ever tried to eat a slice of dry turkey? It’s not fun. It turns out the secret to juicy turkey breast is cooking it in the Instant Pot! Oh, and instead of a turkey that takes literally all day to cook, this recipe takes less than an hour!

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The flavors are incredible. Tart, fresh lemon juice, and the aromatic garlic mix with the creamy butter to create a Heavenly eating experience. This will become your new favorite way to prepare turkey.

Instant Pot Turkey Breast

If you don’t own an Instant Pot, get one. This will become your new favorite kitchen gadget. One whole turkey breast can feed up to 8 people. A whole turkey breast fits easily inside the Instant Pot. You can literally feed two families in less than an hour.

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This pressure cooker is a magical thing.

Easy Low-Carb Gravy

The gravy that comes with the turkey breast is not going to be low-carb. Flour is probably the main ingredient. If you want a low-carb gravy, then make the one from my Swedish Meatball Recipe.

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That gravy comes out thick and creamy – just use chicken broth instead of beef broth so that the flavors match the turkey.

Another option is to use the low carb keto gravy I have included below.

Keto Turkey Recipes

When you are looking for easy turkey recipes, this is the only recipe you will ever need. Since turkey is naturally gluten-free it’s also low-carb. This recipe is sugar-free and allergy-friendly. It’s made with ingredients you probably already have in your refrigerator.

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Turkey Meal Prep Ideas

After you cook the turkey, let it cool completely and then store it in your refrigerator in a sealed container.

You can use this turkey for a ton of different meal prep ideas. Eat it for lunch throughout the week. You can enjoy it like it is, or shred it and add it to your salads.

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If you are craving something different, use the turkey breast instead of chicken in the keto fried rice recipe.

Lemon Garlic Butter Turkey Breast Recipe

Here’s the complete list of ingredients to make this turkey! Exact measurements are located below in the recipe card!

Ingredients:

Whole turkey breast
Chicken stock
Butter
Paprika
Garlic powder
Salt & pepper
Lemon zest
Lemon Juice

Gravy:

8 servings

Butter
Chicken broth
Garlic powder
Xantham gum
Salt, & pepper

INSTRUCTIONS;
1. If your turkey breast comes with a gravy packet, remove and discard.

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2. Take 2 Tbsp of butter, and spread under the skin of the turkey. Take the remaining 2 Tbsp of butter, melt in the microwave, then pour over the turkey.

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3. Rub the turkey with paprika, garlic powder, salt, pepper and lemon zest.

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4. Place Instant Pot trivet in the pot. Pour 1 cup of chicken stock at the bottom and add turkey.

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5. Close Instant Pot and set to Manual. Cook on High Pressure for 45 minutes.

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6. Let pressure release naturally.

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7. Carefully remove the turkey from the pot.

Gravy:

Directions:

Heat butter in a small pot over medium heat.

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Whisk in garlic powder, salt and pepper, and xantham gum.

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Stir in chicken broth and simmer until thickens.

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Lemon Garlic Butter Turkey Breast

Make this lemon garlic butter turkey breast in just minutes in your Instant Pot!

Coursedinner

CuisineAmerican

KeywordInstant pot turkey, lemon garlic butter turkey breast

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 45 minutes

Total Time 50 minutes

Servings 6 people

Calories 242 kcal

Ingredients

  • 1turkey breastwhole
  • 1cupchicken stock
  • 4tbspbutter
  • 2 tsp paprika
  • 1tspgarlic powder
  • 1/2tspsalt and pepper
  • 1tsp lemon zest
  • 1lemon juiced

Low Carb Gravy

  • 4tbspdairy butter
  • 2cupschicken broth
  • 1tsparlic powder
  • 1tspxanthan gum
  • Salt, pepper to taste.

Instructions

  1. If your turkey breast comes with a gravy packet, remove and discard.

  2. Take 2 Tbsp of butter, and spread under the skin of the turkey. Take the remaining 2 Tbsp of butter, melt in the microwave, then pour over the turkey.

  3. Rub the turkey with the spices and the lemon zest.

  4. Place Instant Pot trivet in the pot. Pour 1 cup of chicken stock on the bottom.

  5. Close the Instant Pot and set to Manual. Cook on High Pressure for 45 minutes.

  6. Let the pressure release naturally.

  7. Carefully remove the turkey from the pot.

Gravy

  1. Heat butter in small pot over medium heat.

  2. Whisk in garlic powder, salt and pepper and xantham gum.

  3. Stir in chicken broth and simmer until thickens.

Recipe Notes

Calories: 242
Net Carbs: o g

Gravy:

Calories: 54
Net Carbs: 1

The nutritional information for this recipe is calculated as a courtesy and is an approximate only. I cannot guarantee the accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipes on this site.

More Thanksgiving Keto Recipes

Here are some more low-carb recipes that you can serve your family at Thanksgiving.

  • Low Carb mushroom and spinach cauliflower rice
  • Keto Garlic Knots
  • Keto Almondine Asparagus

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