Smoked Turkey Breast is so juicy and a delicious option for Thanksgiving dinner. You are going to love this smoked turkey chicken breast recipe! It’s amazingly juicy and succulent and packed full of flavor. Smoke it on your gas or charcoal grill or Big Green Egg for a show stopping Thanksgiving feast!
There’s nothing quite like a smoked turkey for the holidays and my method results in a perfectly cooked juicy turkey breast every time! If you are thinking of smoking your turkey this year, be sure to give this method a go!
Table of Contents
- How to Smoke Turkey Breast Recipe
- Do you have to brine the turkey?
- How do you know when smoked turkey breast is cooked?
- 60+ Holiday Side Dishes
- What goes with smoked turkey?
- Pair this smoked turkey with:
- Tips!
- What to do with Leftovers
- 88+ Thanksgiving Dessert Ideas
- More Turkey Breast Recipes
- Smoked Turkey Breast – How to Smoke Turkey Breast
- Ingredients
- Instructions
- Becky’s tips
- Nutrition Information
How to Smoke Turkey Breast Recipe
You’ll see (in great detail) in our recipe card at the bottom of the post just how to smoke a turkey breast for Thanksgiving! We have included instructions for how to use a Big Green Egg, Charcoal Grill, or Gas Grill to Smoke your Turkey!
No matter what equipment you have at your house, we can help you make the most amazing smoked turkey breast. We’ve included tips and tricks for making the best easy brine and herb butter rub. SO JUICY!
Be sure to see the recipe card below for full ingredients & instructions!
Do you have to brine the turkey?
I really would recommend to brine your turkey breast before smoking it. Brining helps to keep the moisture in the breast as well as adding to the flavor.
This is a simple brine of salt, sugar and water, it’s easy to do, you just need to allow a little extra time.
How do you know when smoked turkey breast is cooked?
Do note that the cooking times are different depending on which type of grill or smoker used for this recipe. The breasts can take anywhere from 1½ hours up to 4 hours, depending on the size of the breasts and the method used.
The smoked turkey breast is done when a meat thermometer reads 162°F-163°F.
Try ALL the Sides
60+ Holiday Side Dishes
This Thanksgiving we hope you enjoy as many sides as possible with this Roast Turkey Breast!
What goes with smoked turkey?
This smoked turkey breast should be served the same way you would serve a roasted one. All of your usual holiday sides will work wonderfully with this. Check out these recipes for some inspiration:
Tips!
- Use a natural, un-brined whole turkey breast (not Butterball- style)(boneless or bone-in).
- When brining, make sure to completely submerge the breast.
- Let the turkey breast come to room temperature before smoking it.
- Let the breast rest for at least 20 minutes before slicing and serving it.
What to do with Leftovers
If you’ve got some extra turkey after the Thanksgiving feast, save it for one of these leftover recipes:
It’s not Thanksgiving without Pie!
88+ Thanksgiving Dessert Ideas
Every Thanksgiving table needs an equally amazing dessert table.
We have recently added two guides all about cooking turkey! If you’re new to hosting Thanksgiving, we are right there with you and want to help! See our guides for When to Thaw Turkey and How to Cook a Thanksgiving Turkey for everything you need to know and all our go-to recipes.
If you make this recipe be sure to upload a photo in the comment section below or leave a rating. Enjoy!
This took much longer than advertised (at 3.5 hours for a 6 lb breast it was still lagging, and I boosted the temp to 300 and above), but in the end it was worth it. Absolutely delicious. I used Fogo charcoal on the Big Green Egg, and apple chips, so it was sort of doubly smoked. Sublime. Just don’t take these times, at 225, as gospel. Would do again.
Everyone’s appliance sometimes cooks things different Thanks for sharing!
If I were to make this recipe using a wood pellet grill/smoker, would you suggest the same cooking temp as the green egg (225 degrees)?
Would like to know the same???
I tried this recipe and it is very good, however, what is a serving since 428 calories seems a little high for a 3 oz siice of turkey.
The serving amount for this recipe is for 8 people. So really the serving is more than just a slice!
I think there might be some confusion/typos in this post! Am I to believe there is any chicken in this recipe? Thanks!
Amazing! We smoked our turkey breast and it turned out juicy and delicious!
So happy to hear you all loved it!!
So juicy and full of flavor!
Thank you, April!!!! Glad you enjoyed it!
Love all the flavors in this smoked turkey! Delicious! How do you think it would be if I used hard cider or a white wine instead of juice?
That sounds delicious! Try it out and let me know what you think!
This is my favorite way to enjoy turkey. Roasted isn’t my favorite, but this gives it so much flavor!
I’m glad you found a new way to enjoy your turkey!!
Me and the hubs are going to tag-team this recipe this weekend. Love all the extra flavors for the smoked turkey – Hubs just puts a simple seasoning and I want more flavor haha!
You guys are going to love it! The flavor the better!!