Low Fat Lemon Herb Turkey Breast

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon flour
• 1 large oven cooking bag (20''X14'') with tie
• 2 medium onions, cut into quarters
• 2 celery stalks, cut into 2'' pieces
• 2 carrots, peeled and cut into 2'' pieces
• 8 garlic cloves, peeled
• 1 lemon, cut into quarters, seeds removed
• 1 bone in turkey breast (about 7 lbs.) skin removed
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh black pepper
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 20 sprigs Thyme
• 20 sprigs Parsley
• 1 cup chicken broth

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Add flour to oven bag and shake to coat inside of bag. Place oven bag in a medium roasting pan about 14''X10'') and at least 2'' deep.
2. Add onions, celery, carrots, garlic and lemon to oven bag. Sprinkle turkey breast with pepper and 1/2 teaspoon salt then place turkey on top of vegetables in bag. Scatter thyme and parsley sprigs on top of and around turkey. Close bag with tie. Cut a few slits in top of the bag and insert meat thermometer through one of the slits in the bag, into the center of turkey breast. Do not let thermometer touch bone.
3. Roast turkey 1 hour 15 minutes to 1 hour 30 minutes, until temperature on thermometer reaches 165 degrees. Without discarding any solids, remove turkey and transfer to a platter. Cover and let turkey stand 15 minutes to set juices for easier slicing.
4. Meanwhile, prepare gravy: Pour solids and turkey drippings in bag though sieve set over a 4 cup glass measuring cup. With the back of a spoon, press on the solids in sieve to extract juices. Let drippings mixture stand until fat separates from meat juices. Remove thyme and parsley springs and lemon and discard, reserve remaining solids. Skim and discard fat from drippings. This should leave you with about 1 1/2 cups drippings left in the measuring cup.
5. In a blender at low speed, blend chicken broth with all reserved solids until pureed. Pour pureed mixture into 2 quart saucepan; stir in drippings, remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/2 cup water. Heat gravy to boiling over high heat, Makes about 3 cups.
6. Serve sliced turkey with gray.