Enter the weight of a whole, bone-in turkey breast — get USDA’s roasting time at 325 °F, with Butterball’s time alongside.
Updated · How we source our numbers
A 5 lb bone-in turkey breast takes about 1½–2¼ hours at 325°F; a 7 lb breast about 2¼–3¼ hours. It’s done at 165°F in the thickest part.
USDA’s turkey timetable lists a whole turkey breast — the bone-in cut sold for roasting — at 4 to 8 lb (FoodSafety.gov roasting chart; see also FSIS Let’s Talk Turkey). Roast it unstuffed at 325 °F until the thickest part reaches 165 °F.
| Turkey breast | Weight | Approx. total time |
|---|---|---|
| Whole turkey breast, unstuffed | 4–6 lb | 1 h 30 min – 2 h 15 min |
| Whole turkey breast, unstuffed | 6–8 lb | 2 h 15 min – 3 h 15 min |
Butterball publishes its own schedule for a whole turkey breast, with a wider weight range and a higher doneness target (170 °F). The calculator shows it next to USDA’s time so you can compare.
| Butterball breast | Weight | Approx. total time |
|---|---|---|
| Whole turkey breast · Whole breast, unstuffed | 3–5.5 lb | 1 h 30 min – 2 h 15 min |
| Whole turkey breast · Whole breast, unstuffed | 5.5–9 lb | 2 h 15 min – 2 h 45 min |
| Whole turkey breast · Whole breast, stuffed | 3–5.5 lb | 2 h – 2 h 45 min |
| Whole turkey breast · Whole breast, stuffed | 5.5–9 lb | 2 h 45 min – 3 h 15 min |
| Whole turkey breast · Whole breast, from frozen (unstuffed) | 3–5.5 lb | 3 h – 3 h 45 min |
| Whole turkey breast · Whole breast, from frozen (unstuffed) | 5.5–9 lb | 3 h 45 min – 4 h 30 min |
Cooking a whole bird? See the turkey cooking time calculator or the Butterball turkey cooking time page.