Moist and flavorful, you can also use this recipe for Cornish game hens, chicken breasts or roasting chicken. Select a turkey sized according to the amount of people you will be serving.
How To Make Rosemary-Roasted Turkey
Try this roasted rosemary turkey for your next potluck. The juicy meat is rubbed with fragrant and flavorful herbs for a tasty bite.
Ingredients
- ¾ cup olive oil
- 2 tbsp garlic, minced
- 1 tbsp rosemary, fresh and chopped
- 1 tbsp basil, fresh and chopped
- 1 tbsp Italian seasoning
- 12 lb turkey, whole
- salt and ground black pepper, to taste
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
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In a small bowl, mix the olive oil, garlic, rosemary, basil, Italian seasoning. Season with salt and black pepper then set aside.
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Make sure to wash the turkey inside and out and pat it dry. Remove any large fat deposits and loosen the skin from the breast.
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Slowly work the fingers between the breast and the skin and work it loose to the end of the drumstick, being careful not to tear the skin.
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Using the hand, spread a generous amount of rosemary mixture under the breast skin and down the thigh and leg.
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Rub the remainder of the rosemary mixture in the entire chicken. Use a toothpick to seal skin over any exposed breast meat, if necessary around the entire chicken.
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Place the turkey on a rack in a roasting pan. Add about ¼-inch of water to the bottom of the pan.
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Roast in a preheated oven for 3 to 4 hours or until the internal temperature of the turkey reaches 180 degrees F.
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Remove from the oven and serve!
Nutrition
- Sugar: 1g
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- Calcium: 71mg
- Calories: 866kcal
- Carbohydrates: 1g
- Cholesterol: 348mg
- Fat: 48g
- Fiber: 1g
- Iron: 5mg
- Monounsaturated Fat: 24g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 9g
- Potassium: 1101mg
- Protein: 105g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Sodium: 542mg
- Trans Fat: 1g
- Vitamin A: 302IU
- Vitamin C: 1mg
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