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How To Make Classic Roasted Turkey
Sink your teeth into this classic roasted turkey! It’s rich, tastefully seasoned, and perfect to serve at your Thanksgiving dinner.
Serves:
Ingredients
- turkey brine,optional
- 12lbsturkey,giblets and neck removed
- 1lemon,quartered
- 1onion,peeled and quartered
- 6fresh thyme sprigs
- 6garlic cloves,smashed
- 8tbspbutter,softened
- 2tspsalt,cut down to ½ tsp, if turkey is brined
- 1tsppepper
- 2cupschicken,or turkey broth, remove if turkey is brined
For Optional Garnish:
- herbs
- fruit
Instructions
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Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
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Tuck the wings of the turkey under the body.
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Stuff the cavity of the turkey with the lemon, onion, thyme sprigs and garlic.
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Tie the turkey drumsticks together with kitchen twine, then place the turkey on a rack in a roasting pan.
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Place the butter, salt and pepper in a bowl, then stir until well combined.
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Spread the butter all over the turkey, both on top of and underneath the skin.
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Season the outside of the turkey with more salt and pepper to taste, if desired.
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Cook for 30 to 40 minutes or until the turkey has started to turn golden brown.
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Reduce the heat to 350 degrees F.
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Baste the turkey with ½ cup of chicken broth.
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Bake for another 2 hours, basting every 30 minutes with the chicken broth, or until a thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh reads 165 degrees F.
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Transfer the turkey to a serving platter, then garnish with herbs and fruit, if desired.
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Let the turkey rest for 20 minutes.
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Slice, serve, and enjoy!
Recipe Notes
- Check out our Ultimate Turkey Brine Recipe to go with this roasted turkey!
Nutrition
- Calories: 790.57kcal
- Fat: 37.22g
- Saturated Fat: 12.65g
- Trans Fat: 0.61g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 11.76g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 7.77g
- Carbohydrates: 6.27g
- Fiber: 2.49g
- Sugar: 0.99g
- Protein: 103.41g
- Cholesterol: 364.44mg
- Sodium: 916.71mg
- Calcium: 164.10mg
- Potassium: 1143.92mg
- Iron: 10.73mg
- Vitamin A: 164.72µg
- Vitamin C: 9.10mg
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