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Roasted Turkey

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By: Cindy Lam Lorimer
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 5 hours 20 minutes
Servings: 10

Ingredients 

Butter mix:

  • 2 sticks unsalted butter
  • 2 Tbsp fresh thyme, chopped
  • 1 lemon, juiced and zest

Stuffing:

  • 15 lb turkey
  • kosher salt
  • black pepper
  • 1 bunch fresh thyme
  • 1 lemon, halved
  • 1 onion, halved
  • 1 whole garlic, cut in half horizontally

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • In a small saucepan, on medium heat, add the butter mix ingredients and cook until butter melts. Set aside.
  • Remove the giblet pouch and the neck from the turkey along with the plastic hock lock.
  • Pat the turkey dry inside and outside with a paper towel.
  • Place the turkey on a roasting pan with rack.
  • Pour a 1/3 to half the butter mix inside the turkey cavity.
  • Generously sprinkle salt and pepper in the cavity of the turkey.
  • Stuff cavity with the stuffing ingredients.
  • Brush the outside of the turkey with the butter mix.
  • Cover the wings with aluminum foil and place another aluminum foil sheet loosely over the turkey to cover it.
  • Place in oven and cook for 20 minutes per pound with an extra 20 minutes for good measure.
  • Once done cooking, remove the turkey from oven and let it rest for at least 15 to 30 minutes before serving.

Nutrition

Serving: 1portion | Calories: 629kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 70g | Fat: 37g | Saturated Fat: 16g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 11g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 280mg | Sodium: 364mg | Potassium: 784mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 836IU | Vitamin C: 15mg | Calcium: 56mg | Iron: 3mg

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