My daughter loves to help me make this moist roasted turkey with herbs. Her job is to hand Mommy the ingredients—if she doesn't eat the apples first! —Kimberly Jackson, Gay, Georgia
Apple & Herb Roasted Turkey
Apple & Herb Roasted Turkey
Prep Time
20 min
Cook Time
3 hours
Yield
14 servings
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup minced fresh sage
- 1/4 cup minced fresh rosemary
- 1 tablespoon kosher salt
- 1 turkey (14 pounds)
- 1 medium apple, quartered
- 1 medium onion, halved
- 1 celery rib, halved
- 1/2 cup butter, melted
- 1/2 cup apple jelly, warmed
Directions
- Preheat oven to 325°. Combine sage, rosemary and salt. With fingers, carefully loosen skin from the turkey breast; rub herb mixture under the skin. Secure skin to underside of breast with toothpicks.
- Place breast side up on a rack in a roasting pan. Place apple, onion and celery in turkey cavity; tie legs together with kitchen twine and tuck wings. Brush turkey with butter.
- Roast, uncovered, until a thermometer inserted in thickest part of thigh reads 170°-175°, 3 to 3-1/2 hours. (Cover loosely with foil if turkey browns too quickly.) Remove turkey from oven; brush with apple jelly. Tent with foil and let stand 15 minutes before removing toothpicks and carving.
Nutrition Facts
8 ounces cooked turkey: 626 calories, 31g fat (11g saturated fat), 263mg cholesterol, 640mg sodium, 10g carbohydrate (8g sugars, 0 fiber), 73g protein.
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