Herbed Turkey
"My version of thanksgiving or any time of year--I could eat turkey all year long."
- Ready In:
- 3hrs 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Yields:
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1 whole turkey
- Serves:
- 8-10
ingredients
- 1 (10 -15 lb) whole turkey
- 6 -10 garlic cloves
- 2 -4 sprigs fresh rosemary
- 4 tablespoons butter
- salt
- pepper
- nonstick cooking spray, garlic preferred
directions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- Mix together the garlic, rosemary, butter, salt and pepper.
- Pull apart from the meat, the skin to create a pocket.
- Push the herb mixture in between the skin and meat.
- Press down on the skin if necessary to distribute the mixture as evenly as possible.
- Spray the turkey with a non stick spray (I have been know to sprinkle the outside of the turkey with a few herbs I find in the cabinet as well).
- Cover turkey with foil and place in oven.
- Bake approx 1 1/2 to 2 hours, or until meat thermometer reaches 185°F.
- Uncover and bake the turkey about 15 minutes or until the outside becomes a golden brown.
- Pull out of oven and let sit about 15 minutes before carving.
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Reviews
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This recipe made for a tastey bird. I ground up the melted butter and the herbs and injected it. It was good all the way thru. I also stuck some crushed garlic cloves under the skin, at the breast, hip, and legs. Thanks for the recipe. -
Wow, what great flavor! I put mine on the grill and it was soooo good. Thanks for the great recipe!
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I used this recipe for our Thanksgiving Turkey and was very happy with it. I used it again yesterday to cook a turkey for the freezer. Wonderful! Thanks Tish! -
This is such a great recipe!! I usually just cook my turkey unadultered, but I thought that I would give it a shot. Boy am I glad I did. I chopped up the garlic, and I used 10 cloves and I also used dried rosemary, but the final result was a fabulous turkey. I will be using this every once in a while when I am needing/wanting something a little different for my turkey! Thanks so much for posting this Tish! -
This was my first turkey, and it turned out wonderful. I loved the rosemary flavour under the skin, it really made for a special Thanksgiving turkey! Thank you!
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
TishT
Las Vegas, Nevada
I live in Las Vegas. I was lucky enough to run into Recipezaar around Nov. 2000 and got hooked quickly. I am a cookbook collector and have been collecting recipes for as long as I can remember. My DH had to build in shelves for all my cookbooks! I like to dabble with OAMC and for a few years hosted the Budget/OAMC forum with some great people over there. Even though I don't work in the forum any longer I've set up a lot of cookbooks for the purpose of OAMC and stretching food that might be helpful. Please feel free to check them out! I go on food jags and cooking jags! Please come say hi to me and chat on facebook. I currently host a blog for saving money through finding deals and coupons if you are interested. Most of the time I try to cook and have a good dinner on the table but I'll be honest enough to say there is still fast food occasionally in the budget! I have had such wonderful support here whenever I need it. Thank you all for being here! Just a quick note on how I rate recipes:
? 5 stars - This recipe is perfect. (My DH is truly a critic and doesn't give 5's unless it's amazing) I would recommend it to others and would definitely make again.
? 4 stars - This recipe was good but I would change something in it next time.
? 3 stars - This is a recipe I would not make again but it was OK
? 2 stars - This recipe I would not make again and we didn't like it at all
? 1 star - This recipes did not work out/taste was unappealing and wouldn't make again
