Simple Roasted Turkey
Total Time: 4 hrs
Preparation Time: 30 mins
Cook Time: 3 hrs 30 mins
Ingredients
- Servings: 12
- 1 (12 -14 lb) whole turkey (thawed if frozen)
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup dried parsley flakes
- 2 tablespoons rubbed sage
- 1 tablespoon paprika
- 1 tablespoon seasoning salt
- 2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 3/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 6 bay leaves
- 1 large onion, cut into wedges
- 32 ounces chicken broth
Recipe
- 1 pre-heat oven to 325°f.
- 2 remove giblets and neck from turkey and discard (unless you need them for something else).
- 3 rinse turkey and pat dry with paper towels.
- 4 place turkey on rack in roasting pan and brush with oil.
- 5 mix together the dried parsley, rubbed sage, seasoned salt, garlic powder, ground black pepper, and nutmeg.
- 6 place 1 t of seasoning mix, bay leaves, and onion wedges inside turkey.
- 7 pat remaining seasoning mix over entire surface and inside skin.
- 8 add chicken broth to roasting pan.
- 9 cover turkey loosely with foil tent (shiny side in).
- 10 roast one hour, then remove foil (reserve for later).
- 11 roast another two to two and a half hours, basting occasionally with pan juices. if skin begins to get too brown, replace foil loosely over bird.
- 12 let stand 20 minutes before carving.
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