Cajun-Spiced Turkey

Name: Cajun-Spiced Turkey
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 celery stalk, coarsely chopped; 1 green bell pepper, coarsely chopped; 12 servings Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper; 1 medium onion, coarsely chopped; 5 kilograms turkey, patted dry; 59 milliliters (or more) olive or vegetable oil

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Cajun-Spiced Turkey a try. This recipe covers 30% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 499 calories, 70g of protein, and 23g of fat. This recipe serves 12. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes. Head to the store and pick up celery stalk, turkey, kosher salt and pepper, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the vegetable oil you could follow this main course with the Blueberry Coffee Cake #SundaySupper as a dessert.

Instructions

Set a rack inside a large heavy roasting pan. Season turkey lightly inside and out with salt and pepper, then with spice mix, massaging it into the skin.

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Salt And Pepper

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Whole Turkey

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Roasting Pan

Transfer turkey, breast side down, to prepared pan and refrigerate, uncovered, overnight.

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Whole Turkey

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Remove turkey from refrigerator; let stand at room temperature for 1 hour.

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Whole Turkey

Preheat oven to 375°F.

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Mix celery, pepper, and onion in a medium bowl. Fill turkey cavities with vegetable mixture, scattering any remaining vegetables over bottom of roasting pan.

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Onion

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Brush turkey with oil.

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Roast turkey, basting occasionally, for 1 hour. Using paper towels, flip turkey. Roast, basting occasionally, until an instant-read thermometer inserted into thickest part of thigh registers 165°F, 1-1 1/2 hours longer.

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