Classic Roast Turkey

Name: Classic Roast Turkey
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 94
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 94 servings Traditional Gravy; 94 servings Melted butter or olive oil; 1 turkey (10 to 30 lb.; see notes)

Classic Roast Turkey requires roughly 45 minutes from start to finish. One portion of this dish contains about 6g of protein, 16g of fat, and a total of 163 calories. This recipe serves 94. This recipe covers 4% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Thanksgiving will be even more special with this recipe. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, dairy free, fodmap friendly, and whole 30 diet. Head to the store and pick up gravy, olive oil, turkey, and a few other things to make it today. If you like this recipe, you might also like recipes such as Classic Roast Turkey, Classic Roast Turkey, and Roast Turkey with Classic Pan Gravy.

Instructions

Remove and discard leg truss from turkey. Pull off and discard any lumps of fat.

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Whole Turkey

Remove giblets and neck (they're often packed in the neck or body cavity) and save for gravy. Rinse turkey inside and out; pat dry. Rub turkey all over with butter.

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Butter

Whole Turkey

Gravy

Dry Seasoning Rub

Place turkey, breast up, on a V-shaped rack in a 12- by 17-inch roasting pan, or one that is at least 2 in. longer and wider than the bird. Insert a meat thermometer through thickest part of breast to the bone. (If using an instant-read thermometer, insert when checking temperature later.)

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Whole Turkey

Bone

Meat

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Kitchen Thermometer

Roasting Pan

Roast in a 325 or 350 (depending on size of bird; see below) oven until thermometer registers 16

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Kitchen Thermometer

Oven

If turkey is unstuffed, tip slightly to drain juices from body cavity into pan.

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Whole Turkey

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Frying Pan

Transfer turkey to a platter.

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Whole Turkey

Let stand in a warm place, uncovered, for 15 to 30 minutes, then carve. If thigh joints are still pink (common in an oven-roasted bird), cut drumsticks from thighs, place thighs in a baking pan, and bake in a 450 oven until no longer pink, 10 to 15 minutes; or put on a microwave-safe plate and cook in a microwave oven at full power (100%) for 1 to 3 minutes.

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Chicken Drumsticks

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Baking Pan

Microwave

Oven

Oven-roasted turkey: temperatures and times

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Whole Turkey

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Oven

Bake in a 350 oven for 1 1/2-2 1/4 hr.

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Oven

Bake in a 325 oven for 2-3 hr.

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Oven

Bake in a 325 oven for 3-3 3/4 hr.

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Oven

Bake in a 325 oven for 3 1/2-4 1/2 hr.

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Oven

Times are for unstuffed birds. A stuffed bird may cook at the same rate as an unstuffed one; however, be prepared to allow 30 to 50 minutes longer. While turkeys take about the same time to roast in regular and convection heat, a convection oven does a better job of browning the bird all over.

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Oven