Cooking Light's Ultimate Roasted Turkey

Name: Cooking Light's Ultimate Roasted Turkey
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 177 milliliters apple cider; 0 teaspoons black pepper; 1 teaspoon butter; 1 Tbsp cornstarch; 5 Tbsps dark corn syrup, divided; 1 Tbsp dried rubbed sage; 411 grams fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth; 4 garlic cloves, sliced and divided; 2 onions, quartered and divided; 1 Tbsp poultry seasoning; 2 Golden Delicious apples, cored, quartered, and divided; 1 teaspoon salt; 5 kilograms fresh or frozen turkey, thawed

Cooking Light's Ultimate Roasted Turkey might be just the main course you are searching for. Watching your figure? This gluten free recipe has 520 calories, 70g of protein, and 19g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 31% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 12. Head to the store and pick up garlic cloves, golden yummy apples, salt, and a few other things to make it today. Thanksgiving will be even more special with this recipe.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 37

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Oven

Combine the cider and 4 tablespoons corn syrup in a small saucepan; bring to a boil.

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Corn Syrup

Cider

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Sauce Pan

Remove from heat; set aside.

Remove and reserve giblets and neck from turkey. Rinse turkey with cold water; pat dry. Trim excess fat. Lift the wing tips up and over back; tuck under turkey.

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Whole Turkey

Water

Combine poultry seasoning, sage, salt, and pepper. Rub seasoning mixture into skin and body cavity.

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Dry Seasoning Rub

Pepper

Sage

Salt

Place half of the garlic, onion quarters, and apple quarters into the body cavity.

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Garlic

Apple

Onion

Place turkey, breast side up, in a shallow roasting pan coated with cooking spray. Arrange remaining garlic, onion, and apple around turkey in pan. Insert a meat thermometer into meaty part of thigh, making sure not to touch bone.

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Cooking Spray

Garlic

Whole Turkey

Apple

Onion

Bone

Meat

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Kitchen Thermometer

Roasting Pan

Bake at 375 for 45 minutes. Baste turkey with cider syrup, and cover with foil.

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Whole Turkey

Syrup

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Oven

Aluminum Foil

Bake at 375 an additional 2 hours and 15 minutes or until meat thermometer registers 180, basting with cider syrup 4 times at regular intervals.

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Syrup

Meat

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Kitchen Thermometer

Oven

Let stand for 10 minutes. Discard skin.

Remove turkey from pan, reserving drippings for sauce.

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Whole Turkey

Sauce

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Frying Pan

Place turkey on a platter; keep warm.

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Whole Turkey

Strain drippings through a colander into a bowl; discard solids.

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Colander

Bowl

Place a zip-top plastic bag inside a 2-cup glass measure.

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Ziploc Bags

Pour drippings into bag;let stand 10 minutes (fat will rise to the top). Seal bag; carefully snip off 1 bottom corner of bag.

Drain the drippings into a bowl, stopping before fat layer reaches opening; discard fat.

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Bowl

While turkey bakes, melt the butter in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat.

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Butter

Whole Turkey

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Sauce Pan

Add the reserved giblets and neck; saute for 2 minutes on each side or until browned.

Add broth, and bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 45 minutes. Strain mixture through a colander into a bowl, discarding solids. Reserve 1/4 cup broth mixture.

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Broth