Lemon-Herb Grilled Turkey

Name: Lemon-Herb Grilled Turkey
Prep time: 4 h
Cook time: 4 h
Total time: 4 h
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 Tbsps butter or margarine, softened; 1 teaspoons ground thyme; 2 smalls lemons, cut into fourths; 1 large onion, cut into eighths; 5 kilograms 10- to 12-pound turkey, thawed if frozen; 12 servings Vegetable oil

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Lemon-Herb Grilled Turkey a try. This recipe serves 12. Watching your figure? This gluten free recipe has 525 calories, 58g of protein, and 31g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 27% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It will be a hit at your The Fourth Of July event. Head to the store and pick up vegetable oil, onion, turkey, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the butter you could follow this main course with the Cinnamon Butter Cake as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 4 hours.

Instructions

If using charcoal grill, place drip pan directly under grilling area, and arrange coals around edge of firebox.

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Grill

Frying Pan

Heat coals or gas grill for indirect heat.

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Grill

Rub cavity of turkey with salt and pepper; place onion and lemons in cavity.

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Salt And Pepper

Lemon

Whole Turkey

Onion

Dry Seasoning Rub

Brush oil over turkey. Insert barbecue meat thermometer so tip is in the thickest part of inside thigh muscle and does not touch bone.

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Whole Turkey

Bone

Meat

Cooking Oil

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Kitchen Thermometer

Mix butter and thyme; brush over turkey. Cover and grill turkey, breast side up, over drip pan or over unheated side of gas grill and 5 to 6 inches from medium heat 2 hours 30 minutes to 3 hours 30 minutes or until thermometer reads 165° and drumsticks move easily when lifted or twisted. If using charcoal grill, add about 15 briquettes every hour.

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Chicken Drumsticks