Roast Turkey with Stuffing

Name: Roast Turkey with Stuffing
Prep time: 4 h 45 min
Cook time: 4 h 45 min
Total time: 4 h 45 min
Yield: 14
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 liters dry bread cubes (about 11 slices bread); 59 milliliters butter or margarine; 3 Tbsps butter or margarine, melted; 2 medium stalks celery, chopped; 118 milliliters About chicken broth (from 32-oz carton) or water; 2 Tbsps finely chopped fresh parsley, if desired; 118 milliliters medium onion, chopped; 0 teaspoons pepper; 2 Tbsps poultry seasoning or dried sage leaves; 1 teaspoons salt; 1 teaspoon salt; 6 kilograms whole turkey , thawed if frozen

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Roast Turkey with Stuffing A mixture of pepper, turkey, salt, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. To use up the pepper you could follow this main course with the Easy Peppermint Dessert as a dessert. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for Thanksgiving.

Instructions

Move oven rack to lowest position.

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Oven

Heat oven to 325F. In 10-inch skillet, melt 1/4 cup butter over medium-high heat.

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Butter

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Frying Pan

Oven

Add onion and celery; cook, stirring occasionally, until tender.

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Celery

Onion

In large bowl, mix bread cubes, parsley, poultry seasoning, 1 teaspoon salt and pepper.

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Poultry Seasoning

Salt And Pepper

Bread Cubes

Parsley

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Bowl

Add broth and butter-onion mixture, stirring until desired moistness (stuffing will become a little more moist during roasting because it absorbs juices from turkey). Set aside. (Stuff turkey just before roasting).

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Stuffing

Butter

Whole Turkey

Broth

Onion

Remove and discard neck and giblets from turkey. Rinse turkey inside and out with cold water; pat dry with paper towels.

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Whole Turkey

Water

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Paper Towels

Sprinkle cavity of turkey with 1/2 teaspoon salt.

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Whole Turkey

Salt

Spoon stuffing loosely into neck cavity; turn wings back to hold neck skin in place, or fasten neck skin to back with skewers. Spoon stuffing into body cavity; refasten drumsticks with metal piece or tuck under skin at tail. (Drumsticks can also be tied together with cotton string.)

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Chicken Drumsticks

Stuffing

Chicken Wings

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Skewers

After stuffing turkey, place any remaining stuffing in 1- or 2-quart casserole dish sprayed with cooking spray; cover and refrigerate.

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Cooking Spray

Stuffing

Whole Turkey

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Casserole Dish

Bake stuffing in casserole dish with turkey at 325F for last 35 to 40 minutes of roasting time or until thoroughly heated (165F).

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Stuffing

Whole Turkey

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Casserole Dish

Oven

Place turkey, breast side up, in roasting pan. Insert ovenproof meat thermometer so tip is in thickest part of inside thigh and does not touch bone.

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Whole Turkey

Bone

Meat

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Kitchen Thermometer

Roasting Pan

Brush 3 tablespoons melted butter over turkey. Do not add water or cover turkey.

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Butter

Whole Turkey

Water

Roast uncovered 4 hours or until thermometer reads 165F and drumsticks move easily when lifted or twisted. Thermometer inserted in center of stuffing should read 165F. If necessary, cover turkey breast with tent of heavy-duty foil during last 1 hour 30 minutes to 2 hours of baking to prevent excessive browning.

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Turkey Breast