Thanksgiving Stuffed Turkey
Thanksgiving Stuffed Turkey might be a good recipe to expand your side dish recipe box. This recipe makes 18 servings with 642 calories, 68g of protein, and 27g of fat each. This recipe covers 37% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It will be a hit at your Thanksgiving event. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 5 hours and 30 minutes. If you have flour, onion, water, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. If you like this recipe, take a look at these similar recipes: Leftover Thanksgiving Turkey Stuffed Shells, A Cupcake Lover’s Thanksgiving Turkey Should Be Stuffed with Cupcakes, and Cranberry BBQ Turkey Stuffed Sweet Potatoes for.
Instructions
In a large skillet, saute the onions, celery and carrots in 1/2 cup butter until tender. In a large bowl, combine the bread cubes, onion mixture, broth, parsley and egg substitute.
Remove giblets and neck from turkey; cover and refrigerate. Just before baking, loosely stuff turkey with stuffing.
Place remaining stuffing in a greased 2-qt. baking dish; refrigerate. Skewer turkey openings; tie drumsticks with kitchen string.
Place breast side up on a rack in a shallow roasting pan. Melt remaining butter; brush over turkey.
Sprinkle with garlic salt and paprika.
Bake, uncovered, at 325° for 4 to 4-1/2 hours or until a meat thermometer reads 180° for turkey and 165° for stuffing, basting every 30 minutes after the first hour. (Cover loosely with foil if turkey browns too quickly.)
For gravy, in a large saucepan, combine 4 cups water, carrot, celery, onion, giblets, neck, bay leaf and peppercorns. Bring to a boil; reduce heat. Cover and simmer for 1 hour or until giblets are tender; strain broth and set aside.
Bake additional stuffing, covered, for 25-30 minutes. Uncover; bake 10 minutes longer.
Remove turkey; cover and let stand for 20 minutes before carving.
Pour turkey drippings and loosened browned bits into a measuring cup; skim fat.
In the saucepan used for gravy, combine the flour, salt and remaining water until smooth. Stir in drippings and reserved broth. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened.
Serve with turkey and stuffing.