Bacon Wrapped Roasted Turkey Recipe

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Bacon Wrapped Roasted Turkey
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Ingredients:

  • kitchen twine (to tie turkey)
  • aluminum foil
  • 1 1/2 oz fresh sage
  • 1 garlic clove
  • salt (to taste)
  • pepper (to taste)

Directions:

  1. Pre-heat oven to 325°F
  2. Remove giblets and neck from Turkey. Rinse turkey with cold running water and drain well. Blot dry with paper towels.
  3. Chop Onion and Garlic and mix together. Once chopped and mixed, stuff the Onion and Garlic mixture into Turkey.
  4. Tie up the Turkey's wings, legs, and drumsticks with Kitchen Twine as desired.
  5. Chop Sage and mix in with softened Butter.
  6. Rub Sage/Butter mixture under the skin and over the skin of the Turkey.
  7. Salt and pepper Turkey to taste.
  8. Place uncooked, Bacon slices all over the skin of the uncooked Turkey. They will stick onto the buttered Turkey.
  9. Insert an Oven-Safe Meat Thermometer into the inner thigh area near the breast of the Turkey but not touching the bone.
  10. Place Turkey in a roasting pan and use Foil to tent the uncooked Turkey.
  11. Remove foil tent for last hour of cooking Turkey.
  12. Continue to let bacon cook on Turkey for an additional 15 minutes, then remove. (OPTIONAL - Bacon can then be chopped and placed in a separate dish of your choice).
  13. Remove Turkey from oven once 160 degrees is reached internally in the Turkey.
  14. Allow Turkey to rest for 20-30 minutes, then carve (during the rest period, Turkey will continue to cook to 165 degrees).
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 459.09 Kcal (1922 kJ)
Calories from fat 402.86 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 44.76g 69%
Cholesterol 123.23mg 41%
Sodium 274.59mg 11%
Potassium 203.88mg 4%
Total Carbs 3.18g 1%
Sugars 0.41g 2%
Dietary Fiber 1.48g 6%
Protein 13.02g 26%
Vitamin C 1.7mg 3%
Vitamin A 0.3mg 12%
Iron 1.3mg 7%
Calcium 70.4mg 7%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 393.54 Kcal (1648 kJ)
Calories from fat 345.34 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 38.37g 69%
Cholesterol 105.63mg 41%
Sodium 235.38mg 11%
Potassium 174.77mg 4%
Total Carbs 2.73g 1%
Sugars 0.35g 2%
Dietary Fiber 1.27g 6%
Protein 11.16g 26%
Vitamin C 1.5mg 3%
Vitamin A 0.3mg 12%
Iron 1.1mg 7%
Calcium 60.3mg 7%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 12.6
    Points
  • 13
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • sugar free

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