Best Way Unbrined Turkey Recipe

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Ingredients
5
Count
Nutrition
496
Calories
Total time
105
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 12 lbs turkey
  • 4 tbsp kosher salt
  • 1 1/2 tsp pepper
  • 1/2 cup chicken stock

Directions:

  1. Preheat a convection over to 375. If your oven has settings for baking or roasting, select roasting.
  2. Remove the turkey from the packaging; rinse and dry well. Brush 2 tablespoons melted butter over the skin; sprinkle 4 tablespoons kosher salt and 1 1/2 teaspoons pepper over the skin and in the cavity. Tuck wing tips under and tie the legs together. Place bird breast side up in a V-shaped roasting rack in a shallow roasting pan.
  3. Roast for 45 minutes. Baste with 1 cup chicken stock.
  4. Return turkey to over and baste with pan drippings every 20 minutes or until internal thigh temperature reaches 165 degrees.
  5. A 12 to 16 pound turkey will cook in 1 1/2 to 1 3/4 hours.
  6. Let turkey rest before carving for 20 to 30 minutes.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 495.54 Kcal (2075 kJ)
Calories from fat 197.34 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 21.93g 34%
Cholesterol 248.93mg 83%
Sodium 789.67mg 33%
Potassium 773.05mg 16%
Total Carbs 0.44g 0%
Sugars 0.15g 1%
Dietary Fiber 0.05g 0%
Protein 75.09g 150%
Iron 3.4mg 19%
Calcium 39mg 4%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 141.37 Kcal (592 kJ)
Calories from fat 56.3 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 6.26g 34%
Cholesterol 71.01mg 83%
Sodium 225.27mg 33%
Potassium 220.53mg 16%
Total Carbs 0.12g 0%
Sugars 0.04g 1%
Dietary Fiber 0.02g 0%
Protein 21.42g 150%
Iron 1mg 19%
Calcium 11.1mg 4%

* 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

  • 11.7
    Points
  • 13
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • sugar free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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