Grand Marnier Turkey Recipe

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Grand Marnier Turkey
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Ingredients
9
Count
Nutrition
1688
Calories
Total time
32
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 325°F
  2. Rinse turkey and pat dry inside and out; set aside.
  3. Combine dried fruit, raisins, and apples in a medium-size bowl.
  4. Put orange juice and chiles into a blender or food processor and process for 1 minute.
  5. Add 1 cup each of tequila and Grand Marnier, then pour the mixture over the.
  6. Fruit and let rest 15 minutes.
  7. Drain the fruit, reserving the liquid.
  8. Cut half the butter into 1/2-inch pieces and combine with the fruit.
  9. Stuff cavity of the turkey with most of the fruit.
  10. Place the turkey in a roasting bag, arrange remaining fruit on top of the bird and pour reserved orange juice-liquor mix over it.
  11. Combine remaining tequila and Grand Marnier.
  12. Have ready a basting syringe fitted with a metal injection nozzle and inject.
  13. The mixture all over the turkey.
  14. Melt remaining butter and carefully pour over the turkey in the roasting bag.
  15. Seal bag and cut 1/4-inch slit on the top to let steam escape.
  16. Place in a roasting pan and roast for 2 1/2 hours.
  17. Every 30 minutes open bag (being careful to shield your face from steam) and inject more liquor, eventually using it up.
  18. When ready to serve, slit open bag, arrange turkey on a platter, and scoop out the fruit stuffing.
  19. Place all the fruit in a serving bowl.
  20. Strain the juices that have accumulated in the bag, skim off any fat, and serve in a gravy boat.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 1687.64 Kcal (7066 kJ)
Calories from fat 530.83 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 58.98g 91%
Cholesterol 441.75mg 147%
Sodium 1178.17mg 49%
Potassium 1877.82mg 40%
Total Carbs 178.2g 59%
Sugars 15.81g 63%
Dietary Fiber 12.94g 52%
Protein 135.31g 271%
Vitamin C 543.4mg 906%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 8%
Iron 10.8mg 60%
Calcium 1039.4mg 104%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 190.8 Kcal (799 kJ)
Calories from fat 60.02 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 6.67g 91%
Cholesterol 49.94mg 147%
Sodium 133.2mg 49%
Potassium 212.3mg 40%
Total Carbs 20.15g 59%
Sugars 1.79g 63%
Dietary Fiber 1.46g 52%
Protein 15.3g 271%
Vitamin C 61.4mg 906%
Iron 1.2mg 60%
Calcium 117.5mg 104%

* 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

  • 37.9
    Points
  • 46
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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