Merritt Family Two Hour Turkey Recipe

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Merritt Family Two Hour Turkey
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Ingredients
14
Count
Nutrition
1508
Calories
Total time
140
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Remove the turkey from refrigerator and allow it to stand at room temperature for about 45 minutes to an hour.
  2. While turkey is reaching room temperature, place a rack in the lowest position in an oven. Line a large turkey roasting pan with heavy duty aluminum foil, and spray the lined pan with cooking spray. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
  3. Remove the giblets and neck from the turkey cavity, and set aside. Wash and dry the turkey with paper towels, and rub the turkey with vegetable oil. Sprinkle the turkey, inside and out, with lemon pepper seasoning. Sprinkle the inside of the cavity with salt, and place the quartered onion, parsley sprigs, rosemary, and oranges in the cavity. Sprinkle the area under the neck skin with lemon pepper seasoning, and stuff the area with a few slices of onion. Loosely tie the legs, and fold the wings underneath the turkey.
  4. Place the prepared turkey into the roasting pan. Surround the turkey with the giblets and neck, remainder of sliced onion, and carrot. Mix the white wine, cognac, chicken broth, and tomato juice in a saucepan and heat over medium heat until liquid is hot but not boiling. Pour half the liquid into the turkey cavity and the other half into the pan. Cover the turkey with more aluminum foil, making a tent so the foil doesn't contact the turkey skin. Crimp the foil firmly over the edges of the pan to completely seal the turkey in the foil tent.
  5. Roast in the oven for 1 hour. Remove the turkey from the oven, slit the foil tent, and fold the foil back to expose the turkey skin. Reduce oven temperature to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C) and roast the turkey for 1 more hour, until no longer pink at the bone and the juices run clear. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh, near the bone should read 180 degrees F (82 degrees C). Remove the turkey from the oven, cover with a doubled sheet of aluminum foil, and allow to rest in a warm area 10 to 15 minutes before slicing.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 1508.4 Kcal (6315 kJ)
Calories from fat 370.07 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 41.12g 63%
Cholesterol 328.89mg 110%
Sodium 5402.48mg 225%
Potassium 2591.73mg 55%
Total Carbs 74.15g 25%
Sugars 44.32g 177%
Dietary Fiber 13.03g 52%
Protein 108.15g 216%
Vitamin C 195.9mg 327%
Vitamin A 0.6mg 20%
Iron 5.4mg 30%
Calcium 298.9mg 30%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 95.51 Kcal (400 kJ)
Calories from fat 23.43 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 2.6g 63%
Cholesterol 20.82mg 110%
Sodium 342.06mg 225%
Potassium 164.1mg 55%
Total Carbs 4.69g 25%
Sugars 2.81g 177%
Dietary Fiber 0.82g 52%
Protein 6.85g 216%
Vitamin C 12.4mg 327%
Iron 0.3mg 30%
Calcium 18.9mg 30%

* 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

  • 32.8
    Points
  • 27
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • low fat,
  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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