Roast Turkey with Herbed Bread Stuffing and Giblet Gravy Recipe

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Roast Turkey with Herbed Bread Stuffing and Giblet Gravy
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Ingredients
9
Count
Nutrition
3732
Calories
Total time
60
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Make turkey giblet stock and herbed bread stuffing.
  2. Roast turkey: Preheat oven to 425°F.
  3. Rinse turkey inside and out and pat dry. Season with salt and pepper inside and out. Loosely fill neck cavity with some of stuffing. Fold neck skin under body and fasten with a small skewer. Loosely fill body cavity with some stuffing and tie drumsticks together with kitchen string. Transfer remaining stuffing to a buttered 3-quart shallow baking dish and chill, covered. Secure wings to body with small skewers if desired for a nicer appearance.
  4. Put turkey on a rack set in a flameproof roasting pan. Roast turkey in middle of oven 30 minutes. Melt 1/2 stick butter. Reduce oven temperature to 325°F and pour melted butter over turkey. Roast turkey, basting every 20 minutes, for 3 to 3 1/2 hours more, or until a thermometer inserted in center of stuffing in body cavity registers 165°F (thigh will be about 180°F). Transfer turkey to a heated platter and keep juices in pan. Remove skewers and discard string. Transfer stuffing from cavities to a serving dish and keep warm, covered. Let turkey stand at least 30 minutes and up to 45.
  5. Increase temperature to 375°F. Stir together chicken broth and water and drizzle over uncooked stuffing in baking dish. Dot stuffing with remaining 2 tablespoons butter and bake in middle of oven 40 minutes while turkey stands; for moist stuffing, bake covered entire time; for less moist stuffing with a slightly crisp top, uncover after 10 minutes.
  6. Make gravy: Skim fat from pan juices and reserve 1/4 cup fat. Add 1 cup giblet stock to roasting pan and deglaze over moderately high heat, scraping up brown bits. Add to remaining 3 cups stock and bring to a simmer. Whisk together reserved fat and flour in a large heavy saucepan and cook roux over moderately low heat, whisking, 3 minutes. Add hot stock to roux in a fast stream, whisking constantly to prevent lumps, and simmer, whisking occasionally, until thickened, about 10 minutes. Stir in additional juices from turkey platter and season gravy with salt and pepper.
  7. Cooks' note: If you choose not to cook your stuffing inside the bird, your turkey will take less time to roast, only about 2 to 3 hours (thigh should register 170°F).
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 3732.01 Kcal (15625 kJ)
Calories from fat 587.77 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 65.31g 100%
Cholesterol 554.22mg 185%
Sodium 52314.46mg 2180%
Potassium 13617.1mg 290%
Total Carbs 121.27g 40%
Dietary Fiber 0.12g 0%
Protein 532.55g 1065%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 1%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 4%
Iron 125.4mg 697%
Calcium 4.3mg 0%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 12.52 Kcal (52 kJ)
Calories from fat 1.97 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0.22g 100%
Cholesterol 1.86mg 185%
Sodium 175.51mg 2180%
Potassium 45.69mg 290%
Total Carbs 0.41g 40%
Dietary Fiber 0g 0%
Protein 1.79g 1065%
Iron 0.4mg 697%

* 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

  • 80.1
    Points
  • 79
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • low calorie,
  • fat free,
  • saturated fat free,
  • cholesterol free,
  • sugar free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Total Fat

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