Very Moist and Flavorful Roast Turkey Recipe

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Very Moist and Flavorful Roast Turkey
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Ingredients
8
Count
Nutrition
1719
Calories
Total time
230
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
  2. Cut butter into 1-tablespoon pieces, quarter the pieces, and refrigerate butter until needed.
  3. Use your fingers to loosen the skin over the turkey breast and thighs. Cut a hole in the turkey skin between tail and body (to affix legs); cut a hole on each side of the turkey beneath each wing (to affix wings). Rub the entire skin with vegetable oil.
  4. Toss apple and onion wedges, garlic cloves, and celery in a large bowl until combined; sprinkle poultry seasoning over the apple mixture and toss again to coat. Stuff the body and neck cavities with the apple mixture. Insert each wing tip into the hole under the wing to secure wings; insert both legs into hole near tail to secure legs.
  5. Place turkey onto a rack and set in a roasting pan. Insert cold butter pieces under the loosened skin, distributing the butter as evenly as possible.
  6. Roast the turkey in the preheated oven until an instant-read meat thermometer inserted into the thickest part of a thigh, not touching bone, reads 160 degrees F (70 degrees C), about 3 1/2 hours. Check for doneness after 3 hours.
  7. Remove roasting pan containing turkey from oven and cover with aluminum foil, lightly pressing the foil directly onto the bird. Let the turkey rest for 40 minutes before carving.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 1718.77 Kcal (7196 kJ)
Calories from fat 1198.01 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 133.11g 205%
Cholesterol 570.55mg 190%
Sodium 890.65mg 37%
Potassium 2477.29mg 53%
Total Carbs 30.5g 10%
Sugars 15.22g 61%
Dietary Fiber 12.58g 50%
Protein 107.47g 215%
Vitamin C 25.1mg 42%
Vitamin A 1.1mg 38%
Iron 6.1mg 34%
Calcium 339.6mg 34%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 144.43 Kcal (605 kJ)
Calories from fat 100.67 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 11.19g 205%
Cholesterol 47.94mg 190%
Sodium 74.84mg 37%
Potassium 208.18mg 53%
Total Carbs 2.56g 10%
Sugars 1.28g 61%
Dietary Fiber 1.06g 50%
Protein 9.03g 215%
Vitamin C 2.1mg 42%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 38%
Iron 0.5mg 34%
Calcium 28.5mg 34%

* 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

  • 44.7
    Points
  • 46
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Total Fat

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