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A cooked turkey in a roasting pan, stuffed with fresh veggies.
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5 from 11 votes

Simple Roasted Turkey

Course Main Dish
Cuisine American
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 4 hours
Total Time 4 hours 20 minutes
Servings 16 servings
Calories 476kcal
Author Kristine Underwood

Ingredients

  • 14-20 pound turkey (thawed, cleaned out, and pat dry)
  • 1-1/2 cups chicken broth (or vegetable broth)
  • olive oil (for rubbing the skin)
  • 1 yellow onion (roughly chopped)
  • 2 carrots (peeled and chopped into large pieces)
  • 2 ribs celery (chopped into large pieces)
  • 4 cloves garlic (whole)
  • 1/4 cup sea salt (for seasoning the outside of the bird and in the cavity)
  • 1 1/2 tsp rosemary
  • 1 1/2 tsp thyme
  • 1 tsp sage
  • pepper to taste

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
  • Remove turkey from package, remove giblets, and wash thoroughly. Pat bird dry with paper towel and remove all the moisture from the skin.
  • Place turkey on wire lifting rack, breast side up in a large roasting pan.
  • Carefully trim the neck flap if it's excessive and stuff both ends of the turkey with the chopped onion, carrots, celery and garlic.
  • Once stuffed, rub the entire outside of the turkey with olive oil, massaging it into the skin.
  • In a small bowl, whisk together the salt, rosemary, thyme, sage, and pepper. Generously sprinkle and rub the seasoning blend all over the turkey and inside the cavity.
  • Roast the turkey in the oven uncovered for 20-30 minutes at 425°F uncovered. Reduce heat to 325°F and roast turkey for 1 hour. Then cover the turkey with a lid or aluminum foil and continue roasting until the internal temperature of the breast is 165°F or 175°F degrees in the thigh.
  • Allow bird to rest for at east 30 minutes prior to carving.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 serving | Calories: 476kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 90g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.03g | Cholesterol: 266mg | Sodium: 2270mg | Potassium: 975mg | Fiber: 0.4g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 1405IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 52mg | Iron: 4mg