Simple and Perfect Roast Turkey Recipe
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 209kcal
It's back to basics with an easy and classic Simple and Perfect Roast Turkey Recipe. It's moist and delicious and the stuff Thanksgiving dreams are made of.
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Ingredients
- 1 fresh or thawed turkey 10-12 lbs
- 1 stick unsalted butter
- 1 lemon zested and juiced
- 1 teaspoon poultry seasoning
- 1-2 teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- Optional ½ apple sliced, ½ lemon quartered, ½ onion quartered, and 2-3 fresh sage leaves to stuff the turkey
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Remove the giblets and neck from the turkey and rinse the turkey inside and out. Pat dry with paper towels.
- Melt butter in a small saucepan. Remove from the heat and add the lemon juice, lemon zest, and poultry seasoning.
- Place the turkey on a rack in a large roasting pan. Liberally salt both the inside and outside and sprinkle with pepper.
- Optional: If you are stuffing the turkey, place the apple, lemon, onion, and sage leaves in the cavity.
- Use kitchen string to tie the legs together and tuck the wing tips under the body of the turkey to keep them from burning.
- Brush the melted butter mixture all over the turkey.
- Place the turkey in the oven uncovered and continue basting with the butter mixture about every 30 minutes.
- Cook the turkey until your food thermometer registers 165 degrees F. in the innermost part of the thigh, which should take approximately 2-3 hours.
- When the turkey is done, remove from the oven, tent loosely with foil and let it rest 20-30 minutes before carving.
Notes
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Nutrition
Calories: 209kcal | Carbohydrates: 0.01g | Protein: 23g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 79mg | Sodium: 290mg | Potassium: 234mg | Sugar: 0.01g | Vitamin A: 200IU | Calcium: 20mg | Iron: 1.3mg
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