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Herb Roasted Turkey

3 hr 50 min
20 min prep
3 hr 30 min cook

Serves 14

Unsaved Herb Roasted Turkey

Ingredients

  • 12 lb H-E-B Frozen Texas Raised Natural Whole Young Turkey 8-16 lb, frozen and thawed
  • 1 tbsp H-E-B Kosher Salt
  • 2 tsp H-E-B Pure Ground Black Pepper
  • 1/4 cup Unsalted butter, melted
  • 1 tbsp Vegetable oil
  • 3 tbsp Sage, chopped
  • 3 tbsp Fresh Italian parsley, chopped
  • 3 tbsp Rosemary, chopped
  • 3 tbsp Thyme, chopped
  • 1 Celery stalks, cut into 4-inch pieced
  • 1 Carrot(s), cut into 4-inch pieces
  • 1 Medium white onion(s), quartered
  • 6 H-E-B Peeled Garlic Cloves
  • 5 Sage leaves
  • 3 Thyme sprigs
  • 2 Fresh Italian parsley
  • 2 Rosemary stems

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 425˚F.
  2. Remove giblets and neck from cavity of turkey. Rinse and dry bird thoroughly. Fold wing tips behind turkey.
  3. Season cavity with salt and pepper.(If you have a pre-basted bird, go easy with the salt.)
  4. Combine butter, oil, and chopped herbs.
  5. Starting at neck end of turkey, loosen skin by sliding fingers underneath it. Slide hand as far as possible toward other end of turkey, separating skin from meat. Rub herb butter over entire breast.
  6. Stuff turkey cavity with cut celery, carrot, onion, garlic, sage leaves, thyme sprigs, parsley sprigs, and rosemary stems. Tie drumsticks in front.
  7. Place bird on a rack in a roasting pan breast-side up; cover loosely with foil tent. Place bird in oven and decrease temperature to 350˚F. Bake from 3-3 1/2 hours depending on your oven.
  8. Remove foil tent from turkey during last 45 minutes of baking and baste once using juices in roasting pan.
  9. Turkey is done when thigh meat reaches internal temperature of 180˚F and breast meat 170˚F.

Nutrition

4gCarbs
26gFat
85gProtein

Nutrition Facts

14 servings

  • Amount Per Serving
    Calories610
  • % Daily Value*
  • Total Fat
    • 26g
    • 40%
  • Saturated Fat
    • 8g
    • 40%
  • Trans Fat
    • 0g
  • Cholesterol
    • 290mg
    • 97%
  • Sodium
    • 860mg
    • 36%
  • Total Carbohydrate
    • 4g
    • 1%
  • Dietary Fiber
    • 1g
  • Sugars
    • 1g
  • Protein
    • 85g
  • Vitamin C
    • 6%
  • Calcium
    • 8%
  • Iron
    • 25%
  • Vitamin A
    • 25%
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

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