Apple & Herb Roasted Turkey
"My daughter loves to help me make this moist, herb roasted turkey. Her job is to hand Mommy the ingredients - if she doesn't eat them first!"
Kimberly Jackson, Gay, Georgia14 ServingsPrep: 20 min. Bake: 3 hours + standing
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup minced fresh sage
- 1/4 cup minced fresh rosemary
- 1 turkey (14 pounds)
- 1 medium apple, quartered
- 1 medium onion, halved
- 1 celery rib, halved
- 1/2 cup butter, melted
- 1/2 cup apple jelly, warmed
Directions
- Combine sage and rosemary. With fingers, carefully loosen skin from
- the turkey breast; rub herbs under the skin. Secure skin to
- underside of breast with toothpicks.
- Place breast side up on a rack in a roasting pan. Stuff turkey with
- apple, onion and celery. Brush with butter.
- Bake, uncovered, at 325° for 3 to 3-1/2 hours or until a meat
- thermometer reads 180°, basting occasionally with pan drippings.
- (Cover loosely with foil if turkey browns too quickly.) Brush with
- apple jelly. Cover and let stand for 15 minutes before removing
- toothpicks and carving. Yield: 14 servings.
Nutrition Facts: 8 ounces cooked turkey equals 626 calories, 31 g fat (11 g saturated fat), 262 mg cholesterol, 222 mg sodium, 10 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 72 g protein.