Apple & Herb Roasted Turkey

Name: Apple & Herb Roasted Turkey
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 3 h
Total time: 3 h 20 min
Yield: 14 servings.
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

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Total Time

Prep: 20 min. Bake: 3 hours + standing

Makes

14 servings

Updated: Nov. 24, 2023

My daughter loves to help me make this moist apple turkey. Her job is to hand Mommy the ingredients—if she doesn't eat them first! —Kimberly Jackson, Gay, Georgia

Apple & Herb Roasted Turkey Recipe photo by Taste of Home

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

Preheat oven to 325°. 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. Place apple, onion and celery in turkey cavity. Brush turkey with butter.
Roast, uncovered, until a thermometer inserted in thickest part of thigh reads 170°-175°, 3 to 3-1/2 hours. (Cover loosely with foil if turkey browns too quickly.) Remove turkey from oven; brush with apple jelly. Tent with foil and let stand 15 minutes before removing toothpicks and carving.

Nutrition Facts

8 ounces cooked turkey: 626 calories, 31g fat (11g saturated fat), 262mg cholesterol, 222mg sodium, 10g carbohydrate (9g sugars, 0 fiber), 72g protein.

Apple & Herb Roasted Turkey

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