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Apple & Herb Roasted Turkey

13 reviews
Test Kitchen Approved
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 roasted turkey with herbs. Her job is to hand Mommy the ingredients—if she doesn't eat the apples first! —Kimberly Jackson, Gay, Georgia
Apple & Herb Roasted Turkey
Apple & Herb Roasted Turkey Recipe photo by Taste of Home
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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

  1. 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.
  2. Place breast side up on a rack in a roasting pan. Place apple, onion and celery in turkey cavity. Brush turkey with butter.
  3. 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.