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Roasted Wild Turkey

Name: Roasted Wild Turkey
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 3 h 30 min
Total time: 3 h 40 min
Yield: 12 servings.
Ingredients: 1 wild turkey (10 to 15 pounds); 2 large apples, quartered; 6 to 8 medium red potatoes, quartered; 2 pound baby carrots; 2 medium onions, sliced; 2 cups water; 1-1/2 teaspoons seasoned salt; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon pepper; 1/2 cup maple syrup; 1/4 cup French salad dressing; 1/4 cup barbecue sauce; 2 tablespoons ketchup; 2 tablespoons steak sauce; 1 tablespoon lemon juice

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Total Time

Prep: 10 min. Bake: 3-1/2 hours

Makes

12 servings

Updated: Jun. 30, 2023

Since we have avid hunters in our family. I will quite often prepare game. Once it's stuffed with apples and topped with a unique combination of sauces, this wild bird requires no basting and cooks up nice and moist.

Roasted Wild Turkey Recipe photo by Taste of Home

Ingredients

1 wild turkey (10 to 15 pounds)
2 large apples, quartered
6 to 8 medium red potatoes, quartered
2 pound baby carrots
2 medium onions, sliced
2 cups water
1-1/2 teaspoons seasoned salt
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pepper
1/2 cup maple syrup
1/4 cup French salad dressing
1/4 cup barbecue sauce
2 tablespoons ketchup
2 tablespoons steak sauce
1 tablespoon lemon juice

Directions

Preheat oven to 325°. Place turkey on a rack in a roasting pan; place apples in turkey cavity. Place potatoes, carrots and onions around turkey. Pour water over vegetables. Combine seasoned salt, salt and pepper; rub over turkey. Combine remaining ingredients; spoon over the turkey.

Cover and bake until a thermometer reads 170°, 3-1/2 hours, basting occasionally if desired. Turkey may be uncovered for the last 30 minutes for additional browning if desired.

Nutrition Facts

6 ounce-weight: 615 calories, 23g fat (6g saturated fat), 204mg cholesterol, 766mg sodium, 37g carbohydrate (22g sugars, 4g fiber), 63g protein.