This Herb Roasted Turkey is so easy to make, and with just 7 ingredients such as flavor from herbs and minced garlic can land this dinner recipe on your table.
Here’s how to make a delicious Herb Roasted Turkey Recipe
Ingredients need for delicious Herb Roasted Turkey Recipe
With these key ingredients, you can get started.
- Turkey
- Garlic
- Herbs: Rosemary, Thyme, Sage, and Parsley
- Butter
- Bouillon Powder (Stock Powder)
- Salt
- Black Pepper
Things to Note before making this delicious recipe
- Mix butter, minced garlic, herbs, bouillon powder, salt, and pepper in a bowl.
- Rub the garlic herb butter underneath the turkey skin and all over the turkey. Stuff the cavity of the turkey with more herbs.
- At room temperature, marinate your turkey. The turkey needs to be at room temperature so the butter can easily penetrate through it.
- Tuck the turkey wings underneath the bird’s back.
- Tie the legs of the bird with twine.
- Transfer the bird to an oven.
- Roast in temperature of 165° Fahrenheit.
How to know if Herb Roasted Turkey Recipe is ready for consumption
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It is very easy to identify when the roasted turkey is ready for consumption. When the turkey is done, the meat will run clear. Cut a slit on a turkey breast. If the juices run clear, then the turkey is done.
More so, insert a meat thermometer into the thickest part of the turkey. It is read at 165° Fahrenheit (About 70 ° Celsius) then the turkey is done.
Tools used for making roasted turkey
- Roasting Pan
- Meat Thermometer
- Serving Platter
Best side dish for an herb-roasted turkey recipe
- Sautéed Vegetables
- Glazed Carrots
- Baked Mac and Cheese
- Roasted Vegetables
- Cornbread
- Mashed Potatoes and Gravy
How to make delicious Herb Roasted Turkey Recipe
This Herb Roasted Turkey is so easy to make, and with just 7 ingredients such as flavor from herbs and minced garlic can land this dinner recipe on your table.
Prep time:Â 20Â mins
Cook time: 1 hrs 30 mins
Total time: 1 hrs 50 mins
Ingredients
- 7-9 pound turkey (thawed and at room temperature)
- 1 tbsp minced garlic
- 17 tbsp unsalted butter room temperature
- 1 tbsp minced rosemary
- ½ lemon
- 1 tbsp thyme fresh, plucked from stems
- 2 tbsp minced parsley
- 1 tbsp salt
- 2 tbsp chicken bouillon powder
- ½ tbsp ground black pepper
- 1 handful sprigs of herbs, for stuffing turkey cavity I used 2 springs rosemary, 4 sprigs thyme, 1 sprig sage
Directions on Herb Roasted Turkey Recipe
- Preheat oven to 450° Fahrenheit (230° Celsius).
- Squeeze lemon juice over room temperature turkey.
- Grind your garlic. Add butter, minced garlic, rosemary, thyme, parsley, sage, chicken bouillon powder, salt, and black pepper in a bowl.
- Rub the garlic herb butter underneath the turkey wings and all over the turkey—Reserve 2 tablespoons of the garlic herb butter.
- Tuck the turkey wings under the body of the bird.
- Tie the turkey together using kitchen twine.
- Stuff the turkey with a handful of herbs.
- Transfer the turkey to a roasting pan.
- Roast at 450° Fahrenheit (230° Celsius) for 30 minutes. Remove the bird from the oven and carefully brush the reserved 2 tablespoons of garlic butter all over the turkey.
- Reduce the oven temperature to 350° Fahrenheit (180° Celsius). Place the turkey back into the oven and let it cook for one hour. Insert a meat thermometer into the thickest part of the turkey at 165° Fahrenheit or 70° Celsius.
Serve on a platter and garnish with herbs like rosemary, thyme, or parsley.
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