This butter and herb roasted turkey will be sure to steal the show! + it is easy!
Preheat the oven to 500 degrees.
In a bowl, mix together the citrus herb butter.
Carefully, loosen the skin over the breast meat and legs but pushing your hand under the skin being careful not to puncture a hole in it.
Using your hands, spread the butter under the skin, inside the cavity of the turkey and then over the skin to coat.
Stuff the cavity of the turkey with garlic, oranges and herbs.Truss the turkey by tying the legs together with kitchen twine.
Arrange the turkey in a roasting pan and transfer to the oven. Tip: place a piece of foil (oiled on the side touching the turkey) over the turkey.
Roast the turkey for 30 minutes at 500 degrees and then turn the oven to 350 to finish roasting according the chart above.
Remove the turkey from the oven and rest for 20 minutes covered with foil.
And enjoy!
Time in the over tips: When picking how long to cook your turkey for the general rule is 15 minutes per pound at 325 degrees (cooking temperature). The goal is to get your turkey's internal temperature up to 165 degrees.
Enjoy these yummy, steal the show turkey tips at your family's Thanksgiving Dinner!