Roast Turkey Recipe
The perfect roasted turkey is delicious and flavorful with juicy meat and crispy skin. This roast turkey recipe will be the highlight of your holiday dinner.
Jump to Recipe Print RecipeRoasting a turkey doesn’t have to be difficult. A few ingredients and tips will help you take your turkey from average to amazing!
This turkey recipe can be used on brined or unbrined turkeys. For a wonderful and simple brine see my easy Turkey Brine Recipe here.
Equipment
Roasting pan – they can be fairly expensive, but sometimes you can find them at thrift stores and here is a link for an enamelware roaster like mine.
Aluminum foil
Small bowl
Measuring spoons
Meat thermometer – this is important to ensure safe cooking temperature and avoid overcooking the meat.
Ingredients
Turkey
Onion
Garlic cloves
Thyme
Rosemary
Butter
Olive oil
Garlic powder
Onion powder
How to Make Roast Turkey
Move your oven rack to the lowest position. You want to make sure there is enough room around the turkey. Preheat the oven to 425℉.
Clean and pat dry the turkey. If you brined your turkey, make sure to rinse it well to avoid overly salty gravy.
Place the turkey in the roasting pan. Fold wing tips up and underneath the bird to avoid overcooking. If you have a neck, place it in the bottom of the roasting pan.
Stuff the turkey cavity with the onion, garlic, butter, rosemary and thyme.
In a small bowl, mix together softened butter, olive oil, garlic powder, onion powder, rosemary, and thyme.
Slide your hand underneath the turkey skin and gently move the turkey skin away from the breast meat.
Take half of the rub and place it underneath the turkey skin over both turkey breasts. The remaining half, rub over the entire top of the turkey.
Place turkey in the oven and roast at 425℉ for 30 minutes.
Tent the turkey with aluminum foil and reduce the oven temperature to 325℉ for the remainder of the cooking time (13-15 min per pound), until a 165℉ internal temperature is reached.
Remove turkey from the oven and allow it to rest for 20-30 minutes to allow the meat to rest before serving. Enjoy!
Roasted Turkey Recipe
Equipment
- 1 Large roasting pan
- measuring spoons
- 1 Small bowl
- Aluminum foil
- 1 Meat thermometer
Ingredients
- 1 Large Turkey The best results come from a brined turkey. https://wistfulwoodsfarm.com/turkey-brine-recipe/
Turkey Stuffing
- 1 large onion, quartered
- 3 cloves garlic, crushed
- ¼ c butter
- 2 tsp rosemary
- 4 sprigs thyme (or 2 tsp)
Turkey Rub
- 3 tbsp unsalted butter, softened
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp thyme dried or fresh
- 1 tsp rosemary dried or fresh – crushed or cut into smaller pieces
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp onion powder
Instructions
- Move your oven rack to the lowest position. Preheat the oven to 425℉
- Clean and pat dry the turkey. If you brined your turkey, make sure to rinse it well to avoid overly salty gravy.
- Place the turkey in the roasting pan. Fold wing tips up and underneath the bird to avoid overcooking. If you have a neck, place it in the bottom of the roasting pan.
- Stuff the turkey cavity with the onion, garlic, butter, rosemary and thyme.
- In a small bowl, mix together softened butter, olive oil, garlic powder, onion powder, rosemary, and thyme.
- Slide your hand underneath the turkey skin and gently move the turkey skin away from the breast meat. Take half of the rub and place it underneath the turkey skin over both turkey breasts. The remaining half, rub over the entire top of the turkey.
- Place turkey in the oven and roast at 425℉ for 30 minutes.
- Tent the turkey with aluminum foil and reduce the oven temperature to 325℉ for the remainder of the cooking time (13-15 min per pound), until a 165℉ internal temperature is reached.
- Remove turkey from the oven and allow it to rest for 20-30 minutes to allow the meat to rest before serving. Enjoy!
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The recipe and instructions are the best! This recipe is delicious!
I’m so happy you found it helpful! It truly is delicious!