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The Easiest Thanksgiving Turkey Recipe

11/17/12

Thanksgiving is in days, and you know I couldn’t leave you without sharing  the easiest thanksgiving turkey recipe ever. You will not only be pleased with the fact that you DO NOT have to brine this turkey, but this recipe is extremely easy! I don’t feel the need to make my turkey recipes complicate when I have a billion other things to cook on Thanksgiving. I guess I get that from my mom. I remember watching her make her Thanksgiving turkey, and she use to keep it simple. She didn’t add a million ingredients, and nor did she brine it. That gave her more time to focus on the many side dishes, and dessert. She was never overwhelmed, a you shouldn’t be either. It’s a holiday for goodness sakes, you should enjoy it instead of stressing about a your turkey.

This recipe is practically fool proof. As long as you following it step by step ( PLEASE WATCH THE VIDEO BELOW) you should be fine 😉

I wish you all a blessed Thanksgiving!

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The Easiest Thanksgiving Turkey Recipe

Impress your family with this delicious Thanksgiving turkey recipe for your special holiday dinner! It's so easy, even a beginner could pull it off. Happy Thanksgiving!
Course Main Course
Cuisine Thanksgiving
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 2 hours 30 minutes
Resting Time 15 minutes
Total Time 3 hours
Author I Heart Recipes

Ingredients

  • 10 lb turkey
  • 1 tbsp ground sage
  • 1 tsp seasoning salt
  • 1 tsp garlic salt
  • 1 tbsp crushed basil leaves
  • 2 large lemons
  • 1 large onion

Turkey Butter

  • 1 1/2 stick butter
  • 2 tbsp minced garlic
  • 1 tbsp ground sage
  • 1 tsp salt

Instructions

  • Rinse your turkey under cool water, then pat dry.
  • Remove any excess skin around the neck, and tail area.
  • Carefully loosen up your turkey's skin with a plastic spatula.
  • Use about 3/4 cup of the "turkey butter" under the turkey's skin. Be sure to get ALL around in the turkey.
  • Any extra butter left on your hands, rub onto the turkey's skin.
  • Season your turkey with the seasoning salt, garlic salt, basil, and sage.
  • Be sure to get all surfaces of the turkey.
  • Preheat your oven to 375.
  • Place the turkey into your chosen roaster, and cover.
  • Bake for 2 hours.
  • Remove from the oven and brush the remaining of the "turkey butter" onto the turkey.
  • Leave the the turkey uncovered, and place it back into the oven for an additional 30 minutes.
  • Remove the turkey from the oven, and let it rest for 15 minutes before serving.
  • Enjoy!

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Comments

  1. Jennifer Savage Reeder says

    November 18, 2012 at 5:49 pm

    You are wonderful!!!!!! love your recipes, cooking a wonderful Thanksgiving Turkey thanks to Rosie
    HAPPPY THANKSGIVING to the great cook should be on FOOD NETWORK
    Love Jennifer

    Reply
    • Rosie says

      November 18, 2012 at 7:25 pm

      Awwwww. Thank you Jennifer…Happy Holidays!

      Reply
  2. jswifey24 says

    November 18, 2012 at 5:55 pm

    Where is the video? I don’t see a video for this turkey recipe. Thanks 🙂

    Reply
    • Rosie says

      November 18, 2012 at 7:24 pm

      It’s there now, lol.

      Reply
  3. Mia Monroe says

    November 19, 2012 at 3:43 pm

    What I also do is fry bacon real crisp chop that up and add to my compound butter w/herbs then with the rendered bacon grease I rub that on the turkey I know it’s totally unhealthy but what about Thanksgiving is? Lol

    Reply
    • Rosie says

      November 19, 2012 at 4:52 pm

      Most traditional Thanksgiving recipe are unhealthy…. But hey, Thanksgiving is ONCE a year..LOL!

      Reply
  4. Joe says

    November 22, 2012 at 9:36 am

    This is my Fiance’s and I second Thanksgiving since she cooked the turkey last year I figured it would be fair for me to cook it this year! I will admit I was so nervous since I have never cooked a turkey before! But thanks to Rosie she had me covered!! The video and recipe was easy to follow and the turkey came out Great!! It Looked,tasted,and smelled good!! Thanks Rosie your the Best and my Favorite Recipe contact!!

    Reply
  5. kristen says

    October 2, 2013 at 8:51 am

    I was wondering, where do the lemons and onions come into play? Do you stuff the cavity with them? Thanks!!

    Reply
  6. Leon says

    November 23, 2013 at 8:06 am

    This recipe looks great but I noticed its for a 10 lb turkey. I’ll be cooking an 18lb bird and was wondering how that might change the recipe (portions,etc). Thanks

    Reply
  7. Sharnay Dearman says

    November 25, 2014 at 10:34 pm

    Hey Rosie for the turkey butter does the butter have to be melted first or no?

    Reply
  8. Caya says

    November 18, 2016 at 4:25 am

    Do you have step by step instructions for this? For serving size ingredients? I’m a first time Thanksgiving preparer this year

    Reply
    • Rosie says

      November 18, 2016 at 5:25 pm

      This recipe has been revised. Please check out the new recipe here

      Reply
  9. rosa swinton says

    November 18, 2016 at 11:22 am

    Hello,
    Do you have a recipe for the turkey?

    Reply
    • Rosie says

      November 18, 2016 at 5:30 pm

      This recipe has been revised. Please check out the new recipe here

      Reply
  10. Priscilla R. says

    November 19, 2016 at 2:10 am

    I love This recipe, made it for thanksgiving 2 years ago and planning on making it again this year. For some reason it doesn’t show the recipe itself, would you be able to mail it?

    Reply
    • Rosie says

      November 19, 2016 at 8:55 pm

      I fixed it. It’s there.

      Reply
  11. Nicole says

    September 8, 2019 at 12:55 pm

    I made this recipe last year and it was a HIT definitely will do it this year

    Reply

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