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!
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!