A Simply Perfect Roast Turkey

A Simply Perfect Roast Turkey

from allrecipes.com
Dinner
285 min
24 servings
828 kcal / serving

This roast turkey is juicy and flavorful and tastes just like grandma's, thanks to an easy seasoning of salt and pepper and basting with turkey stock.

Ingredients

  • 1whole turkey
  • 8 cupsprepared stuffing
  • ½ cupunsalted butter, softened
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
  • 1 ½ quartsturkey stock, divided

Directions

  1. 1

    Gather all ingredients. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Place a rack in the lowest position of the oven.

  2. 2

    Remove turkey neck and giblets. Rinse turkey and pat dry with paper towels, and place breast-side up, on a rack in a roasting pan.

  3. 3

    Loosely fill turkey cavity with stuffing. Rub skin with butter, then season with salt and pepper.

  4. 4

    Pour 2 cups of turkey stock into the roasting pan.

  5. 5

    Loosely tent turkey with aluminum foil, and roast turkey for 2 ½ hours, basting with pan juices every 30 minutes. When drippings evaporate, add remaining stock to the pan, 1 to 2 cups at a time.

  6. 6

    Remove foil and continue roasting until a meat thermometer inserted in thickest part of thigh reads 165 degrees F (75 degrees C), about 1 ½ hours more.

  7. 7

    Transfer turkey to a large serving platter. Let stand for 20 to 30 minutes before carving.

  8. 8

    Serve and enjoy!