Name: Apple & Herb Roasted Turkey
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 1
Ingredients: 1/4 cup minced fresh sage -; 1/4 cup minced fresh rosemary -; 1 turkey (14 pounds) -; 1 medium apple, quartered -; 1 medium onion, halved -; 1 celery rib, halved -; 1/2 cup butter, melted -; 1/2 cup apple jelly, warmed -

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20 min.

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Ingredients for - Apple & Herb Roasted Turkey

1. 1/4 cup minced fresh sage -

2. 1/4 cup minced fresh rosemary -

3. 1 turkey (14 pounds) -

4. 1 medium apple, quartered -

5. 1 medium onion, halved -

6. 1 celery rib, halved -

7. 1/2 cup butter, melted -

8. 1/2 cup apple jelly, warmed -

How to cook deliciously - Apple & Herb Roasted Turkey

1. Stage

Preheat oven to 325°. Combine sage and rosemary. With fingers, carefully loosen skin from the turkey breast; rub herbs under the skin. Secure skin to underside of breast with toothpicks.

2. Stage

Place breast side up on a rack in a roasting pan. Place apple, onion and celery in turkey cavity. Brush turkey with butter.

3. Stage

Roast, uncovered, until a thermometer inserted in thickest part of thigh reads 170°-175°, 3 to 3-1/2 hours. (Cover loosely with foil if turkey browns too quickly.) Remove turkey from oven; brush with apple jelly. Tent with foil and let stand 15 minutes before removing toothpicks and carving.