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Overnight Turkey
Overnight Turkey is a slow-roasted whole bird seasoned with a herb and garlic butter mixture. Cooking the turkey at a low temperature for several hours in a broth-lined roasting pan results in moist, tender meat with a richly flavored skin crisped at the end with a high-heat blast. The mix of rosemary, sage, and garlic powder adds aromatic notes that complement the natural turkey flavor. This technique is practical for hands-off cooking and yields a contrast between juicy interior and crispy golden skin.
Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
10 hrs
Total Time
10 hrs 30 mins
Servings:
16
servings
Calories:
500 kcal
Course:
Dinner
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 14-16 pounds turkey , thawed
- 1/2 cup butter softened, unsalted
- 1 tablespoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper coarse ground
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon rosemary dried
- 1 teaspoon sage dried
- 32 ounces chicken broth
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180 degrees. (If your oven has a minimum temperature of 200 degrees, set it to 200, but the turkey will likely be done sooner, so use a meat thermometer).
- In a medium bowl, mash together the butter, salt, pepper, garlic powder, rosemary and sage.
- Dry your turkey well inside and out with paper towels, then rub the butter mixture all over the outside of the turkey.
- Put the turkey on a rack in a roasting pan breast side up then pour the chicken broth into the bottom of the pan.
- Tent the roasting pan with aluminum foil but make sure the foil is not touching the turkey.
- Cook the turkey for 9 hours.
- Use a meat thermometer to check the turkey's internal temperature and make sure the thickest part of the turkey thigh is at 160 degrees.
- Raise the oven temperature to 450 degrees, remove the foil tent and cook an additional 15-20 minutes until the skin is browned and crispy.
- Remove the turkey from the oven and allow to rest for 30 minutes, with the foil loosely covering the turkey.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
500kcal
(25%)
Carbohydrates
0.5g
(0%)
Protein
90g
(180%)
Fat
14g
(22%)
Saturated Fat
5g
(25%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
(12%)
Monounsaturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Trans Fat
0.3g
(15%)
Cholesterol
282mg
(94%)
Sodium
1116mg
(47%)
Potassium
949mg
(20%)
Fiber
0.1g
(0%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
299IU
(6%)
Vitamin C
0.01mg
(0%)
Calcium
49mg
(5%)
Iron
3mg
(17%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 16 servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 500
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 500kcal | 25% |
| Carbohydrates | 0.5g | 0% |
| Protein | 90g | 180% |
| Fat | 14g | 22% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Trans Fat | 0.3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 282mg | 94% |
| Sodium | 1116mg | 47% |
| Potassium | 949mg | 20% |
| Fiber | 0.1g | 0% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 299IU | 6% |
| Vitamin C | 0.01mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 49mg | 5% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.