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Overnight Turkey
Easy guide for How to Roast a Turkey Overnight! Crispy and golden skin on the outside, juicy and tender meat on the inside, and no basting!
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 unsalted butter , softened
- 1 tablespoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon coarse ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon dried rosemary
- 1 teaspoon dried sage
- 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
Monounsaturated Fat
3g
Trans Fat
0.3g
Cholesterol
282mg
(94%)
Sodium
1116mg
(47%)
Potassium
949mg
(27%)
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: 16servings
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.