Easy Thanksgiving Turkey Recipe (Print Version)

# Ingredients:

01 - 12-18 pound turkey.
02 - 1 onion cut in 4 (for inside).
03 - 1 lemon cut in 4.
04 - Fresh herbs (rosemary, thyme, sage).
05 - Salt and pepper.
06 - 3/4 cup soft butter.
07 - 6 garlic cloves, tiny cut.
08 - 1 spoon salt.
09 - 1/2 spoon pepper.
10 - 1 spoon cut rosemary.
11 - 1 spoon cut thyme.
12 - 1 onion cut in 4 (for bottom).
13 - 3 celery sticks, cut big.
14 - 2 carrots, cut big.

# Instructions:

01 - Let turkey warm up 1 hour. Take out insides.
02 - Heat oven to 325°. Dry turkey good. Season inside, stuff with onion, lemon, herbs.
03 - Mix butter with garlic, salt, pepper, herbs.
04 - Put butter under skin careful.
05 - Rub rest of butter all over outside.
06 - Put turkey on rack or veggie bed.
07 - Cook 15 minutes per pound till 158-160°. Cover if browns too fast.
08 - Rest 30 minutes before cutting.
09 - Save pan juice for gravy.

# Notes:

01 - Big turkeys need more butter, time.
02 - Check your oven temp first.
03 - Save drippings - makes best gravy.

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