Golden, juicy, and delicious, this Butter Herb Roasted Turkey recipe won’t disappoint with a hint of buttery herb flavor and a beautiful color. Will be the highlight of your holiday table!
Butter Herb Roasted Turkey
Believe it or not, this foodie has gone all of her life without ever needing a turkey recipe until a year or two ago. I’d made a turkey before… Kind of… Well, someone would leave me a prepped turkey and tell me to put it in the oven at a certain time. Does that count? Mostly I was left in charge of making a few side dishes and lots of pies. But last year I found myself needing to make the actual turkey! Ahhh!
I was so nervous that I ran TWO trial runs with this recipe, and when it came out gorgeous, juicy and delicious both times, I was satisfied that it would be beautiful and tasty for the holidays, too. You can see some more {{turkey cooking tips}} from my newbie {{turkey cooking experience HERE}}, or you can go ahead and get straight to making your turkey with this amazing Butter Herb Roasted Turkey that will leave your turkey roasted golden with a hint of buttery flavor and herbs.
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Butter Herb Roasted Turkey Recipe
Butter Herb Roasted Turkey
Ingredients
- Whole turkey thawed if frozen, 1-1 1/2 pounds per person
- 1 cup butter softened
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
- 1 tablespoon dried sage
- 1/4 teaspoon ground thyime
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, whisk together butter with all spices and seasonings.
- Rub half of the butter mixture underneath the skin on the breast.
- Rub the remaining butter mixture on the skin.
- Let the turkey stand at 30 minutes at room temperature before roasting.
- Put the oven rack in the lowest position. Place the turkey breast side up on a rack in a large roasting pan.
- Roast in a 350° oven and roast until skin turns golden and a thermometer reads 165° when inserted into the thigh, about 15 minutes per pound.
- Allow to rest 30 minutes before carving.
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Beverly says
November 1, 2016 at 10:24 pmThanks for sharing your butter herb roasted turkey recipe with us at Snickerdoodle. It certainly looks delicious! Pinning.
Heather says
November 2, 2016 at 8:14 amYum!!!
Deborah says
November 2, 2016 at 10:47 amSounds awesome!!
Thank you.
Blessings,
Deborah