Flattened Turkey
Created by QueenBea on March 18, 2014
- Servings: 9
- Prep Time: 20m
- Cook Time: 2h
- Recipe #12285
Ingredients
- 6 ounces butter, softened
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1 tablespoon garlic, chopped
- 2 tablespoons fresh tarragon, chopped
- 3 tablespoons chives, chopped
- 2 tablespoons parsley, chopped
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 whole (12 pound) turkey (flattened)
How to Make
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Step 1: Preheat oven to 400 Fahrenheit.
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Step 2: Combine butter, paprika, garlic, tarragon, chives, parsley, salt and pepper and mix together.
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Step 3: Using a teaspoon or your fingers, make a space between the skin and meat of the turkey and spread seasoned butter underneath the skin and over the legs.
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Step 4: Place turkey on a large rimmed baking sheet, folding the legs in towards each other to protect the breast from overcooking. Turn wing tips under wing and rub with a little extra butter.
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Step 5: Sprinkle turkey with salt and pepper, and bake for 1 hour 50 min to 2 hours, basting occasionally, or until an oven thermometer reads 165 Fahrenheight at the thickest part (where legs meet the breast). Remove turkey from oven and let rest for 10 mins.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (705.9 g)
- Calories 917.5
- Total Fat - 30.5 g
- Saturated Fat - 14.1 g
- Cholesterol - 501.6 mg
- Sodium - 955.8 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 0.6 g
- Dietary Fiber - 0.2 g
- Sugars - 0.6 g
- Protein - 154.4 g
- Calcium - 88.2 mg
- Iron - 6.1 mg
- Vitamin C - 2.7 mg
- Thiamin - 0.3 mg