Champagne Roasted Whole Turkey
Created by peppercricket on November 4, 2015
- Servings: 9
- Prep Time: 20m
- Cook Time: 3h
- Recipe #21632
Ingredients
- 1 (12 pound) whole turkey (neck and giblets removed)
- Olive oil
- 2/3 cup butter (cubed, divided)
- 2 to 3 apples (cored and halved)
- 2 tablespoons garlic powder
- Salt
- Ground pepper
- 2 1/2 cups champagne
How to Make
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Step 1: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
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Step 2: Rinse turkey, and pat dry. Brush olive oil all over the turkey.
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Step 3: Gently loosen turkey breast skin, and insert 1/3 cup cubed of butter under each piece of skin.
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Step 4: Place apples inside the turkey's cavity. Sprinkle with lots of garlic powder, salt, and pepper.
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Step 5: Place turkey in a roasting bag, and pour half bottle of champagne over and around the turkey. Place turkey in a roasting pan. Seal as directed.
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Step 6: Bake turkey 3 to 3 1/2 hours in the preheated oven, or until the internal temperature is 180 degrees F (85 degrees C) when measured in the meatiest part of the thigh.
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Step 7: Remove turkey from bag, and let stand for at least 20 minutes before carving.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (773.1 g)
- Calories 990.5
- Total Fat - 32.3 g
- Saturated Fat - 14.1 g
- Cholesterol - 519.9 mg
- Sodium - 1499.2 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 6.3 g
- Dietary Fiber - 0.6 g
- Sugars - 3.3 g
- Protein - 162.7 g
- Calcium - 85.8 mg
- Iron - 6.4 mg
- Vitamin C - 1.1 mg
- Thiamin - 0.7 mg