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roast turkey with fresh herbs

By: Mandi R.

Description:	Phase 1
Time:	3 hr 45 min (15 min to prepare, 3 hr 30 min to cook)
Meal type:	Party/Special Occasion
Ethnicity:
Number of Servings:	8
Ingredients:
1 12-14 lb turkey 1/2 tsp salt 1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper 1 small orange, apple, or onion, halved 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme leaves 3 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil 3 tablespoon low sodium chicken broth
Directions:
Position rack in the lower third of oven and heat oven to 450. Rinse turkey under cold water and pat dry with paper towels. Sprinkle inside of bird with 1/4 tsp salt and pepper. Insert orange, apple, or onion halves into cavity of bird. Tuck wings under and tie legs together with kitchen twine. Place turkey on a rack in a roasting pan. Combine remaining salt, pepper, parsley, and thyme in a small bowl. Slide your hand under skin of turkey breast to loosen skin. Rub turkey breast under skin with 1 tbsp of oil. Spread herb mixture over breast and press skin back down on top. Transfer turkey to oven and roast for 30 minutes. Remove from oven, baste with 1 tbsp oil and 1 tbsp mixture. Reduce oven temperature to 350 and roast for 30 minutes more; baste with the remaining 1 tbsp oil and remaining 2 tbsp mixture. Continue to roast, basting every 30 minutes with accumulated pan juices, until meat thermometer reads 180 when inserted into the thickest part of the thigh, 1 1/2 to 2 hours more. Remove turkey from oven, cover loosely with foil, and allow bird to rest for 20 minutes before carving. Remove and discard orange halves, carve bird, and serve.
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