Lemon Parsley Roast Turkey Recipe

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Lemon Parsley Roast Turkey

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Category: Turkey

12 Servings
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Ingredients:

1-12 pound turkey
2 tablespoons butter, softened
½ cup chopped parsley
2 tablespoons freshly grated lemon peel
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon ground pepper

Instructions:

Heat oven to 325 F. Remove giblets and neck from cavity. Place turkey on rack in roasting pan.

Stir butter, parsley, lemon peel, salt and pepper together until mixed. Gently lift up half breast skin. Evenly apply half parsley mix beneath skin. Repeat on other half of breast.

Roast until skin is browned, about 2 ½ -3 hours. Tent turkey with aluminum foil. Continue to roast until temperature in thickest part of thigh is 175 F. Remove from oven. Leave it tented. Let rest 30 minutes before carving.

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