Easy Roast Turkey with Apple Stuffing
- Ready In:
- 4hrs 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 26
- Serves:
-
8-10
ingredients
- 14 lbs turkey
- 1 onion, quartered
- 1 apple, unpeeled quartered
- 1 lemon, halved
- salt and pepper
- 6 slices bacon
- turkey broth (Giblet)
- 3 cups water
- turkey neck
- turkey giblets
- 1 onion, quartered
- 2 sun-dried tomatoes
- 1 tablespoon dried mushroom, any variety
- 1 teaspoon peppercorn
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Apple Stuffing
- 6 slices bacon
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1 cup chopped celery
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 8 slices stale bread, cubed
- 1 apple, peeled cored and chopped
- 2⁄3 cup fresh parsley, chopped
- 1 egg, beaten
- savory
- salt
- pepper
directions
- Preheat oven to 325.
- Place onion, apple and half lemon in turkey cavity- reserve other half of lemon-put some of it in neck cavity if desired Place turkey breast side down on oiled rack in roasting pan.
- Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
- Roast uncovered for 2 hours, basting with pan juices occasionally.
- Wearing clean oven mitts or my preference disposable latex gloves, turn turkey breast side up Squeeze remaining lemon half over turkey breast and cover with bacon.
- Roast basting occasionally about another 2 hours or until done with meat thermometer Giblet stock.
- While turkey roasts place all ingredients in medium saucepan.
- Bring to boil over medium heat.
- Reduce heat and simmer for 1 hour partly covered.
- Strain and add liquid to gravy.
- Apple Stuffing.
- Cook bacon in skillet, until crisp and set aside.
- Add onion, celery and garlic to skillet and cook until soft-set aside.
- In large bowl, combine, bacon, onion, celery, garlic and lemon juice.
- Add bread cubes, apple, egg, parsley and spices.
- Spoon into greased baking dish.
- Cover with foil and cook in oven along with turkey for 30 minutes.
- Stir, add some juices from turkey and cook uncovered until golden brown.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Kate in Ontario
Milton, Ontario
I am an educational assistant at a High School in Oakville. I have 2 teenage boys with huge appetites.