Discover an effortless way to prepare your Thanksgiving turkey with this Easy Roasted Turkey recipe. With just 15 minutes of prep time and a total cooking time of 3 to 4 hours, you’ll have a juicy, flavorful turkey ready to serve 10 guests.
Ingredients
| 1 | (12 to 14-pound) JENNIE-O® Fresh All Natural*Young Turkey *Minimally processed. No artificial ingredients, thawed, giblets and neck removed |
| 1 | tablespoon black pepper |
| 1 | large yellow onion, quartered |
| 3 | bay leaves |
| 1 | head garlic, halved crosswise |
| 2 | tablespoons olive oil |
| 2 | tablespoons kosher salt |
Directions
Heat oven to 450°F with oven rack in lower third of oven. Place a roasting rack in a large roasting pan. Pat turkey dry with paper towels.
Season on all sides of turkey with salt and pepper; place onion, bay leaves, and garlic in cavity.
Tie ends of legs together with kitchen twine. Place on rack breast side up. Brush with oil.
Roast 45 minutes. Loosely cover turkey with aluminum foil. Reduce oven temperature to 350°F.
Continue roasting 1½ to 2½ hours or until golden brown and thermometer inserted in thickest portion of thigh registers 180°F. Transfer to cutting board. Rest 30 minutes before carving. Pour pan drippings through fine mesh strainer into bowl; discard solids. Reserve strained drippings for homemade gravy.