Easy Beginner’s Turkey with Stuffing
Course: ThanksgivingCuisine: EuropeanPrep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
3
minutesTotal Time
4
minutesServings
12
Ingredients
12 pounds — whole turkey
1 ½ cups — water
5 tablespoons — butter, divided
1 (6 ounce) package — dry bread stuffing mix
1 cup — chopped celery
¼ cup — chopped onion
4 slices — toasted white bread, torn into small pieces
— salt and ground black pepper to taste
2 tablespoons — vegetable oil
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Remove and discard giblets. Pat turkey dry with paper towels. Place turkey in a shallow roasting pan.
- Bring water and 4 tablespoons butter to a boil in a medium saucepan. Stir in stuffing mix, cover, remove from the heat, and let rest for 5 minutes.
- While stuffing is resting, melt remaining 1 tablespoon butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add celery and onion; cook and stir until tender, 5 to 7 minutes.
- Add celery and onion to the stuffing. Mix in toasted bread pieces and season with salt and pepper.
- Loosely scoop stuffing into the body and neck cavities of the turkey. Rub exterior of the turkey with vegetable oil and loosely cover with aluminum foil.
- Roast turkey in the preheated oven until an instant-read thermometer inserted in the thickest part of the thigh reaches 180 degrees F (85 degrees C) and the interior of the stuffing reaches 165 degrees F (70 degrees C), about 3 ½ to 4 hours. Remove foil during the last 30 minutes of cooking to brown the bird.
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