Grammy's Kitchen · Roast Turkey · Easy, No Fuss Thanksgiving Turkey
One of 58 roast turkey recipes we measured
from tastesbetterfromscratch.com
It ranks #1 of 58 for browning depth among the roast turkey recipes we compared. 9,669 cooks on tastesbetterfromscratch.com rate it 5.0★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 58.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| fat | 3% | 2% |
| salt | 0% | 0% |
| aromatics | 0% | 1% |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 7258 g | 1 12-20 pound turkey* |
| 150 g | 1 onion (, peeled and quartered) |
| 1 lemon (, quartered) | |
| 1 apple ((your favorite kind), quartered) | |
| 21 g | .75 ounce container fresh rosemary* |
| 21 g | .75 ounce container fresh thyme* |
| 21 g | .75 ounce container fresh sage* |
| 227 g | 1 cup unsalted butter (, softened) |
| 6 g | 1 teaspoon salt |
| 1 g | 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper |
| 21 g | 6-8 cloves garlic (, minced) |
| fresh chopped herbs |
Method: 13 steps, published by tastesbetterfromscratch.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“27 yrs of making Thanksgiving turkeys and this was by far the easiest and best tasting one I have ever made! Texture was spot on. Oh, and the gravy from the pan drippings?!? Didn’t need to season it even a bit! Sooooo flavorful! My new go to recipe!! (And” — a cook, 5.0★