Roast Turkey With Stuffing

* Exported from MasterCook *

ROAST TURKEY WITH STUFFING

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Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Poultry Main dish

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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-----STUFFING-----
2 pk Kellogg's Stuffing Croutons
1/2 c Melted butter
2 c Broth from Giblets
1 lb Crumbled, fried brkfst saus.
1 md Onion, diced
4 lg Celery sticks, diced
1 t Poultry seasoning
1/2 c Water
-----TURKEY-----
1 20 lb. turkey, thawed

Preheat oven to 325ø. Thaw turkey (20 lb. turkey will
thaw in approx. 7 days in refrigerator). Remove wrap.
Unhook turkey legs from retainer down by tail, then
remove neck from body cavity. Remove giblet packet
from neck cavity. Put these in saucepan, cover w/ 2-3
cups water and simmer for 1 hour or more. Rinse turkey
well and drain, returning to refrigerator until needed.
After 1/2 hour of giblets cooking, dice celery and
onion. Fry sausage, crumbling, until completely done.
Add celery and onion and 1/2 cup water to fry pan and
let simmer 10 minutes. Using your roasting pan, empty
2 boxes of croutons into it. Add sausage/celery/onion
mix. Melt 1/2 cup butter and add. Add tsp. of
poultry seasoning. Add 2 cups of giblet broth. Stir
well until croutons are evenly moistened.
Rinse turkey again, shake out excess water. Stuff
body cavity with stuffing LOOSELY (do not pack in or
turkey will explode.. stuffing expands when cooking!)
and put legs back into retainer to hold together.
Stuff neck cavity. Fold wing tips behind bird's back,
use to hold neck skin down so stuffing won't fall out
from neck. Rinse out roasting pan and line with foil.
Coat foil with vegetable oil. Coat turkey, all over,
with vegetable oil. Place in roasting pan.
Add any excess stuffing that will fit on top of turkey
legs at body cavity opening, laying on top.
Put in oven and roast for approx. 6 1/2 to 7 hours,
depending on oven. Roast to 180ø to 185ø internal
temperature at thickest part of thigh without touching
thermometer to bone, and same at thickest part of the
breast. Baste turkey with baster last 2 hours, about
every 15 minutes. If skin is getting too dark, tent
with foil.



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