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The Barefoot Contessa’s Recipe for Perfect Roast Turkey Made Skinny

The Barefoot Contessa’s Recipe for Perfect Roast Turkey Made Skinny

Ingredients
  

  • 1 fresh turkey or frozen and thawed (about 12 pounds)
  • Kosher salt
  • Fresh ground pepper
  • 1 large bunch of fresh thyme
  • 1 lemon, halved
  • 1 onion, quartered
  • 1 head garlic, halved crosswise
  • ¼ cup reduced-fat butter, melted
  • String (to tie legs together)

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Take the giblets out of the turkey and wash the turkey inside and out. Remove any excess fat and leftover pinfeathers, if it has any, and pat the outside dry.
  • Place the turkey, breast side up, in a large roasting pan. Sprinkle inside the turkey cavity with salt and pepper. Stuff the cavity with thyme, lemon, onions, and garlic.
  • Brush the outside of the turkey with the melted butter and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Tie the legs together with string and tuck the wing tips under the body of the turkey.
  • Roast the turkey for about 2½ hours until the juices run clear when you cut between the leg and thigh. Remove the turkey to a cutting board and cover with aluminum foil; let rest 20 minutes.
  • To keep the turkey skinny, remove the skin before or after carving.

Nutrition

Serving: 5ouncesCalories: 164kcalCarbohydrates: 6gProtein: 24gFat: 4gSodium: 410mgSugar: 5gBlue Smart Points: 1Green Smart Points: 4Plus Points: 4