Roasted Turkey with Herbs Recipe
Ingredients
1 head garlic
4 tablespoons chopped fresh rosemary
4 tablespoons chopped fresh sage
4 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
4 tablespoons chopped fresh thyme
1 pound unsalted butter, room temperature
1 tablespoon coarse salt
Freshly ground black pepper
1 (14 to 16-pound ) fresh or completely thawed turkey
1 cup water
Instructions
4 tablespoons chopped fresh rosemary
4 tablespoons chopped fresh sage
4 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
4 tablespoons chopped fresh thyme
1 pound unsalted butter, room temperature
1 tablespoon coarse salt
Freshly ground black pepper
1 (14 to 16-pound ) fresh or completely thawed turkey
1 cup water
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Wrap the garlic in foil, and bake for 1 hour, until very soft. This can be done a day or two ahead.
In a small bowl, mix the rosemary, sage, parsley, and thyme with the butter. Squeeze the cooled, softened garlic head into the bowl. Stir together until smooth. Add the salt and pepper.
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Rinse the turkey, and pat it dry it with paper towels. Tuck the wing tips under the bird. Place the turkey on a roasting rack in a large roasting pan. Add the water to the pan. Using your fingers, gently separate the skin from the flesh. Smear about 1/3 of the butter mixture under the skin. Pat the remaining butter mixture on the exterior and in the cavity. Roast for 40 to 50 minutes. Place a foil tent over the turkey, and reduce the temperature to 350 degrees. Baste with juices or additional butter while roasting the turkey for an additional 2 to 3 hours, until it reaches an internal temperature of 180 degrees. The legs should rotate easily at the joint. Allow to rest for 30 minutes before carving. Save the juices to make a delicious gravy.
Tips From Our Test Kitchen:
This recipe also works for a large roasting hen. Decrease the butter, herbs and garlic by half if using a smaller bird.
In a small bowl, mix the rosemary, sage, parsley, and thyme with the butter. Squeeze the cooled, softened garlic head into the bowl. Stir together until smooth. Add the salt and pepper.
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Rinse the turkey, and pat it dry it with paper towels. Tuck the wing tips under the bird. Place the turkey on a roasting rack in a large roasting pan. Add the water to the pan. Using your fingers, gently separate the skin from the flesh. Smear about 1/3 of the butter mixture under the skin. Pat the remaining butter mixture on the exterior and in the cavity. Roast for 40 to 50 minutes. Place a foil tent over the turkey, and reduce the temperature to 350 degrees. Baste with juices or additional butter while roasting the turkey for an additional 2 to 3 hours, until it reaches an internal temperature of 180 degrees. The legs should rotate easily at the joint. Allow to rest for 30 minutes before carving. Save the juices to make a delicious gravy.
Tips From Our Test Kitchen:
This recipe also works for a large roasting hen. Decrease the butter, herbs and garlic by half if using a smaller bird.
American Profile Cookbooks
Did you like this recipe? You can now buy your favorite American Profile recipes as professionally bound cookbooks.Buy your American Profile cookbooks today
Other Recipe Suggestions
If you liked this Roasted Turkey with Herbs recipe, then you might also like these other tasty recipes.- Scarborough Fair Herb Bread
- Deviled Turkey
- Turkey Vegetable Soup
- Parsley Tortellini Toss
- Bell Peppers with Peanuts and Water Chestnuts
Discuss this Recipe
There are no current discussions for this recipe. Why not be the first?
Below are the most recent American Profile articles:
- Undergoing a Colonoscopy
- From "Lucy to the World"
- Incredible Kids
- Old-Fashioned Orange Layer Cake
- Jamming to the Homemade Blues
- Peace Corps
- Watching for Wildfires
- Cranberry Bread with Orange and Oats
- Carolyn's Morsels
- Picnics Made Easy
Below are the most recent, highest rated American Profile articles:
- Meet Tim Russert
- Andy Griffith
- Kenny Chesney's Christmas
- A Dream Come True for Trace Adkins
- The Imus Ranch
- Bill Gaither: The Gospel of Giving
- The Civilian Conservation Corps
- Living Small
- Library Cats
- The Steven Curtis Chapman family supports adoption
Below are the most recent, highest rated American Profile recipes:
- Buttermilk Brownie Cake
- Baked Macaroni and Cheese
- Best Ever Meatloaf
- Canned Corn Casserole
- Lemon Tiramisu Cake
- Barbecue Beef Cups
- Midnight Biscotti
- Strawberry Sour Cream Pie
- Maxine's Cookies (TX)
- Lemon Tiramisu Cake
Where to read American Profile
American Profile is a weekly magazine carried in newspapers across the country. Check out list of partner papers to see where you can read American Profile.
American Profile is a weekly magazine carried in newspapers across the country. Check out list of partner papers to see where you can read American Profile.

