Recipe ingredients
- 1 12 pound whole turkey
- 6 tablespoons butter, divided
- 4 cups warm water
- 3 tablespoons chicken bouillon
- 2 tablespoons dried parsley
- 2 tablespoons dried minced onion
- 2 tablespoons seasoning salt
Recipe method
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Rinse and wash turkey.
- Discard the giblets or add to pan if they are anyone favorites.
- Place turkey in a Dutch oven or roasting pan.
- Separate the skin over the breast to make little pockets.
- Put 3 tablespoons of the butter on both sides between the skin and breast meat.
- In a medium bowl, combine the water with the bouillon.
- Sprinkle in the parsley and minced onion.
- Pour over the top of the turkey.
- Sprinkle seasoning salt over the turkey.
- Cover with foil and bake in the preheated oven 3 1/2 to 4 hours, until the internal temperature of the turkey reaches 180 degrees F.
- For the last 45 minutes or so, remove the foil so the turkey will brown nicely.
Other thanksgiving recipes:
Homestyle turkey recipe
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