Easy Beginner’s Turkey with Stuffing

The iconic staple for Thanksgiving is turkey and stuffing, so in honor of the food filled holiday this week, this beginner friendly  recipe has both!

Ingredients

• 12 pounds whole turkey
• 1 ½ cups water
• 5 tablespoons butter, divided
• 1 (6 ounce) package dry bread stuffing mix
• 1 cup chopped celery
• ¼ cup chopped onion
• 4 slices toasted white bread, torn into small pieces
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil

 

Directions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 2

Remove and discard giblets. Rinse turkey and pat dry with paper towels. Place turkey in a shallow roasting pan.

Step 3

Bring water and 4 tablespoons butter to a boil in a medium saucepan. Stir in stuffing mix, cover, remove from the heat, and let rest for 5 minutes.

Step 4

While stuffing is resting, melt remaining 1 tablespoon butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add celery and onion; cook and stir until tender, 5 to 7 minutes.

Step 5

Add celery and onion to the stuffing. Mix in toasted bread pieces and season with salt and pepper.

Step 6

Loosely scoop stuffing into the body and neck cavities of the turkey. Rub exterior of the turkey with vegetable oil and loosely cover with aluminum foil.

Step 7

Roast turkey in the preheated oven until an instant-read thermometer inserted in the thickest part of the thigh reaches 180 degrees F (85 degrees C) and the interior of the stuffing reaches 165 degrees F (70 degrees C), about 3 1/2 to 4 hours. Remove foil during the last 30 minutes of cooking to brown the bird.

 

 

 

Recipe and image sourced from: https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/23037/easy-beginners-turkey-with-stuffing/