Ingredients
Herb butter
- ¾ cup butter
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
- 1 tbsp Herbes de Provence
- 6 tbsp parsley chopped
- 2 tbsp strong mustard
- 1 lemon zest keep whole lemon to stuff whole turkey
- 2 tbsp tarragon chopped
- salt and pepper to taste
Turkey
- 1 whole turkey approx. 12-16 lbs
- 1 bunch parsley
- 1 lemon
- 4 cups baby potatoes halved
- 4 cloves garlic chopped
- 1 butternut squash cubed
- 2 yellow onion minced
- ½ cup white wine
- 1 tsp salt
Instructions
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Preheat oven, grid in the middle, at 180 °C (350 °F).
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In a bowl, mix butter, brown sugar, Herbes de Provence, parsley, mustard, lemon zest, tarragon, salt and pepper.
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Using your fingers, loosen turkey skin along breasts and legs, and evenly slide the prepared herb butter under the skin.
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Stuff the turkey cavity with parsley bunch and whole lemon.
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Put turkey in a roasting pan and add potatoes, garlic, squash, onions, white wine and salt.
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Cover and cook in the oven for 3 hours.
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Continue cooking, uncovered, for another hour, depending on the weight of the turkey, until a meat thermometer inserted in the leg reads 74°C (165 °F).
Tips & Tricks
You can use the turkey leftovers to prepare a soup, a pot pie or sandwiches.
Nutrition Per Serving
Calories: 346kcalCarbohydrates: 8gProtein: 39gFat: 18gSodium: 558mg

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