# Garlic Herb Roasted Turkey

This recipe guides you through making a tender and juicy herb butter roasted turkey for Thanksgiving with minimal effort.

- Total time: 180 min
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 cup salted butter
- 1 tablespoon garlic paste
- 2 tablespoons Italian seasoning
- black pepper
- salt
- 0.5 cup chopped parsley
- 2 tablespoons Montreal chicken seasoning
- 2 tablespoons onion powder
- 1 tablespoon smoked paprika
- 1 tablespoon adobo seasoning
- 2 teaspoons black pepper
- 2 teaspoons rubbed sage
- 10 lb whole turkey
- 1 onion
- 1 whole garlic
- 2 wedges lemon
- 1 wedges orange
- 4 sprigs fresh herbs (thyme, rosemary, sage)
- Tony Chachere's Creole Cajun butter
- flour
- 1 large carrots
- 2 stalks celery
- 1 onion

## Instructions

1. Prepare the compound butter by combining 1 cup of salted butter with garlic paste, salt, Italian seasoning, black pepper, parsley, and a generous amount of olive oil, mixing until spreadable.
2. Prepare the dry rub by combining Montreal chicken seasoning, onion powder, smoked paprika, adobo seasoning, black pepper, and dry rubbed sage in a bowl.
3. Rub the compound butter mixture and the dry rub all over the clean turkey, ensuring it gets under the skin and inside the cavity.
4. Stuff the turkey cavity with onions, garlic, citrus (lemon and orange), and fresh herbs.
5. Inject the turkey with Tony Chachere's Creole Cajun butter.
6. Place the turkey in the fridge to marinate overnight.
7. The next day, add some flour to your oven bag and make slits in the top.
8. Add sliced carrots, celery, and onions to the oven bag.
9. Place the marinated turkey on top of the vegetables in the oven bag.
10. Place the oven bag with the turkey and vegetables into a roasting pan.
11. Bake the turkey at 350°F (175°C) for 3 hours.

## Equipment

- bowl
- whisk
- roasting bag
- roasting pan
- oven

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMQdoW28/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/0a26c208-3aca-4b42-9372-5ca321b841ba
- Extracted: 2025-10-26

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