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Herb-roasted Turkey with Mushroom Gravy
Photo: Claudio Schwarz

Herb-roasted Turkey with Mushroom Gravy

14 ingredients 18 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

437
Calories
40g
Protein
5g
Fat
57g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 11 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Potato 1 medium (173g) baked 161
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Wine 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) 25
Mushrooms 1/2 cup sliced (35g) 15
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Thyme 1 tsp dried (1.4g) 4
Rosemary 1 tsp dried (1.2g) 4
Chives 1 tbsp (3g) 1
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

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  • 10 lbs To 12 lb. turkey, thawed if frozen
  • 4 Sprigs fresh thyme
  • 4 Sprigs fresh rosemary
  • 1 med Onion, quartered
  • 1 Lemon, Use peel only, cut into strips
  • 1 cup Dried mushrooms reconstituted (*) (reserve 1 cup liquid)
  • 1 cup Low-sodium chicken broth
  • 1 oz (2 Tb) dry white wine, or increase broth by 2 Tb.
  • 2 tsp Potato starch
  • 1/2 tsp Dried chives
  • 1/4 tsp -Salt
  • 1/8 tsp Freshly ground black pepper
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Directions

1

(*)to reconstitute mushrooms, cover ½ ounce dried sliced mushrooms with 1 ½ cups warm water.

2

Let stand 30 minutes.

3

Preheat oven to 325°F.

4

Remove turkey giblets and neck from body cavities.

5

Rinse turkey inside and out; pat dry with paper towels.

6

Starting at neck, using your fingers, gently loosen skin over entire breast.

7

Place thyme and rosemary sprigs at even intervals under skin; pat skin back in place.

8

Place onion and lemon peel in body cavity.

9

Place turkey breast-side up on rack in roasting pan.

10

Roast turkey 3 ½-4 hours, until meat thermometer inserted in fleshy part of inner thigh (not touching bone)

11

reaches 180°F.

12

Let stand 15 minutes before carving.

13

Remove skin before eating.

14

Meanwhile, to prepare gravy, pour pan drippings into a 2-cup measure; let stand 5 minutes.

15

Skim off and discard fat; pour remaining liquid into small saucepan.

16

Add mushrooms and 1 cup mushroom liquid, broth, wine, potato starch, chives, salt and pepper; bring to a boil.

17

Simmer 2 minutes.

18

Serve with turkey.

Recipe sourced from fandom

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