Grammy's Kitchen · Roast Turkey · Juicy Roast Turkey
One of 58 roast turkey recipes we measured
from natashaskitchen.com
It ranks #1 of 58 for tenderness among the roast turkey recipes we compared. 831 cooks on natashaskitchen.com rate it 5.0★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 58.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| fat | 5% | 2% |
| salt | 0% | 0% |
| aromatics | 3% | 1% |
| acid | 1% | 0% |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 5443 g | 12 lb turkey ((Anything from 11-15 lbs will work, but bake time will vary), thawed*) |
| Salt & Pepper (for the inside and outside of the bird) | |
| 227 g | 1 cup unsalted butter (softened, (2 sticks) ) |
| 27 g | 2 Tbsp olive oil (not extra virgin, plus more to drizzle top) |
| 61 g | 4 Tbsp fresh lemon juice (from 1 large lemon, plus 1/2 Tbsp lemon zest) |
| 9 g | 3 large garlic cloves (pressed) |
| 25 g | 1/4 cup freshly chopped parsley |
| 9 g | 1/2 Tbsp salt (I used sea salt) |
| 1 g | 1/2 tsp black pepper (freshly ground) |
| 150 g | 1 large onion (peeled and quartered ) |
| 12 g | 4 garlic cloves (peeled and halved ) |
| 0 g | 1/2 bunch parsley |
| 1 lemon (quartered) |
Method: 13 steps, published by natashaskitchen.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“I had a turkey I needed to use due to a power outage and decided to try your recipe. It was delicious! And a nice treat outside of usually only roasting turkey for holidays. I followed recipe exactly, except rather than foil cover I put a butter soaked piece” — a cook, 5.0★
“Thank you so much for this recipe. From making sure to having all the pots, to having all my ingredients and following the instructions. My 10 lb. turkey was a little reluctant at being thawed so I moved to the brine on the 3rd day. Your rub was amazing but go” — a cook, 5.0★