Dave's Famous Thanksgiving Turkey Recipe

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Dave's Famous Thanksgiving Turkey
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  1. Preheat oven to 320 degrees F (160 degrees C).
  2. Loosen skin over turkey breast and thighs with your fingers; insert 3 pats of butter under the skin over the breast and 1 pat under the skin of each thigh. Poke 10 holes into the turkey meat over the breast and thighs; press minced garlic into the holes. Loosely pack poultry seasoning herbs into the turkey cavity. Sprinkle the skin of the bird with garlic salt, seasoned salt, black pepper, and onion salt.
  3. Wrap turkey with slices of bacon, covering as much of the bird as possible. Place turkey into a roasting pan. Melt 1/2 cup butter in a small saucepan and brush butter over the whole turkey including bacon slices. Cover turkey with a tent of aluminum foil.
  4. Roast the turkey in the preheated oven for 3 1/2 hours, basting with 1/2 cup melted butter every 30 minutes. Remove aluminum tent, baste turkey with pan drippings, and continue roasting until skin is browned and an instant-read meat thermometer inserted into the thickest part of a thigh, not touching bone, reads at least 165 degrees F (75 degrees C), 30 to 45 more minutes.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 5826.5 Kcal (24394 kJ)
Calories from fat 5484.98 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 609.44g 938%
Cholesterol 1860.23mg 620%
Sodium 3553.07mg 148%
Potassium 1305.44mg 28%
Total Carbs 4.1g 1%
Sugars 0.33g 1%
Dietary Fiber 0.74g 3%
Protein 111.12g 222%
Vitamin C 2mg 3%
Vitamin A 7mg 235%
Iron 4.9mg 27%
Calcium 243.8mg 24%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 470.38 Kcal (1969 kJ)
Calories from fat 442.81 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 49.2g 938%
Cholesterol 150.18mg 620%
Sodium 286.84mg 148%
Potassium 105.39mg 28%
Total Carbs 0.33g 1%
Sugars 0.03g 1%
Dietary Fiber 0.06g 3%
Protein 8.97g 222%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 3%
Vitamin A 0.6mg 235%
Iron 0.4mg 27%
Calcium 19.7mg 24%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 167.2
    Points
  • 167
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • sugar free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Total Fat

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