Orange-Herbed Roast Turkey Recipe

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Orange-Herbed Roast Turkey
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Ingredients
11
Count
Nutrition
41
Calories
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
  2. Remove rind from orange with a vegetable peeler, avoiding bitter white pith. Finely chop rind.
  3. Cut orange in half; juice orange halves. Reserve juice for making gravy; reserve orange halves.
  4. Combine rind, brown sugar/brown sugar substitute, poultry seasoning and salt in a small bowl.
  5. Finely chop white part of green onions; reserve green part. Add chopped green onions and chopped parsley to rind mixture.
  6. Remove neck and giblets from turkey cavity. With your fingers, carefully loosen skin around turkey breast and legs. Spread rind mixture under the skin.
  7. Place parsley stems, green onion ends and orange halves in turkey cavity.
  8. Place turkey on a rack in a large roasting pan. Place neck and gizzards in bottom of pan. Loosely tent turkey with aluminum foil.
  9. Roast in heated 350 degree oven 3-1/2 hours or until an instant-read thermometer registers an internal temperature of 180 degrees F in innermost part of thigh and 170 degrees in breast.
  10. Remove turkey to a platter. Discard neck and gizzard.
  11. Cover loosely with foil; let stand 20 minutes.
  12. Meanwhile, prepare gravy: Scrape pan drippings into a 1-quart liquid measuring cup.
  13. Skim off fat. Add water to equal 4 cups.
  14. Pour into a medium-size saucepan along with reserved orange juice. Bring to simmering.
  15. Whisk together milk, flour, salt and poultry seasoning in a small bowl until smooth. Stir into saucepan.
  16. Simmer over medium-high heat, stirring, 4 minutes or until gravy is thickened.
  17. Serve with carved turkey.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 41 Kcal (172 kJ)
Calories from fat 10.69 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 1.19g 2%
Cholesterol 13.71mg 5%
Sodium 194.53mg 8%
Potassium 78.33mg 2%
Total Carbs 3.05g 1%
Sugars 1.19g 5%
Dietary Fiber 0.27g 1%
Protein 4.65g 9%
Vitamin C 6.3mg 10%
Iron 0.4mg 2%
Calcium 16.2mg 2%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 115.9 Kcal (485 kJ)
Calories from fat 30.23 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 3.36g 2%
Cholesterol 38.75mg 5%
Sodium 549.9mg 8%
Potassium 221.42mg 2%
Total Carbs 8.62g 1%
Sugars 3.36g 5%
Dietary Fiber 0.75g 1%
Protein 13.15g 9%
Vitamin C 17.8mg 10%
Iron 1.2mg 2%
Calcium 45.7mg 2%

* 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

  • 0.9
    Points
  • 1
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

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