Roast Turkey With Oyster Stuffing Recipe

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Roast Turkey With Oyster Stuffing
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  1. Heat 1/2 cup butter in Dutch oven over medium heat until melted.
  2. Cook and stir celery and leeks in butter until tender. Remove from heat.
  3. Stir in remaining ingredients except turkey and melted butter.
  4. Stir in enough reserved oyster liquid, if necessary, to moisten stuffing.
  5. Heat oven to 325. Fill wishbone area of turkey lightly with stuffing.
  6. Fasten neck skin to back with skewers.
  7. Fold wings across back with tips touching.
  8. Fill body cavity lightly. (Do not pack-stuffing will expand while cooking.).
  9. Tuck drumsticks under band of skin at tail, or tie to skewer to tail.
  10. Spoon remaining stuffing into small greased casserole. Cover and refrigerate.
  11. Place in oven with turkey during last 30 minutes of roasting.
  12. Place turkey, breast side up, on rack in shallow roasting pan.
  13. Brush with melted butter.
  14. Insert meat thermometer so tip is in thickest part of inside thigh muscle or thickest part of breast meat and does not touch bone.
  15. Roast uncovered 3 1/2 to 4 hours or until thermometer registers 185.
  16. Brush turkey with pan drippings 2 or 3 times during roasting.
  17. Place a tent of aluminum foil loosely over turkey when it begins to turn golden.
  18. After 2 1/2 hours, cut band or remove skewer holding legs.
  19. Let stand about 20 minutes for easiest carving.
  20. As soon as possible after serving, remove every bit of stuffing from turkey.
  21. Cool stuffing and turkey meat promptly. Refrigerate separately.
  22. Use stuffing within 1 or 2 days and turkey meat within 2 or 3 days. Turkey meat can be frozen up to 3 weeks.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 605.34 Kcal (2534 kJ)
Calories from fat 240.61 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 26.73g 41%
Cholesterol 263.69mg 88%
Sodium 672.28mg 28%
Potassium 852.18mg 18%
Total Carbs 13.68g 5%
Sugars 1.65g 7%
Dietary Fiber 1.15g 5%
Protein 78.04g 156%
Vitamin C 5.9mg 10%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 2%
Iron 6.3mg 35%
Calcium 115.5mg 12%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 155.26 Kcal (650 kJ)
Calories from fat 61.71 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 6.86g 41%
Cholesterol 67.63mg 88%
Sodium 172.43mg 28%
Potassium 218.57mg 18%
Total Carbs 3.51g 5%
Sugars 0.42g 7%
Dietary Fiber 0.29g 5%
Protein 20.02g 156%
Vitamin C 1.5mg 10%
Iron 1.6mg 35%
Calcium 29.6mg 12%

* 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

  • 14.1
    Points
  • 15
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • sugar free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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