Easiest Turkey Recipe
This is the EASIEST Turkey recipe to make because you only need 4 ingredients and these helpful tips! Make this your Christmas or Thanksgiving turkey and fear not to make a turkey with this easy step-by-step tutorial!
Ingredients
4-ingredient Turkey
- 10 lb Turkey, thawed, rinsed and patted dry
- 1 cup Mayonnaise
- 2 Tbsp Lawry's Seasoning
- 1 tsp dried Rosemary
Instructions
How to make Easiest Turkey:
- Make sure you are working with a thawed turkey. Preheat oven to 400°F. Remove the giblets. Rinse and pat dry turkey.
- Combine the mayo and spices. Rub all over the turkey including the cavity. Place turkey neck back inside the cavity (that's meaty too.)
- Place the turkey into a large roasting pan with a removable rack. Pour 2 quarts of water onto the bottom of the pan.
- Roast turkey 1 hour uncovered. Then reduce heat to 325°F and bake for an additional 2 1/2 hours or until done. Allow turkey to rest 20 minutes before serving. Save liquid for gravy if desired.
Notes
To make this turkey for a large crowd with gravy: Bring leftover pan juices to a boil in a large pot (add more water to make 2 quarts if the broth evaporated.) Meanwhile, in a separate bowl make a slurry by slowly stirring in 3 cups of cold water to 1 1/4 cups flour. Add slurry to broth and season with 1 tsp of salt and pepper and 1/2 Tbsp of onion and garlic powder. Add all the shredded turkey meat to the gravy and keep warm until serving.
To make gravy: If desiring to make regular side gravy from the pan juices follow the recipe above only cut in half.
Substitute for Lawry's Seasoning: Can make your own spice by combining garlic, onion powder, salt, paprika pepper, and sugar totaling 2 TBSP.
Nutrition Facts
Easiest Turkey Recipe
Serving Size
1 serving
Amount per Serving
Calories
758
% Daily Value*
Fat
44
g
68
%
Saturated Fat
9
g
56
%
Cholesterol
302
mg
101
%
Sodium
629
mg
27
%
Potassium
907
mg
26
%
Carbohydrates
1
g
0
%
Sugar
1
g
1
%
Protein
87
g
174
%
Vitamin A
244
IU
5
%
Calcium
47
mg
5
%
Iron
4
mg
22
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
