Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 12 lb whole turkey
  • ½ c. olive oil
  • ¼ c. butter (softened)
  • 2 Tbsp garlic powder
  • 2 tsp dried basil
  • 1 tsp ground sage
  • 1 tsp paprika
  • 1 tsp salt
  • ½ tsp black pepper
  • 2 c. chicken broth
  • 1 yellow onion (peeled and quartered)
  • 1 garlic bulb

Instruction

  • Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Clean the turkey (discard giblets and organs). Place in a roasting pan with a lid.
  • Season the inside of the turkey with black pepper and salt. Place quartered onion and garlic in the cavity of turkey.
  • In a small bowl combine olive oil, butter, garlic powder, basil, sage, and paprika.
  • Gently lift the skin away from the turkey and rub half of the mixture under the skin. Make sure sure to flip the turkey and do this to the underside of the bird and the drumsticks etc.
  • Rub the remaining butter mixture on the outside of the turkey.
  • Pour chicken broth in the bottom of the pan. Place cover on pan.
  • Bake in the preheated oven for 3 hours. Remove the lid of the pan, baste the turkey and return to the oven uncovered. Cook until turkey is browned and the thickest part of the thigh is 165 degrees F.
  • Remove turkey from the oven, tent with aluminum foil and allow to rest for 30 minutes before carving.