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Holiday Turkey

SUBMITTED BY: The South Beach Diet Online

"This delicious roast turkey will make a stunning centerpiece at your next holiday gathering."

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INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

  • 1 (12 pound) whole turkey, thawed
  • 2 medium onions, cut into eighths
  • 3 medium celery stalks, cut in thirds
  • 4 cloves garlic, cut in half
  • 1 cup chopped fresh parsley leaves
  • No-stick cooking spray

DIRECTIONS

  1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Remove neck and giblets from body and neck cavities; set aside (discard liver). Rinse and dry turkey with paper towels. Mix the onion, celery, garlic, and parsley together and fill the body cavity of the turkey with it. Place turkey, breast side up, on flat rack in shallow roasting pan. Coat skin with cooking spray.
  2. Roast turkey 3 1/2 to 3 3/4 hours or until it is 180 degrees F in the thigh area. Cover breast and top of drumsticks with foil after 1 1/2 hours to prevent overcooking of breast.

FOOTNOTES

  • This recipe is optimal for Phase 1 of the South Beach Diet.
  • Copyright© 2003 Waterfront Media, Inc. All rights reserved.

REVIEWS

The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 13, 2004 by KARENGING
I've done this before, while camping with Girl Scouts. We cooked it for 3 hours, and it turned... MORE


 
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Nutritional Information
Holiday Turkey

Servings Per Recipe: 10

Amount Per Serving

Calories: 819

  • Total Fat: 37.8g
  • Cholesterol: 317mg
  • Sodium: 278mg
  • Total Carbs: 3.1g
  •     Dietary Fiber: 0.8g
  • Protein: 109.4g

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