BBQ Turkey Recipe
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BBQ Turkey

By: Julie G 
"This is a great BBQ Turkey recipe. We almost never have any leftovers. This recipe can be used with almost any size bird."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.8 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (9)

What to Drink?

Wine Zinfandel
Beer Beer
Prep Time:
45 Min
Cook Time:
5 Hrs
Ready In:
5 Hrs 45 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 12 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 2 cups butter, divided
  • 1 (15 pound) whole turkey, neck and giblets removed
  • 1/4 cup chicken soup base
  • 3 sweet onions, peeled and cut into wedges
  • 5 apples, cored and cut into wedges
  • 2 tablespoons minced garlic, or to taste
  • 1 (750 milliliter) bottle dry white wine

Directions

  1. Preheat a gas grill for low heat.
  2. Rub some of the butter all over the turkey, inside and out, then rub all over with chicken base. Cut remaining butter into cubes and toss with onions, apples, and garlic in a large bowl. Stuff the bird with this mixture and place in a disposable aluminum roasting pan. Fold the turkey skin around the neck area to cover the hole and then turn the turkey over and pour wine into the opening at the other end until the turkey is full or the bottle is empty. Set the turkey breast side up.
  3. Place the roasting pan on the grill and cover loosely with aluminum foil. If you have a pop up timer or heat safe meat thermometer, insert it into the turkey breast. Close the lid.
  4. Roast until the temperature in the breast reads 170 degrees F (75 degrees C) and the temperature in the thickest part of the thigh reads 180 degrees C (80 degrees C), about 4 hours depending on the temperature of your grill. When the temperature is getting close, remove the aluminum foil covering the turkey and allow it to brown during the final minutes of cooking. If it starts to brown too much, just cover it back up. Allow the turkey to rest for at least 20 minutes before carving.

Footnotes

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 1294 | Total Fat: 76.7g | Cholesterol: 468mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 14, 2009 by jenifaOHjenny Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
I loved this recipe. Super easy and was so tasty. The meat was so moist and this was the...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 29, 2010 by BJEVANS   view full review
It was 2 degrees outside when I wanted to make my turkey so I baked it in my oven using a...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 6, 2010 by LilMisMegs   view full review
This is a GREAT turkey! We love grilling and figured we'd try it for Thanksgiving! It was done...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on May 23, 2011 by Barbara   view full review
Delicious, moist and fall-off-the-bone good. Followed the recipe exactly, but used a charcoal...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 18, 2010 by jime78   view full review
great!!
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 30, 2010 by Jody   view full review
THE best of the BEST! The ONLY way I will EVER do Turkey again!!
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 24, 2011 by Shell C.   view full review
I'm only giving this recipe 4 out of 5 because the only thing I actually used this recipe for...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 9, 2010 by tskis   view full review
Very moist and delicious!! Everyone was skeptical, but ended up loving it. I will never cook...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 24, 2010 by damia236   view full review
We used this recipe last year for our Thanksgiving and liked it so much, we are planning on...

 

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