Thanksgiving Turkey Recipes

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Thanksgiving Dinner Recipes: Plum Delicious Sweet Potato Casserole

What You Need:

6 sweet potatoes
1 (16 ounce) can of plums, remove pits
3/4 C honey
3/4 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 tsp. salt
1 fluid ounce prune juice
2 tbsp. lemon juice
1/4 C margarine, melted

How to Make It:

Heat the oven temperature to 425 degrees.
Poke the sweet potatoes with a fork all the way around.
Lay the potatoes on a cookie sheet.
Bake 55 minutes or until tender.
Reduce the oven temperature to 350 degrees and allow it cool to that temperature before returning the casserole to the oven.
Cool the sweet potatoes to just about room temperature.
Peel and cut the cooled potatoes into 1/2 in. slices.
Pour the honey into a medium size mixing bowl.
Sprinkle in the cinnamon and salt.
Pour in the prune and lemon juice.
Carefully stir in the melted margarine until all the ingredients are completely incorporated together.
Layer half of the plums into the bottom of a rectangular baking dish.
Lay the half of the potato slices over the plums.
Pour half of the honey mixture over the top.
Layer the remaining plums, then potatoes and top with the remaining honey mixture.
Bake 40 minutes, basting occasionally, until heated through.

This Thanksgiving Dinner Recipe Serves 8

Sprinkle the top with chopped pecans before baking to give this dish a little crunch.

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Citrus Rotisserie Thanksgiving Turkey Breast Recipe

What You Need:

4 tbsp. butter, room temperature
1 tsp. garlic, minced
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. cloves, minced
1/4 tsp. curry powder
1 (5 lb.) turkey breast
1/4 C water
1 C orange juice

How to Make It:

In a mixing bowl blend together the butter, garlic, cinnamon, salt, cloves and curry powder until it becomes a spreadable consistency.
Rub the turkey with the butter mixture being sure to completely cover the turkey breast.
Fit an adjustable V neck rack into a shallow roasting pan.
Place the turkey breast on the V rack.
Bring the oven temperature to 350 degrees F.
Cook the turkey breast 1 hour being sure to turn the turkey 1/4 turn every 15 minutes and baste with the pan drippings to ensure the turkey is browned on all sides equally.
The 1/4 C of water may be added to the pan drippings if needed.
When you have turned the breast the last quarter of a turn pour the orange juice over the top of the turkey.
Continue baking an additional 30 minutes or until the internal temperature has reached 170 degrees.
Allow the turkey breast to stand for 20 minutes before cutting and serving.

This Thanksgiving Turkey Recipe Serves 5

For many cooks roasting is the best way to cook a turkey.  The oven temperature stays constant while basting and checking the internal temperature is much easier to do.  If you live on the adventurous side then grilling, deep frying and even rotisserie might be fun to try.

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Spice Roasted Thanksgiving Turkey Breast with Vegetables

What You Need:

1 C reduced sodium chicken broth
1/4 C dry white wine
1/4 C lemon juice
6 cloves of garlic, unpeeled
1 (10 oz.) bag whole petite onions, frozen
2 tsp. rosemary, crushed
1 tsp. dried thyme
1/2 tsp. kosher salt
1/4 tsp. fennel seeds, crushed
1 tsp. pepper, divided
6 plum tomatoes, quartered
1 (9 oz.) box artichoke hearts, slightly thawed
1 (10 oz.) pkg. asparagus spears, slightly thawed
1 (3 1/4 oz.) can pitted black olives, drained
3 tbsp. olive oil
1 tsp. salt
1 (5 lb.) turkey breast bone in, thawed

How to Make It:

Bring the oven temperature up to 325 degrees.
Pour the broth, wine and lemon juice in a large baking pan.
Add the garlic and onions.
Sprinkle in the rosemary, thyme, kosher salt, fennel seeds and 1/4 tsp. pepper.
Cover the pan tightly with foil , place in the oven and roast for 18 minutes.
Remove the pan and add the tomatoes, artichoke hearts, asparagus and olives to the pan.
Rub the oil over the entire turkey breast.
Sprinkle the turkey with the remaining pepper and the salt.
Place the turkey breast side down on top of the vegetables in the pan.
Recover with the foil and roast 1 hour basting occasionally.
Remove the foil, baste and continue roasting 1 hour.
Be sure to baste the turkey again after 30 minutes.
The turkey breast is done when the internal temperature reaches 170 degrees.
Remove the turkey breast from the pan and allow standing 15 minutes before carving.

This Thanksgiving Turkey Recipe Serves 5

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Citrus and Wine Roasted Thanksgiving Turkey Recipe

What You Need:

1 (15 lb.) whole turkey, thawed
2 celery stalks, cut into quarters
1 yellow onion, cut into quarters
1 C rosé wine, divided
1/2 C unsalted butter, melted and divided
1/4 C orange juice
1 tbsp. lemon juice
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. paprika
1/4 tsp. onion powder

How to Make It:

Clean the turkey by removing the giblets and rinsing the turkey with cold water being sure to dry the turkey well with paper towel.
Place the turkey, breast up, on a V shaped rack in a shallow roasting pan.
Place the celery and onion into the cavity of the turkey.
Add 1/2 C of the wine to the cavity.
Tie the legs closed with twine and pin back the wings.
Brush the outside of the turkey with 1/4 C of the melted butter.
Bring the oven temperature up to 325 degrees F.
Place in the oven uncovered and allow the turkey to roast 1 hour.
Place the remaining melted butter into a mixing bowl.
Add the orange juice, lemon juice and remaining wine.
Stir well to incorporate the flavors together.
Add the salt, paprika and onion powder to the mixture and stir together well.
After 1 hour baste the turkey with the melted butter mixture and continue basting every 30 minutes for 2 hours and 30 minutes or until the turkey reaches an internal temperature of 180 degrees.
Allow the turkey to rest for 45 minutes before carving.

This Thanksgiving Turkey Recipe Serves 15

When using vegetables such as celery and onion in the cavity of the turkey it is best to discard them when the turkey is done. The vegetables become mushy and the taste is very bland when used in this way.