Real Simple Cooking School LIVE: How to Make the Perfect Thanksgiving Turkey

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil is lower in saturated fat.

chicken broth

🥗Healthier: vegetable broth

💰Cheaper: water + bouillon cube

Vegetable broth is lower in sodium.

fresh herbs

🥗Healthier: dried herbs

💰Cheaper: mixed Italian seasoning

Dried herbs are more shelf-stable.

flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: cornstarch

Whole wheat flour adds fiber.

Prepare a roasting pan and place it ready for the turkey.

Quarter the onions and lemons, and set them aside with the carrots.

Remove the turkey neck from the cavity of the turkey and set it aside.

Loosen the skin of the turkey starting from the neck side using fingers and a rubber spatula.

Finely chop pepperoni and rosemary in a food processor to make pepperoni butter.

Add softened butter to the food processor with the chopped pepperoni and rosemary, and blend until combined.

Spoon the pepperoni butter under the skin of the turkey, distributing it evenly.

If necessary, make small incisions to help loosen the skin further.

Tie the legs of the turkey together with kitchen twine to keep it neat during roasting.

Roast the turkey in the prepared roasting pan.

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