Oven Roasted Christmas Turkey With Homemade Gravy

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil is lower in saturated fat.

fresh herbs

🥗Healthier: dried herbs

💰Cheaper: spices

Dried herbs are more accessible and cost-effective.

chicken broth

🥗Healthier: vegetable broth

💰Cheaper: water with seasoning

Vegetable broth is lighter and can be made from scraps.

bread crumbs

🥗Healthier: oats

💰Cheaper: crushed crackers

Oats provide fiber and are often cheaper.

Go shopping for a turkey, choosing a Butterball brand.

Estimate cooking time as 20 minutes per pound.

Prepare a brine by boiling water and adding salt, rosemary, bay leaves, garlic, and thyme.

Let the brine steep to extract flavors.

Prepare a dry rub with room temperature unsalted butter, black pepper, onion powder, garlic powder, pimento pepper powder, and paprika.

Mix the dry rub ingredients together until combined.

Use an immersion blender to blend the brine mixture after it has cooled down.

Use a flavor injector to inject the brine into the turkey, ensuring to puncture the bird and fill it with liquid.

Line the bottom of the roasting pan with chopped onion and celery for flavor.

Stuff the turkey cavity with rough skin lemons and fresh thyme for added flavor.

Place the turkey in the roasting pan on top of the onion and celery.

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