Cranberry Glazed Turkey

Gluten Free
Health score
27%
Cranberry Glazed Turkey
190 min.
12
667kcal

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Ingredients

  • 0.8 cup butter softened
  • tablespoon garlic crushed
  • teaspoon ground pepper 
  • tablespoons herbs divided fine
  • teaspoons kosher salt 
  •  leeks washed sliced
  • 32 ounce chicken broth low-sodium
  • tablespoons dehydrated onion flakes 
  • 0.5 cup orange juice 
  • tablespoons orange marmalade divided (plus)
  •  oranges sliced
  • tablespoons poultry seasoning 
  • can jellied cranberry sauce 
  • 12 pound turkey fresh whole

Equipment

  • bowl
  • paper towels
  • sauce pan
  • oven
  • roasting pan
  • kitchen thermometer

Directions

  1. Watch how to make this recipe.
  2. Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
  3. Remove giblets and neck from turkey and rinse inside and out with cold water. Pat dry with paper towels; set aside.
  4. In a small bowl, combine softened butter, 1 tablespoon fine herbs, crushed garlic, 2 tablespoons marmalade and onion flakes. Use a fork to mix together until well combined.
  5. In a small bowl combine poultry seasoning, 1 tablespoon fine herbs, salt and pepper.
  6. Use your hand to carefully loosen the skin around the entire bird. Work half of the butter mixture under the skin of the entire turkey. Rub the remaining butter on the outside of the skin and season with the poultry seasoning mixture inside and out. Stuff the inside of the turkey cavity with oranges and leeks. (Truss if desired.)
  7. Add any leftover oranges and leeks to a shallow roasting pan; pour in broth and set aside. Insert a pop-up thermometer at an angle about 3-inches down from the neck cavity and 2-inches from the breastbone, in the thickest part of the breast.
  8. Place turkey breast side up on a rack over the vegetables in the roasting pan.
  9. Place in oven and reduce temperature to 325 degrees F.
  10. Combine orange juice, remaining marmalade, jellied cranberries, and remaining fine herbs in a small saucepan and simmer until jelly melts. Continue simmering until mixture thickens, about 15 minutes; keep warm.
  11. After the turkey has cooked for 2 hours brush on the glaze mixture. When the thermometer pops up or until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thigh registers 180 degrees F, about 3 hours total.
  12. Remove from oven and let turkey rest 15 minutes before carving.

Nutrition Facts

Calories667kcal
Protein43.54%
Fat41.06%
Carbs15.4%

Properties

Glycemic Index
25.71
Glycemic Load
2.1
Inflammation Score
-7
Nutrition Score
32.383913081625%

Flavonoids

Cyanidin
0.04mg
Delphinidin
0.01mg
Pelargonidin
0.01mg
Eriodictyol
0.02mg
Hesperetin
7.18mg
Naringenin
3.57mg
Luteolin
0.05mg
Kaempferol
0.43mg
Myricetin
1.1mg
Quercetin
1.05mg

Nutrients percent of daily need

Calories:666.58kcal
33.33%
Fat:30.34g
46.67%
Saturated Fat:12.17g
76.08%
Carbohydrates:25.61g
8.54%
Net Carbohydrates:24.14g
8.78%
Sugar:18.13g
20.15%
Cholesterol:262.38mg
87.46%
Sodium:869.53mg
37.81%
Alcohol:0g
100%
Alcohol %:0%
100%
Protein:72.39g
144.78%
Vitamin B3:25.86mg
129.29%
Vitamin B6:2.03mg
101.32%
Selenium:69.37µg
99.1%
Vitamin B12:4.03µg
67.15%
Phosphorus:632.31mg
63.23%
Zinc:5.92mg
39.49%
Vitamin B2:0.65mg
38.34%
Vitamin B5:2.74mg
27.42%
Potassium:913.02mg
26.09%
Vitamin C:20.1mg
24.37%
Magnesium:92.89mg
23.22%
Iron:3.74mg
20.78%
Vitamin A:914.92IU
18.3%
Copper:0.35mg
17.35%
Vitamin K:16.26µg
15.49%
Vitamin B1:0.21mg
13.73%
Manganese:0.24mg
11.83%
Folate:45.48µg
11.37%
Vitamin E:1.17mg
7.79%
Calcium:74.73mg
7.47%
Vitamin D:0.97µg
6.44%
Fiber:1.47g
5.87%