Simple Herb-Roasted Turkey

Ingredients

• 0.8 teaspoon pepper black divided freshly ground
• 1 rib celery roughly chopped
• 2 cups chicken broth fat-free low-sodium
• 2  garlic cloves chopped
• 2 packages herb blend fresh roughly chopped for poultry,
• 12 servings additional herbs for garnish
• 0.8 teaspoon kosher salt divided
• 10 pound turkey fresh thawed
• 2 tablespoons butter unsalted softened
• 1 small vidalia sweet roughly chopped

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• oven
• roasting pan
• kitchen thermometer
• aluminum foil
• kitchen twine

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 32
2. Remove turkey neck and giblets; discard. Rinse turkey with cold water; pat dry.
3. Combine onion, celery, garlic, herbs, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper in a bowl. Stuff turkey cavity with mixture. Tie ends of legs with twine. Lift wing tips up and over back; tuck under bird.
4. Place roasting rack coated with cooking spray in a roasting pan.
5. Place turkey on rack.
6. Brush top and sides of turkey with butter; sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper.
7. Pour 1 cup broth in pan.
8. Bake at 325 for 2 hours, basting every 30 minutes. Cover breast tightly with foil, and add remaining cup broth to bottom of roasting pan, and bake an additional 30 minutes or until a thermometer inserted into thickest part of thigh (away from bone) registers 16
9. (Temperature will continue to rise when bird is resting.)
10. Remove from oven; let rest 30 minutes before slicing.
11. Transfer to a platter, garnish with fresh herbs, if desired, and serve.