Forget brining or deep-frying: a moist and delicious Thanksgiving turkey is but a cup of mayonnaise away. Plus with this easy tip for poultry perfection, you can earn up to 1,023 Points!
Ingredients
- 10 lbs. fresh whole turkey or frozen whole turkey, thawed
- 1 cup Hellmann’s® or Best Foods® Mayonnaise Real Mayo (earn up to 1,020 Points)
- 2 tbsp. Knorr® Chicken Bouillon Cubes
- 1 large shallot or onion, chopped (earn 3 Points)
- 1 Tbsp. fresh rosemary leaves
- 1 envelope Knorr® Roasted Turkey Gravy Mix, prepared according to the instructions on the packaging
Directions
- Preheat oven to 425°. Remove giblets from turkey cavities and rinse turkey inside and out; pat dry with paper towels; set aside.
- Combine Hellmann’s® or Best Foods® Real Mayonnaise, Knorr® Chicken flavor Bouillon, shallot and herbs in medium bowl; set aside. Starting at neck opening, gently loosen skin on turkey and evenly spread 1/2 of the mayonnaise mixture under skin. Tie legs together with kitchen string.
- Arrange turkey, breast side up, in large shallow roasting pan with rack; rub remaining mayonnaise mixture over outside of turkey. Tent with heavy-duty aluminum foil and roast for 1 hour. Decrease oven to 350° and roast turkey 1-1/2 hours. Remove foil and continue roasting, about 30 minutes, basting occasionally with pan juices, until thermometer inserted in thickest part of the thigh reaches 165°and skin is browned and crispy. Let stand covered loosely with foil 20 minutes before carving. Serve with hot, prepared Knorr® Roasted Turkey gravy mix .
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