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12 lb. whole Turkey
Turkey Rub:
Juice of one lemon – stuff the left over lemon wedges into the turkey cavity
2 tablespoons dried oregano
½ tsp Black Pepper
½ tsp Paprika
¼ cup Olive Oil
Stuffing:
½ cup Sun Dried Tomatoes
½ cup marinated artichoke hearts – with marinade
½ cup fresh parsley
1 jalapeño – without seeds
¾ cup seasoned breadcrumbs
¼ cup grated Romano cheese
4 cloves garlic
2 tablespoons honey

Preparation

Preheat oven 375 degrees:

Clean turkey with salt.
Pat dry the turkey and rub the turkey down with a lemon wedge.
Separate the turkey skin gently from turkey so that you can push the stuffing under the skin all around the turkey.

Combine all of the ingredients of the turkey rub in a small dish with the olive oil and set aside.

Combine all of the ingredients of the stuffing in a food processor. Gently stuff this mixture under the skin of the turkey all around the turkey.

Rub the olive oil mixture all over the turkey skin.

Place turkey into the baking pan on about four stalks of celery for a turkey rack.

Make a tent for the turkey using tin foil (do not press it down on the turkey) place it over the turkey and bake for about 1 ½ hours under the tent.

Lower the oven heat to 300 degrees to complete the baking.

Gently poke the turkey in the thigh to see if the juices run clear.

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Reviews

12/29/09

Theresa111 says:

Sounds great, however I would leave out the jalapeno pepper, because my pepper experience is quite minimal. I just can't take the heat. :-)

4/08/11

LadyGourmet says:

I left the cook time out because it took 3 hours to cook my turkey and 3 hours was not an option on the recipe submission page.
The cook time depends upon the weight of your bird. Here is a link to follow for how long to cook your turkey http://www.fsis.usda.gov/factsheets/lets_talk_turkey/index.asp.

11/24/11

rescuepits1 says:

So, you stuff the stuffing under the skin? I am confused.

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