Orange Chili Roasted Turkey Recipe |
Orange Chili Roasted Turkey Ingredients:- 1 whole turkey
- 1 cup margarine
- 3 teaspoons chili powder
- 2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 2 1/2 cups orange juice
- kosher salt
- coarsely ground black pepper
|  Time: 4 hour Serves: 6 - 8
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Orange Chili Roasted Turkey Instructions:Remove giblets and neck from turkey, reserve for gravy. Rinse turkey with cold running water and drain well. Blot dry with paper towels inside and out.
Preheat oven to 325° degrees.
Reduce orange juice down to 1 cup. Melt margarine with chili powder and garlic powder. Mix in reduced orange juice. Cool slightly.
Place turkey, breast side up, on a rack in a large shallow (about 2 1/2" deep) roasting pan. Use an injector to inject the mixture into the turkey, especially in the meaty parts of the breast and thighs (see photo). Sprinkle inside and out with salt and pepper. Insert an oven safe meat thermometer into the thickest part of the thigh, being careful the pointed end of the thermometer does not touch the bone.
Roast turkey in a pre-heated, 325° F oven. Loosely cover with aluminum foil to prevent over browning, remove foil during last hour and a half of cooking time.
Continue to roast until thermometer registers 180 degrees F in the thigh, or 170 degrees F in the breast. Remove turkey from the oven and.
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Orange Chili Roasted Turkey Cooking Time:- Cooking time please see above.
- Allow it to rest for 15-20 minutes before carving.
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Orange Chili Roasted Turkey Serving Instructions:- Serve with your choice of vegetables.
- Great for a Holiday Meal.
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