Garlic Bacon Butter Thanksgiving Turkey
 
 
Ingredients
  • 1-2 pounds raw bacon
  • Turkey, thawed and pat dry (innards removed)
  • Garlic Bacon Butter
  • 3 toes garlic
  • ½ pound of butter
  • ½ pound of raw bacon
  • 2 teaspoons thyme
  • 1 teaspoon basil
  • oregano
  • sage
Instructions
  1. DIRECTIONS
  2. In a food processor blend garlic bacon butter ingredients until smooth.
  3. Slather a thick coat of garlic bacon butter under the skin of the turkey, in the cavity of the turkey, and on top of the skin of the turkey.
  4. Weave bacon on top of turkey starting from the bottom and working your way up to the top. Tie legs together with kitchen twine.
  5. Roast turkey in the roaster oven at 400* for an hour, reduce heat to 325* until turkey reaches 165* internal temperature (this took about 3 hours to cook our 20 pound turkey, check your packaging for guidelines on how long it will take.)
  6. Let turkey rest for 20 minutes before carving.
Recipe by The Domestic Geek Blog at https://www.thedomesticgeekblog.com/garlic-bacon-butter-thanksgiving-turkey/