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How to Roast A Turkey | Roast turkey With Onion Pears and Sage

Roast Turkey With Onion, Pears And Sage

An easy turkey recipe that has delicious flavors and moist. Cook time will vary by size of turkey. See recipe notes for resources. Your turkey is done when it reaches an internal temperature of 165 degrees. 

Course Dinner
Cuisine American
Keyword how to cook a turkey in the oven, roast turkey, turkey recipe
Author Theresa Huse DearCreatives.com

Ingredients

  • Brine Your Turkey.
  • Take Turkey out of Brine.
  • Turkey clean it out & wipe it out
  • 1 sweet onion
  • 1 bunch of sage
  • 3-6 pears depending on the size of your turkey
  • Extra virgin olive oil
  • salt
  • pepper

Instructions

  1. Peel and slice pears
  2. Peel and cut up onion
  3. Add cleaned turkey to roasting pan.
  4. Rinse off and pat dry sage
  5. Stuff into cleaned turkey cavity.
  6. Sew Turkey cavity closed.
  7. Lightly cover turkey exterior with olive oil.
  8. Lightly salt and pepper turkey exterior.
  9. Add Turkey to pre-heated oven 450 degrees
  10. Cook for approx. 30 minutes
  11. Reduce heat to 325 Finish cooking until turkey reaches an internal temperature of 165 degrees everywhere.

Follow the step by step instructions with images in the post

Recipe Notes

Brine Directions: http://www.adventures-in-cooking.com/2012/11/roast-turkey-with-pears-sage.html

Adapted from Adventures In Cooking

For cooking times use this resource for turkey cooking times.