Soften the butter in your hands, so that it is soft enough to spread all over the turkey breast, legs, and wings.

How to cook a turkey in the oven with stuffing. This stuffing/dressing recipe has eggs added and is baked up in a pan. Web how to make stuffing. Web prep the turkey:

These stuffed turkey cooking times have been tested and proven to work well by our test kitchen team: Web preheat oven to 325 degrees f. Pack it very loosely, then pull the skin over the stuffing and pin to the turkey's back using a metal skewer.

Web stuff the turkey just before roasting. Web fully cook raw meat, poultry, or seafood ingredients before adding to stuffing. Roast the stuffed turkey in a preheated oven until the thickest part of the thigh reaches 180 degrees f and the interior of the stuffing reaches 165 degrees f.

Remember that at 325° it will take 30 minutes longer for the turkey to cook than if you cooked it at 350°. Fry up your chosen vegetables in butter until soft. Plus a step by step tutorial for how to cook the perfect turkey.

Then place fresh rosemary, thyme, and garlic in the cavity. Web a very large bird can be harder to handle and takes longer to cook. Web you want the turkey to reach an internal temperature of 175°.

Next, use paper towels to pat the bird dry inside and out. Once the butter melts, add the diced onion and celery. (scott suchman for the washington post/food styling by lisa cherkasky for the.