SPICE RUB ROASTED THANKSGIVING TURKEY

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This Thanksgiving turkey recipe produces a well-seasoned, juicy, and tender turkey that will bring smiles to everyone's faces. You cannot go wrong with a spice rub and a giant bird!

Provided by cremebrulee

Time 18h

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

½ cup garlic powder
½ cup ground paprika
½ cup ground cumin
½ cup dried basil
½ cup kosher salt
½ cup ground black pepper
1 (15 pound) whole turkey, neck and giblets removed
2 cups chopped fresh cilantro
2 medium sweet onions, chopped
2 medium heads garlic, peeled and chopped
3 cups butter, melted
1 ½ cups chicken broth, divided

Steps:

Combine garlic powder, paprika, cumin, basil, salt, and pepper in a zip-top bag. Close and shake spice rub until well mixed.
Cut small slits into the skin of the turkey. Use a palmful of spice rub at a time to rub all over turkey-on top, sides, bottom, inside cavity, and into the slits in the skin. Stuff the cavity with cilantro, onion, and garlic. Place in a roasting pan, cover, and marinate in the refrigerator for 12 hours.
Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
Remove turkey from the refrigerator. Baste with melted butter. Pour 1/2 of the chicken broth inside the pan. Cover with foil.
Roast in the preheated oven, for 3 hours. Remove foil and baste with remaining chicken broth. Continue to roast until turkey is no longer pink and the juices run clear, about 2 1/2 hours longer. An instant-read thermometer inserted near the bone should read 180 degrees F (82 degrees C).

Nutrition Facts : Calories 1343.8 calories, Carbohydrate 17.2 g, Cholesterol 457.3 mg, Fat 87.6 g, Fiber 5.2 g, Protein 119.5 g, SaturatedFat 41 g, Sodium 4563.4 mg, Sugar 3.1 g