7UP Roasted Turkey

Name: 7UP Roasted Turkey
Total time: 14400 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 13 lb Turkey; 2 liter 7UP; 2 cup butter (melted); 2 tbsp Italian seasonings; 2 tbsp garlic salt; 2 tbsp pepper; 1 box Stuffing

Jen719 @jenn2215

I have been cooking my turkey this way for the last 11 years the 7up makes the breast meat the most moist and tender meat it literally falls off the bone! :chef

Jen719 @jenn2215

I have been cooking my turkey this way for the last 11 years the 7up makes the breast meat the most moist and tender meat it literally falls off the bone! :chef

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Ingredients

4 hours

4 servings

13 lbTurkey
2 liter7UP
2 cupbutter (melted)
2 tbspItalian seasonings
2 tbspgarlic salt
2 tbsppepper
Optional
1 boxStuffing

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Steps

4 hours

1

Preheat oven to 325°
2

Clean turkey inside and out and pat dry
3

Optionally stuff turkey if desired
4

Place turkey in pan breast side up and pour 7up onto turkey until about 1 to 2 inches of 7up is on the bottom of the pan
5

Pour melted butter onto turkey making sure to get the wing tips and legs as they dry out fast
6

sprinkle on seasonings
7

cover turkey and bake for 2 hours
8

baste turkey thoroughly with juices from the pan cover and return to oven
9

repeat above step every 15-20 minutes for 1 and 1/2 hours - 2 hours
10

the last hour of cooking should be done without the cover to allow the skin to crisp
11

after a total of 3-4 hours check the meat by slicing one of the thighs down to the bone and making sure there is no pink