This is a basic bird! You can doll it up, stuff it, use shallots instead of onions or throw in some white wine! I always simmer the neck, gizzards and heart in a quart of water. Add a rib of celery and an onion . Simmer for an hour or two and use that for your gravy! Or use Better Than Bouillon to make your stock. You do you! I often use a big roasting pan with a lid for my bird, but I've also used the sturdy, disposable ones from the grocery store too! Sometimes we get so stressed about Thanksgiving, we forget to enjoy and appreciate what we've got! So relax and give thanks, You got this!
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Instructions
Preheat oven to 375*
Place turkey in pan.Stuff cavity with quartered onion.
Pat skin dry and sprinkle with salt and seasoning. Scatter second quartered onion around turkey to flavor your gravy.
Place bacon strips on turkey breast and legs. Cover tightly with lid or foil.
Roast in oven, checking occasionally for 2.5 hours.
Meanwhile place turkey neck, gizzards, heart, onion and celery in a small saucepan. Simmer for and hour and a half or so. You will use this to make gravy. You can also skip this step and use store bought stock.
Take top of roaster or foil off turkey. Roast till bacon is crispy, skin is golden brown and internal temperature of thigh meat is 165*, perhaps 1 more hour.
Remove turkey to carving board to rest for 45 minutes or so.
After resting carve turkey.
Strain juices from roasting pan into a fat separator or a measuring cup. Save 3-4 tbs of fat and discard the rest. If making your own stock, strain this into a cup as well. .
Pour fat into bottom of roasting pan on med high heat. Sprinkle Bread mix over fat and stir for 2-3 minutes to cook the mixture.
Pour in 1 cup of roasting juices and whisk till thick. Add stock till it has the consistency you like. Salt and pepper to taste.
Strain gravy into bowl and serve with turkey.
Notes
Nutrition Facts
Keto Roast Turkey and Gravy
Amount per Serving
Calories
1071.02
% Daily Value*
Fat
52.32
g
80
%
Sodium
1459.62
mg
63
%
Carbohydrates
9.57
g
3
%
Fiber
9.11
g
38
%
Sugar
0.41
g
0
%
Protein
134.94
g
270
%
Iron
6.42
mg
36
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.