Best Thanksgiving Turkey Recipes (10 to choose from)

Best Thanksgiving Turkey Recipes

Thanksgiving isn't Thanksgiving without a turkey; it's the centerpiece of the meal. This year, try something new and surprise your guests with one of these deliciously seasoned, glazed, stuffed, or rubbed turkey recipes with homemade gravy.

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By Kara Rodemer

Butter-Basted Roast Turkey with Mushroom Gravy

The star of Thanksgiving will be this roast turkey, glazed with a buttery herb sauce and encircled by fresh herbs and fruits. Serve this with a lighter-than-expected Sourdough Mushroom Stuffing.  »Read More

Recipe for stuffing:

Sourdough Mushroom Stuffing

Apricot-Glazed Turkey with Fresh Herb Gravy

The gorgeous mahogany color of this roasted turkey comes from a glaze of lemon-infused apricot jam. »Read More

Citrus-Marinated Turkey

Jose Garces prepares this turkey in the same style as a traditional Yucatán dish called cochinita pibil, a slow-roasted pork marinated in citrus and annatto paste (made from achiote seeds, the condiment adds an orange hue to foods). Brining and marinating the bird make it especially succulent.  »Read More

Southwestern Rubbed Turkey

Smoked paprika — combined with ground cumin and cinnamon — is the key to the turkey rub in this recipe. It can be purchased in gourmet markets and online at tienda.com. Roasting the bird breast-side down for the first half keeps the breast meat succulent and moist.  »Read More

Herb-Roasted Turkey

Stuffed with onion, apple, lemon, orange, and fresh herbs, this turkey will fill the house with a tantalizing aroma. Make sure you show this beauty off at the table before you carve it. Garnish your serving platter with fresh herb sprigs and citrus wedges.  »Read More

Apple-Shallot Roasted Turkey

Roasting the herb-rubbed turkey with apples and shallots is the secret to flavorful meat. Extra shallots in the roasting pan give the gravy a rich, caramelized shallot flavor.  »Read More

Roast Turkey with Wild Mushroom Gravy

This rich, mushroom-studded gravy made with a hint of white wine and juices from the roast turkey may steal the show at your Thanksgiving dinner.  »Read More

Lemon-Garlic Roast Turkey and White-Wine Gravy

The zesty lemon-garlic rub for this turkey gives it amazing flavor. Instead of using a conventional supermarket turkey that's been "enhanced" with added sodium solution, we brine a natural or organic turkey to keep the meat extra juicy without a lot of extra sodium.  »Read More

Roast Turkey with Pears and Onions

This traditional roasted turkey features juicy Bosc pears and fragrant dried thyme. Plus, try the recipes it offers for turkey leftovers: Turkey Shortcakes and Turkey Vegetable Soup  »Read More

Recipes for leftovers:

Turkey Shortcakes

Turkey Vegetable Soup

Smoked-Paprika-Rubbed Turkey with Madeira and Shallot Gravy

A smoked-paprika rub and wine-and-shallot gravy give this turkey an exceptional flavor. Served with a homemade Corn Bread and Sausage Stuffing, this recipe will blow your guests away.  »Read More

Recipe for stuffing:

Corn Bread and Sausage Stuffing

Website: Delish.com/entertaining-ideas/holidays/thanksgiving/thanksgiving-turkey-recipes


Editor's Note: Just had to share this. Looks so good!!!  Steve Martin