Thanksgiving Recipes From Butterball Giveaway

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This year, we’ll be hosted by our family for Thanksgiving,which means we get the privilege of cooking Christmas dinner in our home. Since we all know how much I love to cook, the hubby has been assigned the role of Christmas dinner chef extraordinaire.

I enjoy a traditional Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner, complete with turkey, stuffing, cranberries, and rice pilaf (a traditional dish in my household). For 54 years, Butterball turkeys have been served in homes across the country. I actually don’t ever remember eating anything but a Butterball turkey each year during one of our holiday celebrations.

If you’re looking for inspiration on cooking up your turkey this season, check out Butterball’s Thanksgiving recipes, including their Roast Turkey with Cranberry Glaze.

Ingredients

3/4 cup orange marmalade

3/4 cup frozen cranberry juice concentrate, thawed

3 tablespoons maple syrup

1 1/2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 (14 pound) Butterball® Frozen Whole Turkey , thawed

no-stick cooking spray

Preheat oven to 325°F. Combine marmalade, cranberry juice concentrate, maple syrup, vinegar and salt in small heavy saucepan. Bring to boil on medium heat, stirring frequently. Reduce heat to low. Cook, uncovered, stirring frequently 12 to 15 minutes, or until glaze is reduced to about one cup.
Remove neck and giblets from body and neck cavities of turkey; discard or refrigerate for another use. Drain juices from turkey and pat dry turkey with paper towels. Turn wings back to hold neck skin against back of turkey.
Place turkey, breast side up, on a flat roasting rack in a shallow pan. Brush turkey lightly with vegetable oil or cooking spray. Roast turkey for 2 hours. Cover breast and top of drumsticks loosely with foil to prevent overcooking of breast.
Continue roasting turkey for another 45 minutes. Remove foil and brush generously with glaze. Return foil loosely to top of turkey. Cook for another 45 minutes, or until meat thermometer reaches 180°F when inserted into the deepest part of the thigh.
Brush with remaining glaze. Let turkey stand 15 minutes before carving.

Their website serves as a valuable resource for those in search of recipes (not just turkey recipes), cooking tips, and entertaining ideas. And if you have specific turkey-related questions, know that you can call the Butterball Turkey Line at 1-800-BUTTERBALL from 8 am to 8 pm CST.

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Caryn is a NICU nurse by day, blogger by night and mom 24/7. She savors the warm Southern California sun and loves to travel, shopping, baking, reading and frequenting her local tea room. Caryn created the column Lavishly Green for Peekaboo Picks Magazine to share her best tips for going green in style, she is the Former editor for Family Review Network, former OC Family Magazine online contributor, former Orange County Moms Blog contributor, former Evenflo Savvy Parent contributor, former member of the Totsy Advisory Board and former freelance writer for CBS Los Angeles.