Orange Glazed Turkey

Name: Orange Glazed Turkey
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 4 h
Total time: 4 h 20 min
Yield: 18 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons salt; 2 teaspoons pepper; 2 teaspoons dried savory; 2 teaspoons rubbed sage; 20 lbs turkey; 2 medium pears, cored and thinly sliced; 1 large onion, quartered; 1 stalk celery, quartered; 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, melted; 3/4 cup orange marmalade; 3/4 cup orange juice; 1 tablespoon honey

Submitted by Audrey M

"Wow!! A great flavor for your turkey."

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Ready In:: 4hrs 20mins
Ingredients:: 12
Serves:: 18

ingredients

2 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons pepper
2 teaspoons dried savory
2 teaspoons rubbed sage
20 lbs turkey
2 medium pears, cored and thinly sliced
1 large onion, quartered
1 stalk celery, quartered
¹⁄₂ cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, melted
³⁄₄ cup orange marmalade
³⁄₄ cup orange juice
1 tablespoon honey

directions

In a bowl, mix the salt, pepper, savory and sage.
Rub 1 Tablespoon of seasoning in the turkey cavity.
Place the pears, onion and celery also in the cavity.
Tie the drumsticks together.
Place turkey on a rack with breast side up in a roasting pan.
Combine butter and remaining seasoning mixture; brush over turkey.
Bake, uncovered, at 325 degrees for 3 1/4 to 3 1/2 hours.
Make sure you check the instructions for cooking time on your turkey label.
While turkey is cooking, combine orange marmalade, orange juice and honey in saucepan.
Bring mixture to boil.
Reduce the heat until sauce thickens.
Set aside and keep warm.
When turkey begins to brown, cover lightly with a tent of foil.
Bake 1 hour longer or until meat thermometer reads 180 degrees, brushing occasionally with orange glaze.
Cover and let stand for 15 minutes before carving.
Thicken pan juices for gravy with water and cornstarch, if desired.

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Reviews

I made this for Thanks Giving, and everyone thought that this was to die for. And the gravey that I made from the drippings turned out great too!!! Thank you for sharing this. I am sure that it will become a family tradition year after year for us. :)

lisambaker
I'm not a big fan of orange marmalade, and you've got to be to enjoy this turkey. My family ate it up (all of it in fact). They thought it was delicous! I think if I was going to make it again, I'd put in everything but the marmalade. I loved the light honey flavor. Thanks for putting this recipe on here.

FloraandMerriwether

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Audrey M

USA

I am a mother of three and live in central Pennsylvania. My children were very active in after school activities and found we weren't spending anytime together at meal time. In 1998, I decided to start cooking my dinners in a crockpot so that we could have a home cooked meal together once everyone came home. My children now get so excited to see what we are having to eat and love the smell when they walk in the door. My family calls me the crock pot queen. LOL I use my crock pot everyday of the year. My three children are now in college and before they come home they request their favorite meal. I still continue to cook in the crock pot for my husband and I. It is nice after a long day to know your meal is ready. It also helps in keeping my grocery bill down. With zaar, I can print my shopping list and that is all I purchase is the ingredients on that list. Now, my two daughters have been crock pot cooking while in college. They find it is easy to cook for the themselves and their friends. It is an easy way to have friends over for dinner after classes I still love trying new recipes and purchasing cookbooks, especially crock pot cookbooks. Happy Cooking!

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