Original Roast Turkey
Source of Recipe
Marla
List of Ingredients
Atkins' Original Roast Turkey
Recipe
This is an easy, delicious way to cook turkey. It will never be dry.
Preheat oven to 400°F.
Have turkey at room temperature. Remove giblets from cavity. Run turkey under cold water to clean
inside and out. Never soak a turkey in water. Dry it well.
Rub turkey with salt inside and out. Use about 1/3 tsp salt per pound. Insert poultry pins to draw body
opening together. Use string to lace between pins (as you would lace a shoe).
Tie legs together with string if they are not already tucked under a piece of skin or brace. Bend wing tips
under body and tuck loose neck skin under turkey.
Put 2 large pieces of aluminum foil crisscrossed in large roasting pan. Place turkey breast side up on foil.
Cover turkey breast with slices of uncooked bacon.
Bring up lengths of aluminum foil and seal around turkey. It should be completely covered.
Cook in 400° oven for 20 minutes. Reduce heat to 350°. Cook for 15 minutes per pound if turkey is over
10 pounds. If under 10 pounds, cook for 20 minutes per pound.