Cooking A Turkey In A Bag Food

TURKEY IN A BAG

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This is a very easy way to make a Thanksgiving turkey using an oven bag. The bird will be perfectly moist when done, and you can make gravy out of the juice that forms in the bottom of the bag. Plus, cleanup is a snap! The cooking time will vary for different sized turkeys.

Provided by DYCLARK

Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Turkey Whole Turkey Recipes

Time 3h20m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 5

Ingredients

12 pounds whole turkey
salt and pepper to taste
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
5 stalks celery
2 large onions, quartered

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Rinse turkey and remove giblets. Salt and pepper to taste.
Sprinkle the bottom of a turkey size oven bag with flour. Place turkey, celery and onions in the bag. Seal bag and poke several holes in it with a fork.
Bake 3 to 3 1/2 hours, or until internal temperature of the thigh meat reaches 180 degrees F (85 degrees C).

Nutrition Facts : Calories 743.8 calories, Carbohydrate 3.8 g, Cholesterol 308.7 mg, Fat 36.5 g, Fiber 0.7 g, Protein 93.2 g, SaturatedFat 10.3 g, Sodium 309.5 mg, Sugar 1.3 g

EASY TURKEY IN A PAPER BAG

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This recipe makes the most beautifully browned, juiciest and flavorful turkey. And it's super easy to boot. It's inspired from the California Culinary Academy. Important!! This recipe only works well if you stuff the turkey. I didn't think that it would make a big difference, but when I baked a turkey and didn't stuff it a while back, It was way overcooked....not good. But this is great for a big stuffed bird. If I were serving this for a special occasion though, I would definately use a programmable thermometer... I got mine for around $15 at Meijers and I use it a LOT! So well worth the small investment. Insert the thermometor into the thickest part og the thigh and bring the temp to 165 to 170 degrees.

Provided by BETHANY T.

Categories Whole Turkey

Time P1DT3h

Yield 1 turkey, 4-8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

1 (12 -16 lb) whole turkey (any size)
1/2 cup butter, softened
1/4 cup kosher salt
1 tablespoon garlic powder
1 tablespoon poultry seasoning
1 tablespoon Montreal chicken seasoning (a mixture of course salt, course ground pepper and garlic granules)
prepared stuffing, your favorite
1 tablespoon olive oil

Steps:

At least one night or up to two nights before cooking, season turkey inside and out with salt, garlic powder and poultry seasoning.
Place in a plastic bag and refrigerate until day of cooking. This ensures that the bird is seasoned all the way through, like brining does, only better.
On Turkey day, stuff turkey with your favorite stuffing recipe. Tie legs together and fold wings back behind themselves.
Pat turkey dry, and rub olive oil all over bird. Sprinkle skin with Montreal Grill seasoning.
Open up a large paper bag so the opening is facing you, and rub the inside bottom of the bag with a generous coating of butter.
Turn bag over so butter is on top, and place bag in a pan on a rack.
Cut a piece of aluminum foil to line the bottom of the bag. Crinkle it ip then spread it flat and spray with cooking spray to keep bird from sticking.
Place turkey into the bag, fold opening of bag closed and staple shut.
Place turkey into a COLD oven. (DO NOT PREHEAT!).
Turn the heat to 500 degrees. and roast for exactly one hour.
Tuen heat down to 400 Degrees, toast one hour longer.
Turn heat down to 300 degrees and roast one additional hour.
Remove turkey from oven. Total cooking time is 3 hours regardless of the size of the turkey.
The bag will look and smell charred, but the butter keeps the bag from burning and the bird will be perfect.
Tear away paper bag in pieces and let turkey rest for at least 20 minutes before carving. But the longer rest, the better.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 1837.3, Fat 106.4, SaturatedFat 37.6, Cholesterol 738.3, Sodium 7885.1, Carbohydrate 2.3, Fiber 0.3, Sugar 0.6, Protein 204.1