January 21, 2025

92 Best Thanksgiving Turkey Recipes | Thanksgiving Recipes, Menus, Entertaining & More : Food Network

92 Best Thanksgiving Turkey Recipes | Thanksgiving Recipes, Menus, Entertaining & More : Food Network

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Sweet and Smoky Turkey

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Juicy Mayo Roasted Turkey

Sometimes the best holiday recipes are the classics. This recipe calls for plenty of seasonal herbs, vegetables and, of course, butter.

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Classic Roast Turkey

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Traditional Roast Turkey

This rolled-and-tied bird cooks evenly, slices into beautiful disks, and is saturated with the rich herb-and-garlic flavors of porchetta. If you let your butcher do the work of removing the bones, preparing it is remarkably straightforward.

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Tuscan Turkey Roulade

Ina shares her secret to roasting a perfect holiday turkey: stuffing the bird with onion, big sprigs of thyme, chunks of lemon and garlic.

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Perfect Roast Turkey

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Balsamic-Glazed Turkey

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Homemade Gravy

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Paprika Roast Turkey

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Make-Ahead Thanksgiving Turkey

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Roast Turkey with Cranberry-Orange Glaze

If you’re seeking a break from traditional roast turkey year after year, take a page out of Sunny’s book. She keeps the holiday interesting with her unusual presentation: turkey breasts wrapped in bacon and stuffed with a spicy pear mixture.

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Bacon-Wrapped Turkey Breast Stuffed with Pear Hash

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The Best Tandoori Turkey

Bobby treats two turkeys to a fragrant brine and spice rub. When it’s time for roasting, one turkey cooks in a Cuban-style box for smoky results and the other in a green ceramic grill using smoked wood chips for bold hickory flavor.

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Cajun Brined Turkey-Two Ways

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No-Baste, No-Bother Roasted Turkey

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Spiced Turkey Breast with Persian Golden Prunes

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Butter-Blanketed Turkey

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Roasted Thanksgiving Turkey

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Perfect Roast Turkey

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Herb-Roasted Turkey Breast

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Best Gravy Ever

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World’s Simplest Thanksgiving Turkey

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Grilled Turkey with Prairie Rub

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Maple-Roasted Turkey with Sage, Smoked Bacon, and Cornbread Stuffing

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Brined Herb-Crusted Turkey with Apple Cider Gravy

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Roasted Turkey Breast with Peach Rosemary Glaze

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Black Pepper-Pomegranate Molasses Glazed Turkey

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Turkey with Stuffing

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Spatchcocked Grilled Turkey

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Good Eats Roast Turkey

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Memphis Fried Turkey

The perfect recipe for a crowd: If you’re wondering how to cook a 20-pound turkey, we have you covered. Try this big, flavorful turkey for a large gathering (or for extra leftovers).

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Roast Turkey with Garlic, Sage and Fennel

If you want to try something a little different this year, make this the year you fried the Thanksgiving turkey.

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Deep-Fried Turkey

This is a very fast way to get a juicy, evenly cooked turkey covered with crispy skin — and you don’t even need to dust off your roasting pan. Ask your butcher to spatchcock the turkey for you.

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Sheet Pan Turkey with Sage and Brown Butter

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Thanksgiving Dinner Turkey Roulade

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Sweet and Spicy Deep-Fried Turkey

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Roast Kosher Turkey with Ginger-Sesame Butter

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Buffalo Fried Turkey

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Air Fryer Thanksgiving Turkey

Nigella brines this turkey with warm spices, like cinnamon, cloves, allspice, caraway seeds and star anise.

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Spiced and Super-Juicy Roast Turkey

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Fried Turkey and Waffles

Toasted almonds, dried fruit and Cognac add fantastic fall flavors to the stuffing of this rolled turkey breast.

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Turkey Roulade with Cranberry-Apricot Stuffing

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Dry-Brined Fried Turkey

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Roasted Turkey Gravy

An overnight brine leaves Dave Lieberman’s Thanksgiving centerpiece infused with warm flavors of fall, lemons and bay leaves. Those flavors double up as they’re stuffed inside the bird before it roasts to perfection.

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Bay and Lemon Brined Turkey

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Chicken-Fried Turkey Legs

Small crowd this year? Roast a turkey breast instead of a whole bird.

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Roast Turkey Breast with Gravy

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Gluten-Free Gravy

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Herb Roasted Turkey Breast with Pan Gravy

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Foolproof Turkey Breast

Try something a little different this year, with a barbecued bird.

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North Carolina-Style BBQ Turkey

Cook your turkey and veggies in a skillet to give them a nice sear, and then pop them in the oven until the vegetables are tender and the turkey is fully cooked.

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Skillet Turkey With Roasted Vegetables

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Bacon-Wrapped Turkey Roll

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Turkey and Stuffing

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Instant Pot Thanksgiving Turkey Breast with Gravy

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Crispy-Skinned Herb-Roasted Turkey

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Thanksgiving Turkey Brine

Before you put your fennel spice rub on your turkey, try Michael Chiarello’s tip of laying a few sheets of plastic wrap underneath your bird before spicing it. That way, you can fold it up and throw it away afterward without having to worry about the mess from the excess spice rub.

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Whole Roasted Turkeys with Fennel Spice Rub

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Braised Turkey Braciole

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Deep-Fried Turkey

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Sliced Chipotle Turkey Breast With Pomegranate Cranberry Relish and Polenta

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Accidental Turkey

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Brined Rosemary Crusted Turkey with Pan Gravy

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Cranberry-Orange Glazed Turkey

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Cider-Brined Turkey with Maple-Cider Glaze

Tyler creates a marinade using fresh herbs, citrus and chiles to add a touch of sweet heat to grilled turkey.

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Citrus-Marinated Grilled Turkey

“Maple syrup is one of America’s great natural sweeteners. I use it a lot to counterbalance other bold ingredients,” Bobby explains. Here, he combines it with horseradish, Dijon mustard and chile powder to create a sweet and spicy turkey glaze.

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Roast Turkey with Mustard-Maple Glaze

For a truly elegant turkey, Giada roasts her holiday bird with truffle salt and butter, and then serves it with homemade turkey gravy simmered with even more flavor-packed truffle salt.

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Crispy Truffled Turkey

Cook boneless turkey breast in a style reminiscent of the Italian-style pork roast classic, porchetta, by stuffing it with herbs and pan-roasting it.

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Pan-Roasted Turchetta

Some like it hot, and this turkey does the trick. Ancho chiles and a Fresno pepper give this bird a pleasantly mild spiciness.

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Ancho-Rubbed Turkey

Sweet sparkling wine is the secret to this citrusy and herbaceous turkey. The recipe calls for a whole bottle, so buy another to pour yourself a glass while you wait for your bird to cook.

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Prosecco-Roasted Turkey with Lemon and Thyme

Fragrant garlic and rosemary are so crowd-pleasing that this recipe could become your annual go-to.

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Garlic-Rosemary Turkey with Porcini

Even those who only pick at their meat on Thanksgiving will be asking for seconds. Plus, no one can refuse bacon gravy.

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Lemon-Pepper Turkey with Bacon Gravy

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Roast Turkey with Tarragon-Shallot Butter

Try something new and dry-rub your turkey. This one calls for a combination of smoky, hot and sweet spices that will excite everyone’s taste buds.

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Southwestern Turkey with Chipotle Gravy

Ree’s turkey soaks in a maple-whiskey brine before going into the oven. And those seasonal flavors make a gravy that pairs perfectly with the bird.

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Maple-Whiskey Turkey and Gravy

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Spiced Glazed Turkey

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Oven-Roasted Turkey

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Barbecue-Spiced Spatchcocked Turkey

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Turkey Roulade With Swiss Chard

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Dry-Brined Herbed Turkey

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Smoked Whole Turkey

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Triple Citrus Buttered Turkey

Celebrate Iron Chef-style, with Cat Cora’s flavor-packed glazed and stuffed turkey.

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Pomegranate-Glazed Turkey With Wild Rice Stuffing

Add a little Hungarian kick to your turkey with paprika-spiced butter spread under the skin.

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Turkey with Glazed Chestnuts, Parsnips and Mushrooms

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Butterflied Turkey with Apple-Cranberry Glaze

For a quick, no-fuss bird, try cutting the turkey into five parts before roasting.

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Roast Turkey with Apple-Sourdough Bread Stuffing

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Apple and Sage Turkey

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Grilled Rotisserie Turkey with Stuffing

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Chipotle Spiced Grilled Turkey Breast

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Butter-Basted Turkey and Gravy

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Smoked Whole Turkey