Ingredients
- 1 oven roasting bag, 19×23 ½-inch
- 1 turkey (8 to 24-pounds), thawed, giblets and neck removed, rinsed and dried
- 2 tablespoons butter, melted
- 1 large onion, quartered
- 4-6 cloves garlic, peeled
- 3 carrots, peeled and cut into 1-inch pieces
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon coarse salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon poultry seasoning
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- ½ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- ½ teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- In a medium-sized bowl, mix salt, pepper, poultry seasoning, paprika, crushed red pepper flakes, ground ginger, and dried thyme until well combined. Set aside.
- Shake flour inside the roasting bag. Place bag in a large 2-inch deep roasting pan.
- Place onion wedges, garlic cloves, and carrot pieces in bottom of roasting bag.
- Rub turkey with melted butter. Evenly spread and rub seasoning mix around whole turkey.
- Place turkey into the bag, resting on top of onions and carrots. Roasting bag opening should face one end of the roasting pan and not open upwards.
- Close and seal with cooking twine. Cut 4-6 slits in top of roasting bag.
- Transfer roasting pan to oven and bake according to the weight of the turkey. (See weight and cooking times below)
- When turkey reaches an internal temperature of 180°F in at the thickest part of the turkey thigh, remove from oven and rest in oven bag for 15 minutes to allow juices to settle back into the turkey.
- Use a carving fork to lift turkey from bag and transfer to a carving board. Carve and enjoy!
Turkey Cooking Times
- 1.5-2 hours for 8-12 lb turkeys
- 2-2.5 hours for 12-16 lb turkeys
- 2.5-3 hours for 16-20 lb turkeys
- 3-3.5 hours for 20-24 lb turkeys
