Honey Orange Glazed Turkey

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Within the next month, I'll be in Indy, Boulder, Denver, Omaha, Traverse City, and Louisville. Needless to say, we won't be eating from our own fridge for quite some time. I started a fridge/freezer clean out not too long ago, but decided that while I was going to be home this week, I'd do an even deeper dig and eliminate as much as I could before we left. I knew I had a small turkey sitting in there that I bought around Easter for dirt cheap during a grocers special that needed to get cooked asap or who knows how long it would be sitting in there otherwise. Jason's already in Indy and Allison and I don't eat turkey, so I thought since I wasn't going to be seeing my family for Thanksgiving this year, I could do the next best thing and surprise my mom with an early holiday dinner. Jason usually is in charge of cooking turkey during the holidays, but I figured if he could do it, I could too. I went to my #1 source for recipes, Golden Blossom Honey, and found a Honey Orange Glazed Turkey recipe that was absolutely perfect, because I also have a lot of citrus fruit to use up as well. 

 

 

Never in all of my 43 years has anyone served a citrus roasted turkey, so I was a little skeptical in my thinking if my mom was going to like it, but a free dinner is a free dinner, so let's just go for it. For someone who never makes the main course at Thanksgiving, I was really happy that this recipe was super easy to follow. I think for any first time hosts this year, this would be a great recipe to start developing your turkey cooking skill set. I debated on making the gravy because I never eat it with my mashed potatoes, but Allison and I both decided to give it a try and agreed it got 2 thumbs up. My mom and the rest of her household were super excited about the early family dinner and gobbled everything up, so I'd say the citrus glazed turkey was a huge success! Whether it's your first time hosting for the holidays or you just want to shake up the turkey dish this year, I'd highly recommend this honey orange glazed turkey. If it didn't get a single complaint from my family, I guarantee it won't from yours either. 

Ingredients

2 teaspoons dried sage

1 1/2 teaspoons salt

1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

12-14 pound turkey

1/2 cup butter or margarine, melted

1 large onion,sliced

1 stalk celery, sliced

1 large carrot, sliced

1/2 cup orange juice

1/4 cup orange marmalade

1/2 cup GOLDEN BLOSSOM HONEY

approximately 3 cups chicken broth

5 Tablespoons vegetable oil

5 Tablespoons flour

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Will you be cooking the Thanksgiving turkey this year?