Lemon-Sage Turkey with Wild-Mushroom Gravy

Remember to reserve the drippings from the bottom of the pan. You will use them to make the gravy.

Yield: 12 servings (serving size: 6 ounces turkey and 1/4 cup gravy)

Ingredients

• 3  tablespoons  grated lemon rind
• 1/4  cup  fresh lemon juice
• 3  tablespoons  dried thyme
• 2  tablespoons  dried rubbed sage
• 1  tablespoon  cracked black pepper
• 1  teaspoon  salt
• 1  (12-pound) fresh or frozen turkey, thawed
• 2  (16-ounce) cans fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth
• Cooking spray
• Wild-Mushroom Gravy

Preparation

Combine first 6 ingredients; set aside.

Remove and discard giblets from turkey, reserving neck for gravy. Rinse turkey with cold water; pat dry. Trim excess fat. Starting at neck cavity, loosen skin from breast and drumsticks by inserting fingers, gently pushing between skin and meat. Lift wing tips up and over back; tuck under turkey. Rub spice mixture under loosened skin; rub into the body cavity.

Preheat oven to 350°.

Pour 1 can of broth in bottom of a shallow roasting pan. Place turkey, breast side up, on a rack coated with cooking spray. Place rack in roasting pan. Insert meat thermometer into meaty part of thigh, making sure not to touch bone. Bake at 350° for 1 1/2 hours. Carefully pour 1 can of broth into pan. Bake an additional 1 1/2 hours or until thermometer registers 180°. Remove turkey from oven; reserve pan drippings to make gravy. Cover turkey loosely with foil; let stand 15 to 20 minutes. Discard skin. Serve with Wild-Mushroom Gravy.

Nutritional Information

Calories:

308 (20% from fat)

Fat:

6.7g (sat 2.1g,mono 1.9g,poly 1.8g)

Protein:

53.4g

Carbohydrate:

5.8g

Fiber:

0.7g

Cholesterol:

147mg

Iron:

4.9mg

Sodium:

460mg

Calcium:

62mg