Overnight Turkey Recipe

• 14-16 lb turkey (, defrosted)
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter (, softened)
• 1 tablespoon kosher salt
• 1 teaspoon coarse ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon dried rosemary
• 1 teaspoon dried sage
• 32 ounces chicken broth

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 180 degrees. (If your oven has a minimum temperature of 200 degrees, set it to 200, but the turkey will likely be done sooner, so use a meat thermometer).

2. 2

   In a medium bowl, mash together the butter, salt, pepper, garlic powder, rosemary and sage.

3. 3

   Dry your turkey well inside and out with paper towels, then rub the butter mixture all over the outside of the turkey.

4. 4

   Put the turkey on a rack in a roasting pan breast side up then pour the chicken broth into the bottom of the pan.

5. 5

   Tent the roasting pan with aluminum foil but make sure the foil is not touching the turkey.

6. 6

   Cook the turkey for 9 hours.

7. 7

   Use a meat thermometer to check the turkey's internal temperature and make sure the thickest part of the turkey thigh is at 160 degrees.

8. 8

   Raise the oven temperature to 450 degrees, remove the foil tent and cook an additional 15-20 minutes until the skin is browned and crispy.

9. 9

   Remove the turkey from the oven and allow to rest for 30 minutes, with the foil loosely covering the turkey.