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we made a herb baked turkey covered in bacon for thanksgiving, we used this recipe, with some modifications.

13-16lb turkey
2 tsp rosemary
4 tsp parsley
2 tsp thyme
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
1 cup water
1 tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp melted butter
3 celery stalks
2 medium onions
5 medium garlic cloves
1lb of bacon

pull all the extra crap out of the turkey (i.e. – neck, giblets, etc) and rinse it off, then dry it off with some paper towel.

cut up the garlic, onion and celery. put as much as you can into the turkey. put the rest that doesnt fit inside the turkey on top and on the sides of the turkey.

mix rosemary, parsley, thyme in a bowl. put a tablespoon of the mix into the turkey with the garlic, onion and celery.

mix the oil, butter, salt and pepper in with the remainder of the spices and brush the turkey down with the mix. if there is any left over dump it into the turkey. now pour the 1 cup of water into the roasting pan. the water will help keep the turkey nice and moist and will also serve for a nice gravy base later on.

put the bacon on the turkey for the last 45min of cook time. (if your using an oven bag, make sure to close it back up initially and then for the last 10-15min open the bag up so the bacon crisps up a little.

    

here is what it looked like before we put it in the oven.

    

here is the turkey cooked before i put the bacon on it.

    

here is the turkey with the bacon on it.

    

here is the turkey cooked with bacon on it.

    

finished!