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You know what creates a Thanksgiving nightmare? Forgetting to thaw the turkey! Guess what? With a Jennie-O Oven Ready Turkey, you don’t have to worry about that at all! You can cook it from frozen — in fact, that’s exactly what you’re supposed to do! I really can’t even begin to tell you how much I love this. While I enjoy eating meat, I don’t enjoy dealing with it raw. I think thawing a turkey is tricky business and not something I want to have to deal with. This whole cooking from frozen idea is genius! The turkey is preseasoned and comes sealed in a Fool-Proof cooking bag. It also comes with a gravy packet.
Cooking Instructions:
- OVEN COOKING METHOD:
- Preheat oven to 375 °F.
- Remove frozen turkey from white outer package.
- Do not remove turkey from FOOL PROOF. cooking bag.
- Place in a roasting pan with at least 2″ high sides.
- Note – Do not increase oven temperature, cooking bag may melt at higher temperatures.
- Cut six 1/2 inch slits in top of FOOL PROOF. cooking bag.
- Pull bag up and away from turkey, to release vacuum.
- Place pan in oven, allowing room for bag to expand without touching the oven racks or walls.
- Roast the turkey until a meat thermometer inserted into the center of the breast reaches 170°F.
- Note – Meat temperature increases rapidly during last hour of cooking.
- Let turkey rest 15 minutes, cut open top of oven bag.
- Watch out for hot steam and juices.
- Heat gravy as directed on pouch.
- APPROXIMATE OVEN ROASTING TIMES IN 375°F. OVEN TEMPERATURE:
- 11-12 lbs 4-1/4 to 4-1/2 hours.
- 12-13 lbs 4-1/2 to 5 hours.
Super easy right? That gives me more energy to focus on the Thanksgiving side dishes! You can find out more about Jennie-O Oven Ready Turkeys at www.jennie0.com. Also be sure to visit the Jennie-O Holiday Table for help with your holiday menu. You’ll find a Gluten-Free menu, an easy menu and a classic menu. You’ll also find tools to help you calculate how much turkey you need for your number of guests and a turkey thawing guideline.