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Get Me Organized! (Cleaning too!) Thanksgiving

14 Different Ways to Cook a Turkey

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Turkey has hundreds of methods to prepare it for Thanksgiving, from brining, smoking, bacon wrapping or stuffing it, there are flavor options everywhere you turn. Well, we made things easier this year by getting you 14 Different Ways to Cook a Turkey and these are some of the most delicious, creative and eye-catching recipes you’ll have during the holidays!

With 14 ways to cook a turkey, you are bound to find something that you are going to want to try. Like turkey covered with bacon. Oh yes. We said bacon.

  1. Jamie Oliver’s famous turkey recipe that goes great for the holiday’s, Thanksgiving or Christmas!

Jaime Oliver's delicious rendition of Thanksgiving turkey.

2. You won’t believe how good a turkey comes out when you roast it with mayonnaise.  Check this one out from She Wears Many Hats!

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3. Ina Garten hit home with this yummy Herb Roasted Turkey Breast from Barefoot Contessa on Food Network.

Ina Garden''s Herb Roasted Turkey Breast for Thanksgiving is one you don't want to miss.

4. Learn to smoke your turkey this year with Jeff Phillips at Smoking Meat, with Bacon Butter!

Beautifully well done smoked turkey will make you want to have this every year.

5. A breakdown, step by step rendition of a Citrus and Herb Roasted Turkey, from Gaby.

A Citrus and Herb Roasted Turkey, brings a ton of delcious flavors.

6. Slow Cooked Turkey Leg with Honey Glaze and Garlic, makes great leftovers for the next day! Eat Well 101.

Honey-Glazed Slow Cooker Turkey.

7. Cooking a turkey for Thanksgiving can be a big task! Here are some secrets to making your turkey the juiciest one ever! Design Mom.

7 Secrets for the juiciest turkey for Thanksgiving.

8. Orange juice, cranberry sauce, onion soup mix in a crockpot, a totally different way of cooking a turkey this year, with tons of flavors we would have never thought of! Jamie Cooks It Up.

A special and easy slow cooker turkey meal. cranberry-turkey

9. This amazing brine is made with tons of flavors including citrus, apple, thyme, and sage. Wicked Good Kitchen.

Apple Cider and Citrus Turkey, a lot of flavor to change up this year's Thanksgiving. Apple-Cider-Citrus-Turkey-Brine-with-Herbs-2

10. A step-by-step process with pictures gives you an easy tutorial to make the best turkey for the best time of the year. Natasha’s Kitchen.

Recipe for a juicy roasted turkey.

11.  A Maple-Glazed Turkey with Bacon and Sage Butter, need I say more? Five Heart Home.

Maple glazed bacon turkey with sage butter.

12. From the one and only Alton Brown on the Food Network, a Honey Brined Smoked Turkey recipe!
Honey Brined turkey from Food Network's Alton Brown.

13. No need to be worried about a dry, tasteless turkey with this Perfect Smoked Turkey.

deep-fried-turkey

14. A turkey with the best skin ever? And has a great bacon flavor? Here’s a Traditional Roasted Turkey from the Voltaggio Brothers. Better Homes and Gardens.

If you love bacon and turkey, this is the recipe for you this Thanksgiving dinner.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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  1. Stacy | Wicked Good Kitchen says

    November 12, 2015 at 5:01 am

    Thank you for including my recipe for Cider & Citrus Turkey Brine with Herbs and Spices in this fabulous turkey recipe roundup, ladies! Wishing you and yours a fun, meaningful and blessed Thanksgiving Day and Christmas holiday season!

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    • Debbie says

      November 12, 2015 at 1:33 pm

      Our pleasure Stacy!

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