How to Make Roast Turkey with Chestnut Bread Stuffing

Roast Turkey makes a meal special anytime of the year. It is a tradition for many families at Thanksgiving and Christmas to serve a beautiful and delicious oven roasted Turkey. This recipe is even more special as it has a mouth watering bread stuffing made with chestnuts. This is an old family recipe for you to try. It is delicious in roasting chickens too.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• fresh or frozen (un-thawed) roasting turkey
• 1/4 cup butter or margarine
• 1 cup cooked, chopped chestnuts or unsalted fresh peanuts
• 1/2 cup chopped celery
• 1 1/2 qt. toasted bread crumbs
• 2 tsp.salt
• 1/8 tsp. black pepper
• 1/4 tsp. nutmeg
• 1/4 cup water
• 1 egg, beaten
• roasting pan

1. Rinse turkey or chicken in cold water and pat dry; refrigerate while stuffing is prepared.

2. Melt 1/4 cup butter in skillet. Add 1 cup cooked, chopped chestnuts or unsalted fresh peanuts and 1/2 cup chopped celery; saute until tender.

3. Combine with 1 1/2 qt. toasted bread cubes, 1/8 tsp. black pepper, 1/4 tsp. nutmeg, 1/4 cup water, 1 egg,(beaten) and 1 tsp. salt.

4. 
    
   bird should be well rinsed with cold water before stuffing!

   Rub turkey or chicken cavity with 1 tsp. salt; lightly fill neck and body cavities on turkey or chicken with stuffing.

5. Close body cavity by pushing legs through skin flap near tail of bird. Fasten neck to back with skewer.

6. Brush skin with melted butter; place bird, breast side up, on a rack in a shallow roasting pan.

7. Roast, uncovered, in pre-heated (325 degree) oven for about 3-4 hours, depending on the size of your bird. Stuffing temperature needs to reach 165 degrees and turkey or chicken needs to be done, at least 168 degrees.

Tips & Warnings

• Do not sear and do not add water during roasting period.
• to make it truly an old southern roasted turkey you can brush with melted fat instead of melted butter.
• In the old days for presentation you would twist wing tips and fasten "akimbo" style, bringing tips onto the back.

[ucheihejirika]

on 11/18/2009 sounds very delicious. Cant wait to try this out

[paulusgrandis]

on 11/13/2009 Mmmm..definitely need to try! 5* and rec'd!

[kristenporter]

on 11/13/2009 The stuffing looks WONDERFUL! Thanks.
5* and a recommend

[jswana]

on 10/17/2009 My favorite bird is turkey and when you mention stuffing with it, I'm pretty much hooked. How to Make Roast Turkey with Chestnut Bread Stuffing is a winner and will be added to my favorites. 5* and a recommendation. jswana

[computertech4u]

on 9/26/2009 Wow! Great! I had to get a napkin to wipe drool from my keyboard! I'm going to have to try this recipe very soon. :) 5*/rec!