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How To Make Turkey Legs

Satisfy your meat cravings with a recipe that’s savory yet light, such as these roasted turkey legs. Each leg is also stuffed with celery for more flavor.

Preparation: 15 minutes

Cooking: 2 hours

Total: 2 hours 15 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

3celery stalks,cut in thirds
3turkey legs
6tbspsbutter
salt,to taste
½cupwater,or as needed

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Rinse the turkey legs and pat dry.
Stand the turkey legs upright (as if the turkey were standing). Press a knife downward into the deep tissue, creating 2 or 3 long pockets. Press a piece of celery into each opening.
Pull back the skin on the legs, rub with butter, and season with a little salt. Put the skin back into place, rub with more butter, and season lightly with salt. Lay the legs in a roasting pan.
Roast uncovered for 1½ to 2 hours, until the legs are golden brown and the internal temperature is 180 degrees F when taken with a meat thermometer.
Add more water if needed while roasting, and baste occasionally with the juices or butter.

Nutrition

Calories: 1385.07kcal
Fat: 77.94g
Saturated Fat: 31.41g
Trans Fat: 0.93g
Monounsaturated Fat: 22.79g
Polyunsaturated Fat: 15.83g
Carbohydrates: 1.21g
Fiber: 0.64g
Sugar: 0.55g
Protein: 159.96g
Cholesterol: 640.42mg
Sodium: 2148.51mg
Calcium: 163.65mg
Potassium: 2338.81mg
Iron: 14.13mg
Vitamin A: 211.22µg
Vitamin C: 1.24mg

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