Two Hour Turkey

Don't have a full four hours to roast your turkey? That's ok. In this recipe, you treat a turkey more like a roasting chicken--don't stuff it, and cook it for a shorter amount of time at a higher temperature.

Two Hour Turkey

Ingredients
1 whole turkey, completely thawed if frozen
olive oil
salt
pepper


Procedure
1. Crop the neck of the bird, the wingtips, the tail, and any other bits of skin or fat that are hanging off the bird.
2. Rub a little olive oil over the bird, then add salt and pepper inside and out.
3. Put your bird on its side in the baking pan on a rack.
4. Roast at 400 degrees Fahrenheit for about an hour, then remove from oven and flip the bird so it is laying on its other side. Return to oven for another hour until bird is done. Turkey is done when the thermometer reads 180 degrees Fahrenheit and legs move easily when lifted and twisted.
5. Remove the turkey, then let the turkey rest for 15-20 minutes before carving. You can put a foil tent over it to keep the juices from evaporating.