Stuffed Wild Turkey
Ingredients
Instructions
- Rinse the bird and pat dry inside and out.
- Brown 8 slices of bacon in a skillet `until CRISP, then drain reserving the drippings.
- Saute the onions and celery in the bacon drippings in a skillet until brown, and add cup of water and simmer for 5 min...
- Combine the stuffing mix, bouillon cube (dissolved in cup of hot water), cup burgundy, onion and crumpled bacon in a bowl mixing well.
- Stuff and truss the turkey.
- Place the bird in a roaster and arrange 4 slices of bacon across the breast. Wrap 1 bacon slice around each leg and cover tightly with foil.
- Place the lid on the roaster and bake at 300 for 4 hours.
- Pour remaining burgundy over the turkey and bake uncovered for 40 more min. basting every 10 min.
- Let stand for 10 min. before slicing and serve.
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
401
kcal
20% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).