The ULTIMATE FEAST

Bring on the turkey, the fixings and the fan-favorite desserts—this is your holiday game plan!

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Apple & Herb Roasted Turkey

My daughter loves to help me make this moist roasted turkey with herbs. Her job is to hand Mommy the ingredients.

—Kimberly Jackson, Gay, GA

Prep: 20 min.

Bake: 3 hours + standing

Makes: 14 servings

¼ cup minced fresh sage

¼ cup minced fresh rosemary

1 turkey (14 lbs.)

1 medium apple, quartered

1 medium onion, halved

1 celery rib, halved

½ cup butter, melted

½ cup apple jelly, warmed

1. Preheat oven to 325°. Combine sage and rosemary. With fingers, carefully loosen skin from turkey breast; rub herbs under the skin. Secure skin to underside of breast with toothpicks.

2. Place turkey breast side up on a rack in a roasting pan. Place apple, onion and celery in turkey cavity. Brush turkey with butter.

3. Roast, uncovered, for 3-3½ hours or until a thermometer inserted in the thickest part of the thigh reads 170°-175°. (Cover loosely with foil if turkey browns too quickly.) Remove turkey from oven; brush with apple jelly. Tent with foil and let stand for 15 minutes before removing the toothpicks and carving.

8 OZ. COOKED TURKEY 626 cal., 31g fat (11g sat. fat), 262mg chol., 222mg sod., 10g carb. (9g sugars, 0 fiber), 72g pro.

Foolproof Gravy

A turkey dinner isn't complete without gravy—this can't-miss recipe is just the thing. The gravy is done in just 20 minutes.

—Edie DeSpain, Logan, UT

Takes: 20 min. • Makes: 2⅔ cups

Drippings from 1 roast turkey

½ to 1 cup turkey or chicken broth

¼ cup plus 1 Tbsp. all-purpose flour

½ cup fat-free milk

1 tsp. chicken bouillon granules

¼ tsp. poultry seasoning