This tender juicy oven-roasted turkey recipe is delicious and ready in just under an hour. Seasoned with shallots, garlic, and our favorite fall herbs, it's just as perfect to make for healthy mid-week meals as it is for anyone looking for a much easier roasted turkey option for Thanksgiving (or Friendsgiving). Roasting individual turkey cuts instead of the entire bird is cheaper, way quicker, and full of flavor without needing a brine or any special techniques.

Why We Love This Oven Roasted Turkey Recipe

It's tender, juicy, and ready in under 1 hour from start to finish
Uses your favorite turkey cuts (breast, thighs, or legs)
You can make as much or as little as you want
It creates its own natural pan sauce as it roasts
It's full of fall flavors we love
It's a healthy and delicious turkey recipe
It's perfect for singles, couples, college students, and small families
We use the leftover bones for the best homemade turkey stock ever
It can be enjoyed any time of year
Inexpensive alternative to roasting a whole turkey for Thanksgiving, Friendsgiving, or Christmas

sliced oven roasted turkey with herbs, shallots and garlic in a cast iron skillet

butterflied turkey thigh with large bones removed and smaller bones left in to help keep it the meat tender and juicy

fresh sage and rosemary leaves next to garlic cloves on a cutting board

a small container of McCormick's poultry seasoning with a small amount in a measuring spoon

Oven Roasted Turkey w/Herbs and Olive Oil Ingredients

skin-on turkey pieces of your choice
extra virgin olive oil
sage
rosemary
garlic
shallots
salt & black pepper
poultry seasoning (optional but recommended)

sliced oven roasted turkey in a cast iron skillet with herbs, shallots, garlic and olive oils ready to be eaten

How to Make Easy Oven-Roasted Turkey

Preheat the oven & sear the turkey. Preheat the oven to 375°F/180°C and season turkey with salt and pepper on both sides. Heat a skillet over medium-high heat until smoking hot. Add the olive oil, smashed garlic cloves, and the turkey (skin side down in contact with the pan). Season the turkey with poultry seasoning (if using), add the sage, rosemary, and shallots and sear the meat until golden brown, and flip it over. *Work in batches to sear the turkey meat if you're making multiple pieces so as not to overcrowd the pan.
Roast the turkey. Cover the skillet with aluminum foil and place it in the oven and roast for 40 minutes. Remove the foil and turn the broiler to high and cook for 8- 10 minutes, or until the skin is crispy and deep golden brown in color. Allow the turkey to rest for 5 to 10 minutes before slicing and serving, Enjoy!

The Best Oven-Roasted Turkey w/Shallots & Herbs step-by-step recipe photos

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butterflied turkey leg lying in a skillet surrounded by shallots, herbs, and garlic cloves (meat side up)

perfectly golden brown crispy skinned seared turkey in a skillet with shallots and herbs

a cast iron skillet covered with aluminum foil ready to put in the oven

fully cooked oven roasted turkey with natural pan sauce

Looking For More Easy Turkey Recipes?

Below are a few of our favorite turkey recipes for a quick and easy dinner any time of year (not just for the holidays).

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turkey breast cutlet frying in a cast iron skillet

turkey, provolone and sautéed zucchini sandwich

Golden Brown just baked turkey pot pie with an extra piece of dough cut out with a chicken cookie cutter and placed on top in the middle before being baked.

3 turkey tinga tacos in hard tortilla shells with hot sauce drizzled on top

Want a Few Good Chicken Recipes?

If you're a fan of turkey, we thought you might also enjoy a few of our favorite chicken recipes.

a le creuset 7-quart dutch oven filled with chicken and dumplings soft and pillowy and floating on top with chives sprinkled all over

chicken and vegetable stir fry in a white ceramic bowl

golden brown chicken and pork meatballs in a ceramic dish sprinkled with grated parm and chives

coconut lime chicken grilled beautifully and sitting atop a bed of fragrant coconut rice

perfectly fried panko-crusted golden brown chicken breast still cooking in a cast iron skillet

Chinese Chicken dumpling held between two wooden chopsticks about to be dunked into my homemade dumpling dipping sauce

a pile of chicken and french fries on top of the comic strip section of the newspaper

perfectly golden brown crispy Chicken cutlet frying in a cast iron skillet

delicious golden brown grilled chicken shawarma with a sprig of fresh oregano on top

Homemade Caesar Salad using whole heads of romaine

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Easy Oven-Roasted Turkey Recipe

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Author: Kelly
Total Time: 1 hour
Yield: 4 to 6 servings depending on hunger level

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Description

2 pounds skin-on turkey cuts of your choice, *deboned and butterflied (1kg)
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil (15g)
2 tablespoons fresh sage leaves, or to taste
2 sprigs of fresh rosemary, or to taste
8 garlic cloves
8 shallots, peeled and halved
salt & black pepper to taste
½ teaspoon poultry seasoning (optional but recommended) (0.5g)

Ingredients

Preheat the oven & sear the turkey. Preheat the oven to 375°F/180°C and season turkey with salt and pepper on both sides. Heat a skillet over medium-high heat until smoking hot. Add the olive oil, smashed garlic cloves, and the turkey (skin side down in contact with the pan). Season the turkey with poultry seasoning (if using), add the sage, rosemary, and shallots and sear the meat until golden brown, and flip it over. *Work in batches to sear the turkey meat if you're making multiple pieces so as not to overcrowd the pan.
Roast the turkey. Cover the skillet with aluminum foil and place it in the oven and roast for 40 minutes. Remove the foil and turn the broiler to high and cook for 8- 10 minutes, or until the skin is crispy and deep golden brown in color. Allow the turkey to rest for 5 to 10 minutes before slicing and serving, Enjoy!

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Instructions

During the last few minutes of cooking under the broiler, be sure to keep an eye on the turkey so it doesn't burn.
If you're deboning the turkey meat yourself, you may leave some of the smaller bones or cartilage attached. The most important thing is to remove the large bones so that the meat is butterflied (lying flat) and cooks more quickly and evenly. After roasting, simply remove these pieces before slicing and serving.
If you don't have fresh sage leaves, you may use rubbed sage
If you don't have poultry seasoning, you may use a little rubbed sage and/or thyme instead.

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 50 minutes
Category: Meat + Chicken
Method: Roast
Cuisine: Italian

Nutrition

Serving Size: 4 ounce serving

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