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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1 (331g)

Recipe makes 8 servings

The following items or measurements are not included below:

turkey

Calories 295
Calories from Fat 259 (87%)
Amount Per Serving %DV
Total Fat 28.9g 44%
Saturated Fat 18.2g 91%
Monounsaturated Fat 7.5g
Polyunsaturated Fat 1.1g
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 76mg 25%
Sodium 208mg 8%
Potassium 48mg 1%
Total Carbohydrate 3.8g 1%
Dietary Fiber 0.4g 1%
Sugars 0.1g
Protein 0.8g 1%

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Drunk Turkey

Recipe #398950 | 20 min | 20 min prep | add private note

By: Chef Melisa J
Nov 11, 2009

This is a spin off of a Southern tradition, drunk chicken. The turkey stays so juicy and truly absorbs every bit of seasoning.

SERVES 8 -10 (change servings and units)

Ingredients

  • 1 large turkey

  • 1 (24 ounce) can beer
  • 1 1/4 cups butter
  • 2 1/2 tablespoons garlic salt
  • 2 1/2 tablespoons tony chachere's cajun seasoning
  • 2 1/2 tablespoons all purpose Greek seasoning
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons onion salt

Directions

  1. 1
    Thaw the turkey and place in a roasting pan. Put 2 sticks of butter in the cavity of the turkey. Take 1/2 stick of butter and rub on the turkey itself. Pour 1/4 can of beer in the bottom of the roasting pan. Place desired amount of seasonings in the beer can (we love tons of flavor, so we use about 1 tablespoons each of garlic salt, cajun seasoning and greek seasoning and 1 teaspoons of onion salt. Place can into the cavity of turkey, top first. Leave the can sticking out of the cavity a couple of inches. Pat seasonings on the buttered turkey. Cover with aluminum foil. Cook as directed on bird.

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