Description
If you are having a smaller Thanksgiving this year, oven-roasted turkey thighs is the way to go.
Ingredients
- ½ cup salted butter, at room temperature
- 2 teaspoons dried thyme
- 2 teaspoons dried rosemary
- 2 teaspoons dried parsley
- 2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- salt and ground black pepper to taste
- 4 thigh, bone removeds Turkey thigh, pre-basted, meat and skin, cooked, roasted
- 1 pound baby potatoes
- 2 large onions, roughly chopped
- 8 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 drizzle olive oil
- 1 medium lemon, zested and juiced
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
- Combine room temperature butter with thyme
- rosemary
- parsley
- garlic powder
- cayenne
- salt
- and pepper. Set aside.
- Pat turkey thighs dry with a paper towel; season with salt and pepper.
- Place potatoes
- onions
- and garlic on a baking sheet
- drizzle with olive oil
- and season with salt and pepper. Add turkey thighs and rub herb butter over the meat and under the skin. Top with lemon zest and juice.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes. Continue to bake
- basting turkey with its own juices after 15 minutes
- until no longer pink in the centers
- about 30 minutes more. An instant-read thermometer inserted near the bone should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).
Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 1 hr
Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins
Servings: 4