Rachael's Two Small Roasted Turkeys Dinner

Total Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 20
• 2 (10 -12 lb) whole turkey
• 2 medium onions, roughly chopped
• 2 carrots, peeled and roughly chopped
• 3 celery ribs, roughly chopped
• 10 -12 sprigs fresh thyme
• 4 bay leaves (fresh or dried)
• 3 tablespoons montreal seasoning (mccormicks)
• 2 tablespoons poultry seasoning
• salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 1/2 cup butter, very soft

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven 400°f.
• 2 pat the outside of both turkeys with paper towels until they are relatively dry.
• 3 stuff the cavities of both birds with the onions, carrots and celery.
• 4 place 2 bay leaves and 5-6 sprigs of thyme in each bird.
• 5 season the outside of the birds with the grill and poultry seasonings, and some salt and pepper.
• 6 rub the outside of each turkey with the soft butter and then place in a large roasting pan.
• 7 tie the ends of the legs together with trussing string.
• 8 transfer turkeys to the oven and roast until meat thermometer reads 160 degrees, about 2 1/2 hours.
• 9 remove from the oven and let the turkeys rest loosely covered with foil for at least 20 minutes.