Our Best Turkey Recipes

Even better than the pretty glazed fruit and crazy-juicy bird? The appley gravy made from the drippings.

We spread an herb blend under the skin of a whole turkey, then roasted the bird, slathering with a maple glaze halfway through cooking. Glazing the bird after 2 hours of roasting prevents overbrowning. Serve with our make-ahead Apple Cider Sauce.

For this moist roast Holiday Turkey (recipe link above), we borrowed a couple of tricks from Cincinnati, Ohio, chef Paul Sturkey: basting with butter and cooking with broth in the pan. Serve with Paul's Cranberry-Pear Chutney.

When you're not feeding a crowd at the holidays, choose a smaller turkey breast instead of a whole bird. Our nut butter adds a hint of citrus alongside the allspice and pepper. Roast the meat on the grill or in your oven.

Our recipe plays up the seasonings in porketta, a pork roast invented by Italian and Portuguese immigrants in Iron Country.

Need a fast, but special, dinner this holiday season? This one's ready in just 20 minutes! Season turkey tenderloins with a sage rub then top with spinach, juicy pear slices and blue cheese crumbles.

Our Tomato Pesto Turkey (recipe link above) gets an extra sparkle of flavor from tomato pesto with herbs, salt and pepper slipped between the skin and meat of a turkey breast.

The Chipotle Smashed Potatoes mix yellow and sweet potatoes with cream cheese, butter, sour cream, bacon and canned chipotle pepper in adobo sauce. The Brussels Sprouts with Lemony Mushrooms are skillet-roasted and tossed with seasoned mushrooms.

This classic stuffing features pork sausage, chopped celery and onion, butter, seasonings, and fresh bread cubes.

A rub of pepper, paprika and your favorite herb gives an easy flavor boost to Main-Event Turkey (recipe link above). If you like, serve with  Herb-Sausage Dressing or Cranberry-Apple Cornbread Stuffing.

Dried tart cherries and coarsely chopped pecans add texture and color to this stuffing recipe.