27 Delicious Turkey Recipes You Need to Try This Thanksgiving Season

Thanksgiving is fast approaching!

And because it is the merry season of gathering around and bonding with your family and friends, you will need to make sure that you serve only the best and most delicious foods in the table.

And though you prepared several mouth-watering dishes, I know that the one thing you are most excited about is your turkey since it will be the main focus of every Thanksgiving dinner!

Last year’s turkey dish is great, so how do you top that? How will you create the most delicious turkey dish that your family and friends have never had?

Well, let me make things much easier for you! I bring you the internet’s best and most delicious Thanksgiving turkey recipes! With this list, you get to have an idea and decide which one could knock your loved ones’ socks off!

Let’s go!

Delicious Thanksgiving Turkey Recipes

1. Brined Turkey

Whether you are preparing the turkey for the very first time or had done it for the nth time, I’m sure you know that brining a turkey is such a big deal.

So, for an amateur cook, I started this list with this recipe on how to properly brine a turkey in order to get you started and moving in the right direction.

2. Grilled Turkey Tuscan-Style

It is quite common to hear cooks baking and roasting their Thanksgiving turkeys. We also know that turkey can be whole fried while some choose to smoke them.

However, grilling turkeys is a lot less common method. So, if you want something unique and special this year, then have this delicious method a try.

3. Cajun Fried Turkey

There is something about the crispy skin and juicy meat of fried turkeys for Thanksgiving. That, with a hint of bold and spicy flavors from Cajun, will definitely make your guests to want more!

So, if you are up to that, then this turkey recipe is the best for you to try!

4. Martha​​​​​’s Roast Turkey

We all dream of creating the perfect Thanksgiving turkey that boasts a crisp, juicy skin, moist and tender meat with the perfect fluffy stuffing sticking out and inviting you for a bite.

And with this recipe from Martha, you can definitely create that kind of roasted turkey that will score praises and approvals from your family and guests.

5. Applewood Smoked Turkey + Cider Bourbon Gravy

This Thanksgiving turkey sounds like a sweet treat and it definitely is! Brined in maple syrup and various spices, doesn’t it sound so enticing and delicious?

Covered in garlic, bourbon, apples, and other ingredients, then smoked to perfection, this turkey will definitely be amazing!

6. Latin-Style Turkey + Sazon Achiote and Mojo

This turkey recipe is prepped in the very same method as most baked Thanksgiving turkeys. However, what sets this recipe apart is the seasoning which is used in order to bring out its unique taste.

Flavors such as sazon are sprinkled and tossed onto the turkey to help you offer a taste of Latin turkey to your family and guests.

7. Herb and Citrus Roasted Turkey

Another flavorful turkey recipe dish, this one features strong flavors thanks to the addition of fresh herbs that most people love and crave.

And with a citrus accent, you get a yummy blend of flavor as well as a tenderize and juicy turkey meat that you will surely love to sink your teeth on.

8. Herb and Lemon Apple Turkey

Everyone loves a turkey that is delicious, crispy and moist. However, I know that you also want a flavorful and mouth-watering aroma to fill the room!

So, if you want to hear growling stomachs as you open the oven, then try this turkey brined in herbs, wholly covered in herb butter and uses more aromatic herbs when roasting!

9. Cranberry Glazed Turkey Breast

Craving for cranberries? Well, you can incorporate these goodies with the star of the Thanksgiving table. Go with turkey breast meat to make a juicy and super tender dish that is quite unique and innovative.

This recipe requires no injecting or brining to bring out great flavors. With the cranberry glazed all over the turkey breast, you will have a creamy and sweet aftertaste.

10. Cajun Turkey

Do you love spicy flavors? If so, you will surely love this turkey recipe. Since the usual turkey recipes are getting boring year after year, try to infuse Cajun in order to spice up your holiday star this season!

Try this one for bold and easy to prepare recipe you can proudly serve at the center of the table!

11. Herb and Garlic Roasted Turkey

Want some simple roasted turkey? No frills, no fuss, but just a really good turkey with tons of flavor?

Well, this turkey recipe got you covered! Get a turkey that boasts golden crispy skin with flavorful and tender eat and packs a punch of aromatic herbs and garlic!

12. Juicy Roasted Turkey

A turkey with the juiciest and tastiest breast? This recipe will show you the way! Get a turkey breast that is so juicy, you’ll want to have another bite and a golden brown crispy skin that sounds heaven in every piece!

Plus, the author included pictures to fully help you along the way and impress your Thanksgiving dinner guests!

13. Dry-Brined in Orange Rosemary Roasted Turkey

This turkey dish is going to boast bold flavors. It is an easy and simple way to brine a turkey without the messy liquids. Just cover it in salt and draw all the juice out, roast the turkey to perfection for a flavorful, juicy and tender meat that offers the crispiest skin ever!

With orange rosemary flavors, this turkey dish will definitely excite your guests for the moist, juiciness and exploding flavors from within!

14. Pavochon Puerto Rican Style Turkey

Want something different? Maybe a bit Peurto Rican in style? Well, pavochon is the way to pique your guests’ interest!

What is pavochon, you ask? Well, it combines two Spanish words “pavo” meaning turkey and “lechon” meaning roast suckling pig. In short, it is a turkey that has been seasoned and cooked like a roast.

This turkey recipe offers a herbaceous, garlicky and just plain delicious dish that you will definitely never go back to making regular boring turkey dishes, ever again!

15. Brown Sugar Glazed Turkey

Ever tried a glazed turkey? This one, in particular, is made with vinegar, brown sugar, butter, and orange juice to add unique glazed flair on your Thanksgiving bird!

Try it this year and you will be amazed by the sweet yet citrus accent that it will release in every bite!

16. The Best Thanksgiving Turkey from Yellow Bliss Road

Another post that claims to have created the best Thanksgiving turkey there is. And I do not know if you will consider it the best, but for me, it sure is pretty darn tasty!

If you create this turkey recipe, you will find that it actually very simple and turns super delicious, moist, juicy and tasty to the bones!

17. Adobo Butter Turkey

A quite interesting recipe, this one requires you to create your own adobo from scratch with familiar and delicious spices and use it to marinate your Thanksgiving bird overnight, then baking it to perfection the next day!

A recipe that is 100 percent not traditional but 101 percent flavorful and delicious, your family and guests will surely go crazy about this dish!

18. Maple Glazed Turkey + Bacon and Sage Butter

Another glazed turkey recipe, this recipe features tender and juicy turkey slathered with a sage-infused butter, glazed with maple syrup and shingled with crispy bacon. Might just be the best Thanksgiving turkey you can ever make!

Bacon indeed makes everything better topped with sweet maple syrup and butter and you get a crispy and sweet turkey for Thanksgiving!

19. Perfecting your Thanksgiving Turkey

Remember the scene in the film Christmas Vacation where Clark Griswold cuts open a really dry, unappetizing turkey?

Well, this recipe will help you keep that scene from playing out in your own dining room and serve a much more picturesque Thanksgiving turkey for everyone! Basted with butter and white wine, this is so, so, so much better than the previous turkey recipe you ever made!

20. Smoked Whole Turkey

Looking for a different cooking method to try with your Thanksgiving bird this year? Well, let me tell you something— it seems like smoking is the rage these days!

So if you want a traditionally cooked turkey exploding with flavors and is ready to be served in about 4 hours, then you need to try out this one!

21. Extra Moist Turkey in Cheesecloth

Baking turkeys can sometimes turn out dry and boring. But with this recipe, you do not need to worry about baking that Thanksgiving bird you’ve been hiding.

The turkey recipe uses a unique method of coating the turkey in wine and herb butter and then covering it with cheesecloth which is then baked to perfection. And apparently, it works and provide a flavorful, moist and juicy turkey dish like no other!

22. Best Fried Turkey

If you do not want to go the busy route, then try this very easy and simple turkey recipe. You only need to get a turkey, using the best meat injector, inject some marinade and deep-fry the turkey to perfection.

A recipe that is so simple yet so delicious and crispy that you will want to make it again next year!

23. Spatchcocked Turkey

Want to try a miracle way of roasting your Thanksgiving turkey without the fear of getting a dried and tasteless meat? Spatchcock your turkey and get an evenly cooked, perfectly juicy and flavorful turkey in just 2 hours!

It simple and super effective that speed up the entire cooking process that will surely change your turkey cooking for good!

24. Easy 3-Step Moist Turkey

If you fear serving a dry turkey on Thanksgiving day, then follow this recipe’s easy 3-step for a moist turkey ever!

It will show you how to make a brine which is the secret to getting a flavorful and juicy turkey that everyone will surely enjoy!

25. Maple Glazed Roasted Turkey Breast

If you want to keep it simple and stress-free this year and still offer a flavorful and unique turkey dish, then this one is definitely a good choice!

This maple-glazed turkey not only looks mouth-watering, but the glaze itself is so simple. It is literally maple syrup and butter— you can’t get something easier or more flavorful than this one!

26. Turkey Brine

It is pretty simple, really! And this turkey recipe requires brining in order to add flavor, moisture, and guarantees very tender and succulent meat.

And it does not matter whether you roast it or smoke it, the brined turkey will ensure success for a yummy yet simple turkey dish that everyone will love!

27. Slow Cooker Juicy Turkey Breast

This is, without a doubt, the tastiest, safest and easiest way to cook those turkey breasts, minus the brining. With a slow cooker, you can prepare a juicy and moist dish, overloaded with a flavor that your family and friends will drool over.

Plus, you can even create a killer gravy with the juices left on the pot to heighten the taste and take your turkey dish to the next level!

Juicy Thoughts

So, there you have it! You get at least 27 different turkey recipes to choose from when figuring out what to do with the star of your Thanksgiving table! Just make sure that you start testing and tasting early before you decide on “the one.”

Got a juicy and flavorful turkey recipe or maybe a cooking method for the Thanksgiving bird? Won’t you do us the honor and share it with the whole world and help others serve a yummy turkey for Thanksgiving? Maybe you have some questions? Just fire up the comment section below, I’d love to hear from you!

Until then, Happy Thanksgiving to everyone!

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