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Best Keto Roast Turkey Recipe

By Jennifer Zhang • Nov 11, 2021 • 2 Comments

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Learn how to make the BEST Keto Roast Turkey dinner with my easy recipe! I used my secret sugar-free buttery rub that gives the turkey golden crispy skin and tender juicy meat.

This is a low carb Thanksgiving dinner the whole family will love - only 10 ingredients required!

Best Keto Roast Turkey Recipe
Table of Contents
  • Why You'll Love It
  • Ingredients You'll Need
  • How To Make It
  • Storage Instructions
  • More Thanksgiving Recipes
  • Keto Roast Turkey Recipe
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It’s the time of the year when we are all wondering how to make the perfect roast turkey.

Well, you don't have to do any more searching because I've done all the hard work! Grab your ingredients and follow the simple steps below for the best Thanksgiving turkey that is low carb and keto friendly.

Roasted turkey Thanksgiving dinner

Fresh herbs, onion, garlic and lemon with my special butter-olive oil-Erythritol rub. I promise your turkey will have the most delicious, tender and juicy meat with perfectly golden-brown skin.

It's a Thanksgiving dinner you're sure to be thankful for!

But no turkey dinner is complete without stuffing and cranberry sauce. No worries! While the turkey is roasting whip up my low carb cauliflower stuffing and homemade cranberry sauce to complete your Thanksgiving dinner.

Why You'll Love It

  • Only 3g net carbs in each serving!
  • Golden crispy skin with moist, tender and juicy meat
  • The perfect Thanksgiving dinner that nobody will believe is low carb

Ingredients You'll Need

You'll only need 10 simple ingredients to make this roast turkey (not including salt and pepper).

For the full amounts of the ingredients check the recipe card below. You'll need:

Best Keto Roast Turkey Recipe Ingredients
  1. Turkey
  2. Butter
  3. Olive oil
  4. Red onion
  5. Garlic
  6. Lemon
  7. Erythritol
  8. Thyme sprigs
  9. Rosemary sprigs
  10. Sage leaves

How To Make It

Ready to make the perfect turkey? Follow the simple steps below! While it's roasting, check out the Thanksgiving recipes at the end of the post for more appetizers, sides and desserts!

Keto Roast Turkey Thanksgiving Dinner

Preheat your oven to 450 degrees Fahrenheit or 250 degrees Celsius.

Clean the turkey if it hasn't been cleaned. Take the giblets out and thoroughly wash the turkey both inside and out. Once it is clean, pat the turkey dry with paper towels.

Prepare the stuffing. Cut the onion and lemon into wedges. Stuff the cavity of the turkey with lemon wedges, onion, garlic cloves, thyme sprigs, rosemary sprigs and sage leaves.

Prep the turkey. Tie the turkey legs together using cooking string/kitchen twine (or use the skin to tuck the legs together). Tuck the wings snuggly under the body.

Grab a mixing bowl and mix together the olive oil and melted butter. Add the Erythritol and a pinch of sea salt and black pepper. Whisk everything together well.

Rub the butter mixture all over the outside of the turkey making sure to cover it completely.

Take a baking tray with a roasting rack and place the turkey on the rack with the breast side facing up.

Place it in the preheated oven and roast for 30 minutes.

Reduce the temperature to 350 degrees Fahrenheit (175 degrees Celsius) and continue to roast.

Baste the turkey. While the turkey is roasting baste it with the juices that are in the bottom of the tray. Do this every 30 minutes or so.

The turkey should be ready after approximately 3 hours, or when the juices run clear when you cut between the turkey leg and thigh. If you have a meat thermometer the temperature should be 180°F (82°C) in the thighs, 170°F (76°C) in the breasts and 165° (74°C) in the stuffing.

Remove the turkey from the oven and cover the baking tray with foil. Allow the turkey to rest for 20 minutes before carving and serving. Enjoy!

Storage Instructions

Make sure you don't leave your turkey out for more than a couple of hours after cooking to prevent bacterial growth.

In the fridge: Leftover turkey should be kept in an airtight container in the refrigerator. It will keep for 3 to 4 days.

More Thanksgiving Recipes

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  • No-Bake Pumpkin Cheesecake
  • Cheesy Oven Roasted Green Beans
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Best Keto Roast Turkey Recipe

Keto Roast Turkey Recipe

Learn how to make the BEST Keto Roast Turkey dinner with my easy recipe! I used my secret sugar-free buttery rub that gives the turkey golden crispy skin and tender juicy meat.
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Prep: 10 minutes minutes
Cook: 3 hours hours
Resting: 20 minutes minutes
Total: 3 hours hours 30 minutes minutes
Servings: 8
Author: Jennifer Zhang

Ingredients 

  • 1 whole Turkey approximately 12 pounds
  • ¼ cup Butter melted
  • ¼ cup Olive Oil
  • 1 large Red Onion
  • 1 head Garlic
  • 1 Lemon
  • 2 tablespoon Erythritol
  • 2 tablespoon Thyme Sprigs
  • 2 tablespoon Rosemary Sprigs
  • 2 tablespoon Sage Leaves
  • 1 teaspoon Sea Salt
  • 1 teaspoon Black Pepper

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 450°F/200°C.
  • Take the giblets out of the turkey and wash the turkey thoroughly, inside and out.
  • Pat the outside of the turkey dry using paper towels.
  • Cut the onion and lemon into wedges.
  • Stuff the cavity with the lemon, onion, garlic cloves, thyme, rosemary and sage.
  • Tie the legs together using cooking string/kitchen twine or use its own skin to tuck the legs together, and tuck the wings snuggly under the body.
  • Mix the olive oil with the melted butter, add the Erythritol and a pinch of salt and pepper. Whisk well and rub the outside of the turkey with the mixture.
  • Fit a roasting rack inside a baking pan and place the turkey on the rack, breast side up.
  • Cook in the preheated oven for 30 minutes, then reduce the oven temperature to 350°F/180°C.
  • Keep roasting basting with the juices from the pan, until the juices run clear when you cut between the turkey leg and the thigh, for approximately 3 hours. Internal temperatures should be 180°F (82°C) in thighs, 170°F (76°C) in breasts, and 165° (74°C) in the stuffing.
  • Remove from the oven and cover with tin foil, allowing the turkey to rest for 20 minutes before carving and serving.

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Notes

Net Carbs: 3.0g

Nutrition

Calories: 1015 kcal Carbohydrates: 4.3 g Protein: 128.3 g Fat: 60.9 g Saturated Fat: 19.8 g Cholesterol: 441 mg Sodium: 2932 mg Potassium: 66 mg Fiber: 1.3 g Sugar: 0.8 g Calcium: 35 mg Iron: 1 mg Net Carbs: 3 g
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: American
Calories: 1015
Diet: Keto
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  1. Lyn Harris

    November 14, 2021 at 7:04 pm

    The turkey sounds wonderful, but why do you rub sweetener into the skin. Sounds strange. I will certainly make this at Christmas, but minus the sweetener. Lemon, salt, and pepper are wonderful rubbed into the skin.
    Regards Lyn.

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    • Jennifer

      February 01, 2022 at 4:39 pm

      Hi Lyn, you can definitely use your own rub for the turkey. The Erythritol added to the rub helps give it just a small touch of sweetness 🙂

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