Lemon-Pepper Seasoning

• Place all ingredients in a small bowl and whisk until fully incorporated.

Lemon-Pepper Butter

• In a medium saucepan add all ingredients, bring to medium heat and warm until all ingredients are melted, and whisk together until well incorporated; keep warm until needed.

Lemon-Pepper Turkey

• Place turkey in refrigerator for 3 to 4 days until completely thawed.
• Remove turkey thermometer and plastic truss from legs. Allow the turkey to air-dry in refrigerator overnight.
• Remove turkey from refrigerator, pat dry on all sides with paper towels, rub down with grapeseed oil, and season all over with lemon-pepper seasoning; let come to room temperature for about an hour.
• Preheat oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Place chopped vegetables on the bottom of the roasting pan along with chicken stock.
• With turkey right-side up (turkey breast-side facing up), place in roasting pan and use foil to wrap wing tips.
• Place turkey in oven and immediately reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Roast turkey for about 2 1/2 to 3 hours, until turkey breast reaches an internal temperature of 160 degrees Fahrenheit as per a meat thermometer, basting the turkey with half of the melted lemon-butter at the 2-hour mark, and the remaining lemon-butter 20 minutes later.
• Remove foil from the wing tips the last hour of roasting.
• Remove turkey from oven and place on cutting board; lightly cover turkey with aluminum foil and rest for about 20 to 25 minutes.
• Serve with lemon-pepper gravy and sausage and cranberry dressing.

Lemon-Pepper Gravy

• After turkey has cooked, strain vegetables and pan drippings through a sieve into a medium-sized bowl.
• In a large saucepan on medium heat, add butter until melted, then slowly add flour while continually whisking for about 1 minute until thickened and turns into a blond roux.
• Pour strained pan drippings into saucepan and bring to a boil, continuously whisking.
• Once pan drippings start to thicken, reduce to a simmer and add black pepper and kosher salt to taste, if needed.
• Keep warm until ready to serve.

Sausage & Cranberry Dressing

Oven Instructions:

• Do not thaw.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Remove packaging, cover with foil, and place on an oven-safe baking sheet.
• Place on center rack in oven and cook for 40 minutes.
• Remove the foil and stir.
• Bake uncovered for an additional 15 minutes or until internal temperature reaches 145-degree Fahrenheit, as indicated by a food thermometer.
• Let rest 5 minutes and serve.