Source: dLife

This baked turkey served with tasty cranberry stuffing makes a great holiday main course or a weekday treat.

Servings

12 oz Bread, Italian, hearty, 6" , cut into 1/2-inch cubes
2 tbsp margarine
1.5 cup fresh chopped onion
1.5 cup fresh chopped celery
2 tsp poultry seasoning
1 tsp ground thyme
0.5 tsp dried rosemary , crushed
0.25 tsp salt
0.25 tsp black pepper
1 cup Cranberries, fresh, chopped
1 tbsp sugar
0.75 cup fat free reduced sodium chicken broth
9 lb whole turkey, raw

1 Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
2 In two 15X10-inch jelly-roll pans arrange bread and bake for 12 minutes or until bread is lightly toasted.
3 Reduce temperature of oven to 350 degrees F.
4 In a large saucepan melt margarine over medium heat.
5 Add onion and celery to saucepan and cook and stir vegetables 8 minutes or until tender then remove skillet from heat.
6 Take bread cubes and add to saucepan along with poultry seasoning, thyme, rosemary, salt and pepper and mix together well.
7 In a small bowl combine cranberries with sugar and mix together well.
8 Add cranberry mixture to bread mixture and toss until mixtures are well blended.
9 Drizzle chicken broth over new mixture evenly and toss until well blended.
10 Take turkey and remove giblets.
11 Rinse turkey and cavity under cold water and then pat with paper towels to dry.
12 Take stuffing and fill turkey cavity loosely.
13 Coat a casserole with nonstick cooking spray and place remaining stuffing in casserole.
14 Cover stuffing in casserole and refrigerate until ready for baking.
15 Coat roasting pan with nonstick cooking spray and place turkey with breast side up on rack in roasting pan.
16 Bake stuffed turkey for 3 hours or until registers 180 degrees F when placed in thickest part of thigh and turkey juices run clear.
17 Once turkey is baked place on a serving platter and cover loosely on platter with foil, allowing to stand for 20 minutes.
18 Take remaining stuffing from refrigerator and place in oven with temperature increased to 375 degrees F.
19 Bake stuffing mixture for 25 to 30 minutes or until stuffing is hot.
20 Remove skin from turkey and discard.
21 Slice skinned turkey to desired size and serve with cranberry stuffing.