Best Turkey Marinade Recipe

This is the best turkey marinade recipe that's easy, simple, quick, and is put together in just 5 minutes. This turkey breast marinade can be used on whole turkey, legs, or wings. It makes Christmas or thanksgiving turkey flavorful, tender, moist, and delicious.

Marinating turkey is when you pour liquid seasoning all over the turkey and leave it to infuse flavors. Marinating meat adds extra moisture to it and prevents it from drying out during baking, roasting, or grilling.

Best Turkey Marinade Recipe

This turkey marinade tenderizes the meat and infuses it with flavor. It is a simple turkey marinade recipe for Christmas, Thanksgiving, Easter, or any special occasion.

This easy turkey marinade recipe is healthy, straightforward and quick. It takes 5 minutes of preparation and less than 5 minutes mixing time total of under 10 minutes to make this marinade for turkey.

Whether you're looking for turkey breast, legs, wings, or turkey tenderloin marinade, this one will do a great job. It is a simple mix of spices, herbs, and a few other ingredients that are packed full of flavor.

All the ingredients used in this sweet and savory marinade are inexpensive and easily accessible.

It smells amazing and tastes great and the turkey comes out tender, juicy, flavorful, and tasty.

It makes use of a few ingredients, but it's packed full of flavor and enhances the turkey flavor.

Learn how to make marinade for turkey in easy steps.

Ingredients

The detailed ingredient list, measurements, and directions are in the recipe card at the bottom of this post.

Paprika

Garlic powder

Onion granules

Parsley

Rosemary

Oregano

Thyme

Black pepper

Brown Sugar (Optional)

Soy Sauce

Salt

Olive oil

Apple cider vinegar or Lemon juice

How To Make Turkey Marinade

Measure out the paprika, parsley, garlic granules, onion granules, rosemary, thyme, oregano, brown sugar, soy sauce, olive oil, lemon juice, and black pepper.

Add all the ingredients into a bowl and mix it till well combined.

It's ready to apply on Turkey.

Injectable Turkey Marinade

Big birds benefit from injecting marinade into them. To make this marinade injectable, it has to be fluid to be able to pass through the injector. To do this, add the turkey marinade plus some water or broth into a blender and blend till smooth and light. You can then inject it into some parts of the turkey.

How To Marinate Turkey

First, thaw the turkey if frozen.

Pat the turkey dry with a paper towel.

Rub the whole turkey with the marinade not forgetting to marinate inside the cavity, and under the skin. 

When all parts are marinated, cover the turkey with a foil and put it in the fridge to marinate for 4 hours up to 24 hours.

How Long To Marinate Turkey

It's best to marinate turkey for at least 4-12 hours. Although the best outcome is when it is marinated for 24 hours but not exceeding 48 hours.

After applying the marinade all over the turkey including under the skin, and in the cavity, cover the bowl or tray with foil then put it in the fridge to marinate. 

Bring out the turkey 30 minutes before cooking to allow it to get to room temperature before roasting or frying. 

How To Store

This marinade can be stored in the fridge or in the freezer.

To store in the fridge, put the marinade in an airtight container and put it in the fridge where it will store well for up to 24hours.

To store it in the freezer: Put the marinade in a freezer-safe sealable container, label with name and dates then store it in the freezer where it will last for up to 3 months.

When ready to use it, defrost it then mix it well before applying it to the turkey.

Store marinated turkey in the fridge for up to 48 hours.

Tips

• You can make it ahead and store it for up to 24 hours in the fridge or 90 days in the freezer.

• Use fresh herbs instead of dried ones if that's what you have.

• Marinate whole turkey for at least 4 hours, and legs, breasts, wings, for at least 2 hours to properly infuse flavor and tenderize the meat.

• Thaw the turkey before you marinate it.

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