Homemade Turkey Rub Recipe – Thanksgiving is right around the corner, and this year we’ve decided to share our top-secret turkey-rub recipe. Savory and rich in flavor, this homemade turkey spice rub is made with pepper, paprika, thyme, sage, rosemary, and garlic. It’s the perfect turkey seasoning mix to flavor up your roasted bird. Enjoy 🦃!
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Ingredients list for the turkey rub recipe
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 2 teaspoons dried rosemary
- 2 teaspoons dried thyme
- 1 teaspoon dried sage or oregano
- 2 or 3 teaspoons garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon instant chicken or beef stock mix (or salt)
Turkey Rub Recipe
Want to cook a turkey dinner that’s sure to impress for Thanksgiving? Use this best turkey rub recipe to infuse the meat and bring up the flavors. It takes only five minutes to make, and you can make a big batch to use all year long. Aside from brining, we think this is the best seasoning for turkey!
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Key Ingredients for the Homemade Turkey Rub
We use a savory dried herbs and spices mix that complements and enhances the flavors of the otherwise quite bland turkey meat. You can see the detailed amounts in the recipe card, but feel free to adjust the amounts to your liking.
- black pepper
- paprika
- dried rosemary
- dried thyme
- dried sage or oregano
- garlic powder
- instant chicken or beef stock mix (or salt)
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How to make a turkey rub
This turkey rub is super simple to make, and we are 99% sure you already have most of the ingredients sitting in your pantry. Combine paprika, black pepper, thyme, rosemary, sage, garlic powder, and instant chicken stock (or salt) in a bowl. Keep the turkey spice mix in a tightly closed mason jar.
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Directions
1. How to make this homemade turkey rub recipe: Mix all the ingredients together in a small bowl, then rub (or sprinkle) over and/or inside your turkey. Enjoy!
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Tips for the turkey rub recipe
Feel free to adjust the ingredients for the turkey rub to your taste, or double the recipe if your turkey is giant. Some nice additions to this homemade turkey rub would be a teaspoon of brown sugar, Cayenne pepper for a bit of heat, or even dry mustard. This turkey rub recipe is very forgiving; you can’t go wrong with it! You can keep the dry turkey rub for months, stored in a tightly closed mason jar.
How to use the homemade turkey rub
Thaw your turkey or turkey breasts at least two days before Thanksgiving, and then rub them evenly with the homemade turkey rub mixture the day before Thanksgiving. Leave your seasoned turkey uncovered in the refrigerator overnight. This will allow you to draw out the moisture in the turkey meat and infuse it with the flavor of the spice rub before being reabsorbed by the turkey. You’ll get a delicious, flavorful roasted turkey with crisp skin!
Another way to use the turkey rub is to combine it with butter. Bring butter at room temperature, combine with the spice mix in a large bowl, then rub this mixture under the turkey skin, from the cavity at the base of the neck, through the breasts. The melting butter will release the spices and infuse the meat while your bird is roasting!
More Turkey recipes you might like
- Instant Pot Turkey Breast with Garlic-Herb Butter
- Roasted Turkey Breast with Garlic Herb Butter
- How to Stuff a Turkey Breast With Herbed Butter
- Slow-Cooked Turkey Leg with Honey Glaze & Garlic
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Homemade Turkey Rub
by eatwell101
Yield: 3 tablespoons
Prep Time: 5 min
Cook Time: 0 min
This turkey rub recipe is savory and rich in flavor. It is the perfect spice rub to season your roasted turkey.
Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 2 teaspoons dried rosemary
- 2 teaspoons dried thyme
- 1 teaspoon dried sage or oregano
- 2 or 3 teaspoons garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon instant chicken or beef stock mix (or salt)
Instructions
- Mix all the ingredients together in a small bowl, then rub (or sprinkle) over and/or inside your turkey. Enjoy!
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Shelby
2021-11-26 00:36:32
This recipe was super flavorful without being over bearing. It was simple, easy and made with ingredients I already had on hand. Definitely became my go to seasoning for turkey and more...!
