Turkey in cooking bag

Around Thanksgiving time, our store had frozen turkey for a good price...I had room in the freezer for a couple extra...This one was ll.84 lb. @.59...cost was 6.99. After thawing in the fridge 5-6 days, I washed it good in cold water-dried it some with paper towels-put salt and pepper all over and inside as much as possible-brushed with cooking oil and put the bird in the prepared cooking bag. instructions for that say to put a tablespoon of flour in the bag and shake it around-put the turkey in and use the provided tie to close it-then poke 6-8 holes in the top of the bag to allow steam to escape.....My Mom always cooked meats slow and longer to tenderize them....That is usually the way I like to do it too...it cooked at 250 for 5 hours......
Even tho it had the pop-up, I used my meat thermometer to be sure it was up to 180 to be safe.

Another very important step to this process is to bag the packaging and use bleach water to wash all the surfaces the bird had contact with...this is necessary anytime you work with poultry especially...I usually put a piece of wax paper and some paper towels on the cabinet where I will lay the bird to season it....that helps some with the clean-up....

Now that it is done and I have eaten all the turkey I want for now, I will de-bone and bag the rest of the meat in freezer bags to use later...it can be used in turkey-noodles, fajitas, turkey spaghetti, enchiladas, soup, salad, sandwiches, etc.....

When I make fajitas, I start by cooking some red and green pepper with onion in a little olive oil or cooking oil....I like lots of pepper and onion...when it is about like I want it, I add some turkey and the fajaita seasoning..to serve it, I have some sour cream, cheese, onion, tomato and lettuce ready to use as desired. Put that and some of the meat mixture on a flour tortilla and enjoy!

I will stain the broth and let it set in the fridge overnight so I can remove the excess fat....(you don't have to do this but it is better for me if I do)...then I will have to add some water to that, season it and cook the noodles....add as much turkey as I desire and that is ready....that meal would be good with a vegetable such as green beans or broccoli and maybe a salad.....

The turkey spaghetti will be made with the following recipe for chicken spaghetti and I will substitute the amount of turkey meat as desired....it will make a big 9x13 or two smaller casseroles to have one now and freeze one for later...