Ina Garten’s Best Turkey Recipes: All 7 Ranked for Thanksgiving

Updated November 2026 Ina Garten knows her way around a roast turkey, which makes perfect sense since she’s the Queen of Roast Chicken! As Ina often says, roasting a turkey is just like roasting a chicken, only it takes a little longer. After cooking all seven of Ina’s roast turkey recipes, I can confidently say you can’t go wrong with any of them. Every single one earned a 5/5 rating, but each bring something unique to the Thanksgiving table. As a lifelong dark-meat fan, Ina taught me that when you prepare the breast properly, it can be every bit as juicy and flavorful. In fact her breast-only Turkey Roulade has graced four Thanksgiving tables since first making it in 2017. With Thanksgiving only a couple weeks away, I’m ranking all 7 of those recipes them based on flavor, effort, make-ahead potential, and which ones I’ve returned to over the years. Since they all earned perfect scores, even the recipe in last place is one I’d happily make again! So you can’t go wrong. Whether you’re…

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