Herb roasted turkey

I love fresh herbs. They smell amazing and each one has a bit of a different taste and when all the juices come out of them they come together on one and make this amazing flavor. I like herb anything. I eat,cook,and plant them and I have this big pot with fresh basil on my deck that me and my family grows every year and this year we actually got borrowed some seeds from my neighbors and planted it from that and we have never had so much. So Thanksgiving is here and it is the end of fall and I want to use up all the basil before winter. We also grow rosemary and some other things that are really helpful in cooking Since me and my family have a feast every Thanksgiving I figured its a perfect time. I decided to try a herb roasted turkey and I loved it.Do not get me wrong I love cooking a big juicy turkey on Thanksgiving but the turkeys are not the easiest thing to make and they take forever. In this recipe you do not have to worry about it,this takes you no time at all and it taste good.Enjoy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ingredients-
1whole turkey
3/4 cups of olive oil
2 tablespoons of garlic powder
 2 tsp of dried basil
1 tsp of ground sage
Salt and pepper
2 cups of water

Directions- 
Preheat oven to 325 . 
Clean turkey  and place in a roasting pan with a lid. 
In a small bowl, combine olive oil, garlic powder, dried basil, ground sage, salt, and black pepper. Using a basting brush, apply the mixture to the outside of the uncooked turkey. Pour water into the bottom of the roasting pan, and cover. 
Bake for 3 to 3 1/2 hours, or until the internal temperature of the thickest part of the thigh measures 180 d
Remove turkey from oven, and allow to stand for about 30 minutes before carving.
Serve and enjoy!!!!!!!!!!!