Step 5) Spoon stuffing loosely into turkey cavities, using skewers to close. (Place any remaining stuffing in a covered baking dish and bake with the turkey for the last 45 minutes of roasting.) Roast turkey, uncovered, in roasting pan. Baste with pan juices every 45 minutes. Roast until thermometer inserted into thickest part of breast meat or in center of thigh registers 180℉ . degrees. An 11-pound turkey will take 3 to 4 hours, and a 14-pound turkey will take 3-1/2 to 4-1/2 hours.