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Experience the taste of a home-style meal on a sandwich with slow-cooked, oven roasted, thin sliced turkey. Carefully crafted meals deserve the highest-quality ingredients: now made with no artificial preservatives, no added nitrates and nitrites* and no artificial flavors.

There are 50 calories in 4 slices (53 g) of Hillshire Farm Oven Roasted Turkey Breast. * The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet.

within 7 days Once opened, use within 7 days.

Many times people can tell if a turkey is spoiled by the "texture and smell" of the turkey. Hanes said the skin of the turkey may become slimy, and the smell is often described as "rotten eggs or like sulfur." It gets trickier with detecting foodborne pathogens, according to Hanes.

If you buy a precooked turkey dinner, follow these tips from the USDA for a safe meal: For safety's sake, food must be kept below 40 degrees or above 140 degrees. When buying a precooked turkey, the stuffing should be cooked separately. Food-safety experts advise against buying stuffed turkeys.

To Serve Cold This pre-roasted turkey is fully cooked and delicious served cold.

"Turkey is a great source of protein, rich in many vitamins and minerals, and is low-fat – if you don't eat the skin," Champagne said. It's rich in B-complex vitamins niacin, B6 and B12 and the essential nutrient choline.

As long as you don't eat too much turkey, it is a healthy way to get the protein you need. It's also a good source of beneficial vitamins and minerals like magnesium and niacin. Turkey is also an excellent source of selenium.

Chill the smoked turkey in the fridge for up to 2 weeks. Since the turkey will dry out the longer it's stored, it's still best to use the meat soon after you smoke it. If you've had the smoked turkey in the fridge for less than 2 weeks and find that you can't finish it all, store the rest in the freezer.

The expiration date can typically be found on the side of the package.

USDA recommends using cooked turkey within 3 to 4 days, kept refrigerated (40°F or less). Refrigeration slows but does not stop bacterial growth. Turkey can be frozen for 3 to 4 months.