Garlic Herb Slow Cooker Turkey Breast

Recipe video above. Slather your turkey breast with garlic herb butter so it bastes with flavour and keeps the breast moist as it cooks in the slow cooker. Slow cooker is the easiest, safest way too cook turkey breast without brining or marinating! See here for the roasted version of this recipe. Also see the classic spice rubbed Juicy Slow Cooker Turkey Breast.

👥 8 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 6h 15m⏳ Prep: 15 min🔥 Cook: 6h👤 Nagi📖 recipetineats

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🥘 Ingredients

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🍳 Cookware

●knife
●slow cooker
●bowl
●saucepan
●whisk

📝 Preparation Steps

Garlic Herb Butter: Mix ingredients together.

Loosen skin (video helpful): Pat breast dry. Use small knife to cut slit on one side to separate skin from flesh. Slide upside tablespoon between flesh and skin, all over turkey.

Slather: Slather about 2/3 of the butter under the skin, then the remaining all over the surface including underside.

Season skin: Sprinkle surface with 1/2 tsp salt + pepper. (Can leave overnight - 2 days at this stage)

tsp salt1 1/2

Put in Slow Cooker: Place garlic and onion in slow cooker (mine is 5L / 5 qt). Place turkey on top, skin side up. Top with thyme and rosemary sprigs.

Slow Cook: Cook ⏱️ 6 hours on low, first checking at ⏱️ 4 hours to be safe, until internal temperature reads 75C/165F when inserted into the middle.

Rest: Transfer turkey to baking tray (reserve juices). Cover loosely with foil, rest for ⏱️ 20 minutes.

Crisp: Remove herb sprigs, drizzle turkey with oil (not butter, it burns / not as crispy). Place under a broiler/grill on high (~30cm/12" from heat source) for 5 to ⏱️ 10 minutes until skin is crispy and bronzed - keep an eye on it, it's quick.

Oil (, for drizzling (for skin))

Serve turkey with gravy on the side (below), or Cranberry Sauce.

Gravy:

Strain slow cooker juices into a bowl. Press juices out of onion and garlic. If you've got less than 2.5-3 cups (675-750ml) of liquid, top up with store bought broth/stock.

When liquid settles, spoon off about 1/4 cup fat/butter from surface.

Place in saucepan set over medium heat. When it bubbles, add flour and mix for ⏱️ 1 minute.

Add all slow cooker juices into saucepan. Stir until lump free (use whisk if necessary). Simmer for 3 to ⏱️ 5 minutes until it thickens.

Add dark soy (if using), pepper and salt to taste. Pour into jug and serve with turkey.

Nutrition Facts

calories

387 kcal

fat Content

18 g

serving Size

1 serving

sodium Content

1095 mg

protein Content

52 g

cholesterol Content

166 mg

carbohydrate Content

4 g

saturated Fat Content

9 g

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