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Slow Cooker Roast Turkey Breast
If you have the time, cooking a turkey breast in a slow cooker is amazingly easy. You could do this as a meal for a crowd, but why not slow cook a large turkey breast and then have turkey as an ingredient for any number of meals in the following days. There are lots of interesting and creative ways to use it and you'll find lots of recipes here.
👥 8 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 6h 20m⏳ Prep: 20 min🔥 Cook: 6h👤 Meredith📖 bluejeanchef
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- slow cooker
- bowl
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Pre-heat the slow cooker for at least ⏱️ 20 minutes while you prepare the ingredients.
2
Place the sliced onions on the bottom of the slow cooker and toss the smashed garlic cloves, lemon slices and fresh sage leaves on top.
onion (sliced)1garlic (smashed)3 cloveslemon (sliced)1
3
Combine the salt, thyme, rubbed sage, paprika and black pepper in a small bowl. Rub the room temperature butter all over the turkey breast, on top of as well as under the skin. Sprinkle and pat the spice mixture evenly onto the buttered turkey and transfer the turkey breast to the slow cooker on top of the onions and lemons. Drizzle a little olive oil on top and cover the cooker with a lid.
dried thyme1 teaspoonbutter (room temperature)2 tablespoonsturkey breast (bone in, skin on)1 (5- to 7-pound)onion (sliced)1lemon (sliced)1olive oil
4
Slow cook on HIGH for 3 to ⏱️ 4 hours or LOW for 5 to ⏱️ 6 hours.
5
Check the internal temperature of the turkey breast with an instead read thermometer inserted into the center of the meat. The temperature should register 165°F when the turkey has cooked sufficiently. Remove the turkey breast from the slow cooker and tent it with foil. Let the turkey rest for at least ⏱️ 20 minutes before slicing.
turkey breast (bone in, skin on)1 (5- to 7-pound)
6
Use the juices from the bottom of the cooker to make a gravy or simply pour the juice over the sliced turkey.
7
For a crispier skin, place turkey breast under broiler for ⏱️ 5 minutes browned before letting the turkey rest.
turkey breast (bone in, skin on)1 (5- to 7-pound)
Nutrition Facts
calories
389 kcal
fat Content
17 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
1 g
sugar Content
1 g
sodium Content
829 mg
protein Content
56 g
cholesterol Content
159 mg
carbohydrate Content
6 g
saturated Fat Content
7 g
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