How to cook a turkey breast in the crock pot

When you’re not in the mood to roast an entire turkey, slow cooking just the breast meat is an easy option. Turkey Selection: Choose a boneless turkey breast with skin on. Bone-in turkey breast can be used as well. However, cooking times may be slightly longer. It’s moist and juicy, takes minutes to prepare, then just leave it to cook in your slow cooker (crock pot).

Need to get the instructions for the crock pot.

Some of them allow you to cook things with a dry method and some of them use the braising method where the meat is partially submerged in liquid. It will be moister if you cook it in the crock pot. At lbs I would cook at least 4-hours.

Be sure and use poultry seasoning, sage, salt, pepper,onion powder and some garlic powder, some celery pieces, but dont go to crazy with. Then, put your turkey breast in the crock pot and cover it with a lid. If the turkey breast is pounds, leave it in the crock pot for hours. It was my first time cooking a turkey breast in the slow cooker.

Rinse the turkey breast and pat dry. Cut off any excess skin, but leave the skin covering the breast.

Rub onion soup mix all over outside of the turkey and under the skin. Cover, and cook on High for hour, then set to Low, and cook for hours. We are keeping it simple with only ingredients—boneless turkey breast, oil, onion and garlic. Mashed Potatoes from Spend with Pennies3. A tasty gravy from the cooking juices can be made in just minutes.

Do you start to crave a Thanksgiving-style meal before Thanksgiving? Crock Pot Honey Pineapple Ham with For the Love of Food 4. Most years, Thanksgiving is the only day of the year I cook turkey. It’s so incredibly simple to cook a turkey breast in a crock pot. This method of cooking locks in flavor and moisture so dry turkey is a thing of the past!

My slow cooker turkey breast recipe uses common ingredients like an apple and butter as well as herbs like rosemary, thyme and sage to add amazing. It’s the perfect way to free up oven space for your big holiday meal, and the turkey comes out perfect every time! Can you believe that such a browned and succulent turkey. The most tender and deliciously seasoned crockpot turkey breast.

Perfect for smaller holiday get togethers or to have turkey ready for lunches and salads during the week. This is THE turkey recipe if you want something low maintenance (like seriously very little work), easy to do, one dish to clean. A Crock pot is an electrical countertop device that heats to a low temperature to cook foods slowly, typically for three or more hours.

They come in many different shapes and sizes, from small and round to large and oval. You can prepare many different types of food in a Crock pot , including an entire turkey.

So…like I said before…I got a request. A reader wanted to know if you could cook a whole turkey in the crockpot. And I’d already done a bacon-wrapped turkey breast and it worked.

Use the boneless turkey breast that you find in the freezer section at the grocery store. I’m able to find it at both Aldi and Walmart so I think it’s pretty readily available. You’ll want it around 3-pounds and it will serve 8-people. Peel the onion, cut it into quarters and place around the edges of the pot. Peel the garlic cloves and place around the sides of the cooker (maybe rub some minced under the skin).

Cook for hours if frozen or ½ hours if not frozen on low or to 1degree internal temperature. No need for a big turkey at Thanksgiving? Try this boneless turkey breast recipe that gets cooked right in the crock pot with minimal ingredients.

Flavorful, moist, and tender flaky turkey breast that is so easy and perfect for Thanksgiving dinner.