Slow Cooker Turkey Breast
This slow cooker turkey breast comes out tender and juicy with almost no effort, and the drippings make a mouthwatering gravy. It works with bone-in or boneless turkey breast.
Ingredients
- 1 6-7 pound turkey breast
- 2 Tablespoons creole seasoning or seasoning salt
- 1 Tablespoon black pepper
- 3 stalks celery cut into 3 inch pieces
- ½ onion cut into large pieces
- ⅓ cup all purpose flour
- ¾ cup water
- 1-2 teaspoons Kitchen Bouquet
Instructions
- Wash and dry turkey breast inside and out.
- Season turkey breast with cajun seasoning or seasoning salt and pepper.
- Place celery sticks and onion pieces in bottom of slow cooker.
- Place turkey breast on top of vegetables and cook on low in slow cooker for 6-8 hours, or until meat thermometer reads 165 degrees.
- Remove turkey and set aside.
- Strain juices through a colander into a medium sauce pan.
- Whisk flour into water until smooth and then stir into turkey juices.
- Cook over medium heat, whisking constantly until gravy thickens, adding more flour a teaspoon at the time if consistency is too thin.
- Taste for seasoning and add salt and/or pepper if desired. If a more golden brown color is desired add Kitchen Bouquet Browning & Seasoning Sauce ½ teaspoon and the time.
Notes
For a 3 pound boneless turkey breast, use about half the seasoning and cook on low for 3-4 hours, checking the temperature at 3 hours. Leave the netting on while it cooks and remove it before slicing.
Serve sliced, topped with gravy, alongside all your favorite Thanksgiving sides.
Nutrition
Calories: 495kcalCarbohydrates: 8gProtein: 99gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 245mgSodium: 3279mgPotassium: 1197mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 252IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 98mgIron: 4mg
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