I admit I was more interested in the concept of cooking a turkey breast in the slow cooker rather than the recipe itself, so I cooked mine with some minor changes. The amount of Worcestershire seemed excessive so I just used a few shakes. Didn't use flour, the sage, or the can of turkey gravy. I seasoned the breast with garlic pepper and a little poultry seasoning and laid a couple of bacon strips over the breast to help keep it moist and to flavor the gravy (I've always done this with my tradionally roasted turkey). Knowing that a lot of juices would be produced, I just threw in a portion of the bag of turkey gravy that came in the package. I found the stated cooking time WAY too long--I would think 6 hours on Low should me more than adequate, and next time I would check it even sooner. The turkey at 6-1/2 hours was cooked to a higher temperature than I would have preferred, but was still surprisingly moist. After I pulled the breast out to rest, I thickened up the gravy with a little cornstarch on the stovetop. The turkey was succulent and moist and sliced beautifully, and the gravy was rich and flavorful. This method will definitely be making a comeback.
After putting two, almost nearly frozen 3lb. turkey breast roasts...boneless...in my crockpot to cook all night, I had to jump on here this morning to rave about the result. This recipe is fantastic! We won't be eating the turkey until much later this afternoon, but I have to admit that I did sneak a few tastes as I sliced it up. Here's how I prepared mine. I put the two roasts in a large crockpot, opened up both gravy packets and dumped that over the roasts, then added one chopped vidalia onion and one bunch of chopped celery hearts...leaves and all...and a bay leaf. Then I sprinkled the tops of the roasts with crushed dried sage, thyme, salt, and cracked black pepper. I set this to cook on low...thought the roasts might take all night and most of today because they were almost completely frozen...I started this at 9:30 last night and by 7:30 this morning they were tender, very moist, and exceptionally savory. I did get up to baste the tops once during the night, but I don't think it was really necessary. This is the only way that I will ever prepare turkey from now on. This is a must-try recipe; it is OUTSTANDING!! Thank you so much for sharing this...can't wait for dinner later today.
IT WAS WONDERFUL! The only thing that I changed was half-way through the cooking time I added 1 1/2 cups of turkey broth to it (due to the comments reguarding dryness). It was moist and perfect. I added a little cornstarch and made a gravy with the juices in the pot.
Oh my gosh! This was fantastic! Best turkey I ever made. Super tender and juicy falling off the bone great flavor. And so easy! I did not have a can of turkey gravy so I just put in the gravy packet that came with the turkey breast. I left the skin on and I cooked longer than the recipe called for about 11 hours just because of timing for my Christmas Eve meal but it would probably be fine timed as directed. I tied the breast with string as other reviewers have suggested and it looked beautiful coming out nicely browned. When near serving time I removed the breast from the crockpot and added about 2 cups of chicken broth to the drippings for gravy. I stirred a couple of tablespoons of flour into some broth and added that to the mix and turned the crockpot to high to thicken. The result was an out-of-this-world gravy to go with the turkey. I am so pleased with this recipe. Can't wait for turkey sandwiches tomorrow! This is definitely a keeper I'll be making it throughout the year.
I was worried because I didn't follow the recipe exactly (I used a 3 lb boneless butterball turkery and used the gravy packet it came with instead of a can of gravy) I followed the cooking time exactly and rubbed with oil before putting it in the crockpot and it turned out AMAZING! This is such a keeper! And so easy you could have Thanksgiving dinner at least once a month!
Great recipe. Had it today for Christmas Dinner along with ham. Most all made positive comments on how good it was. I will make this again. Didn't know which way to lay the breast in the cooker so I laid it on the side. Might put the bone side up next time to keep the breast meat in the juice. See the pictures.
Wonderful! I have cooked this twice now and it has turned out better each time. One tip is to tie together with butchers string. My first breast slightly fell apart so I tied the second and it made a wonderful presentation. I also coated the bird breast in a mix of sage rosemary and basil and left it over night (after skinning.) It was HEAVENLY!
This was really good. I used a small turkey not just the turkey breast. Left out the turkey gravy since I didn't have any. Added garlic powder and black pepper instead of the garlic pepper and also added poultry seasoning. The turkey was effortless to make and so tender. Everyone ate it right up!
This year I made Thanksgiving dinner for the first time ever for just me and my husband and I didn't want to make an entire turkey. This worked out perfectly. It gave me more room in my oven for other side dishes and the meat was very moist. The only complaint was the very top of the turkey was a little dry. Next time I make this I think I'll leave just a little of the skin on to keep it moist. This smells wonderful!
this is so great! no mess,and no fuss.
