Easy Turkey Breast in a Slow Cooker
Now is the perfect time to make this Easy Turkey Breast in a Slow Cooker. All you need are a few simple ingredients, including great herbs, and this Slow Cooker Turkey Breast recipe is perfect for the Thanksgiving or Christmas season.
Tender turkey means that you can easily pair it with your favorite sides and create a holiday meal that everyone is going to love. My family loves turkey all year round.
A few things we love with turkey, no matter the time of year includes Baked Beans with Bacon and Loaded Potato Salad. Turkey doesn’t have to mean the traditional Thanksgiving type dishes.
Slow Cooker Turkey Breast
When it comes to cooking turkey breast, the slow cooker makes it easy! Adding in the onions, seasoning, and chicken broth makes it a breeze and keeps the turkey breast tender and juicy as well.
Buying a Turkey Breast
You will find a few different types including a whole turkey breast which includes skin and a bone. Also popular is a boneless turkey breast, with or without skin and also a turkey tenderloin, which is usually skinless and boneless. Any of these will work just fine. Most turkey breasts are sold frozen, so follow thawing directions on the package.
Ingredients needed to make Slow Cooker Turkey Breast
All you need are the following ingredients to cook turkey in the slow cooker. Get ready to love this recipe – it’s so simple to make!
- 3 – 5 lbs. turkey breast – thawed
- 1 C. Chicken broth
- 4 Tbsp. Butter softened
- ½ Onion thinly sliced
- 2 Tbsp. Olive oil
- 2 tsp. Poultry seasoning
- 1 tsp. Ground sage
- 1 tsp. Dried rosemary
- 1 tsp. Ground thyme
- 3 tsp. Minced garlic
- ¼ tsp. Dried oregano
- Salt and pepper to taste
How to cook turkey breast in the slow cooker
You’ll love the tenderness and flavor of this turkey recipe. Plus it frees up the oven for all the other delicious dishes and desserts you are preparing.
Pour the chicken broth into the bottom of the slow cooker.
Add the onions into the slow cooker.
Top the onions and broth with the turkey breast.
Peel the skin back from the turkey breast and spread the butter underneath.
Drizzle the turkey breast with the olive oil.
Sprinkle the seasonings, minced garlic and salt and pepper to taste over the turkey breast and spread them on evenly with your hands to make sure both sides are coated.
Cover, and cook on low for 5 hours.
Remove the turkey breast, and place on a parchment lined baking sheet.
Place the turkey breasts under the broiler in the oven for a few minutes to crisp up and brown the skin – if desired.**
Let stand for about 15 minutes for juices to absorb, then slice and serve.
**Some slow cookers tend to brown the meat while cooking better than others.
Variations
Change up the seasonings – If you want to do different flavors, do it! You can easily use lemon pepper seasoning, Cajun seasonings, or a favorite BBQ rub.
Add heat – If you want to make it spicy, add some red pepper flakes or some chili powder to the mixture. But be careful, this will make it hot quickly!
Common Questions
What do you serve with turkey?
The good news about cooking turkey is that you can serve it with just about anything. For Thanksgiving, pair it with Southern Sweet Potato Casserole and Baked Pineapple and Cheese Casserole. Add of side of this Pear and Cranberry Sauce, and you are set.
How do I store leftover cooked turkey?
Everyone loves leftovers, but after the first day or two, you might be a bit tired of it. Make sure the turkey is cool before storing.
If you had a bone in the turkey breast, remove the meat from the bones. It can be sliced, shredded, or chopped, depending on how you plan to use it.
In the refrigerator, use within 3 – 4 days of storing.
Freeze for later – in an airtight bag or freezer container, it will stay good for up to 6 months.
How to use leftover turkey
It’s not just for sandwiches. Try it for turkey salad (like you would make chicken salad), or my favorite – One Pot Turkey Alfredo
I always think of using turkey as I would in any chicken recipe.
A few more side dish recipes for anytime of the year.
Slow Cooker Green Beans and Potatoes
Slow Cooker Turkey Breast
This Slow Cooker Turkey Breast makes preparing your holiday meals, or really any meal, so simple.
Ingredients
- 3 - 5 lbs. turkey breast
- 1 C. Chicken broth
- 4 Tbsp. Butter softened
- ½ Onion thinly sliced
- 2 Tbsp. Olive oil
- 2 tsp. Poultry seasoning
- 1 tsp. Ground sage
- 1 tsp. Dried rosemary
- 1 tsp. Ground thyme
- 3 tsp. Minced garlic
- ¼ tsp. Dried oregano
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Pour the chicken broth into the bottom of the slow cooker.
- Add the onions into the slow cooker.
- Top the onions and broth with the turkey breast.
- Peel the skin back from the turkey breast and spread the butter underneath.
- Drizzle the turkey breast with the olive oil.
- Sprinkle the seasonings, minced garlic and salt and pepper to taste over the turkey breast and spread them on evenly with your hands to make sure both sides are coated.
- Cover, and cook on low for 5 hours.
- Remove the turkey breast, and place on a parchment lined baking sheet.
- Place the turkey breasts under the broiler in the oven for a few minutes to crisp up and brown the skin - if desired.
- Let stand for about 15 minutes for juices to absorb, then slice and serve.
Notes
VariationsÂ
Change up the seasonings - If you want to do differentflavors, do it! You can easily use lemon pepper seasoning, Cajun seasonings, ora favorite BBQ rub.Â
Add heat - If you want to make it spicy, add some redpepper flakes or some chili powder to the mixture. But be careful, this will make it hot quickly!Â
See full blog post for more serving ideas, how to store, and leftover ideas.
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Rosemary
This is a perfect recipe; I love the simplicity of it!
It is so easy. Do the seasoning as you like too.
Oh goodness, that looks so good. I’ve never had much luck cooking turkey. It’s always so tough, so I’m very keen to give this a go.
I’m usually pretty good with turkeys but I like doing these breast since thaw time is so much quicker. And different seasonings too.