How to Cook a Turkey Breast in the Crock Pot
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Ingredients
- 3-1/2 to 7 lb. (1.5 to 3.1 kg) turkey breast
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/2 tsp. pepper, freshly ground
- 1 tsp. garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp. dried parsley
- 1 large onion, quartered
- 1 apple, cored and quartered
- 2 cups white wine or chicken broth
Details
Servings 1
Adapted from wikihow.com
Preparation
Step 1
Prepare the Turkey Breast for Cooking
1
Check the cavity of the turkey breast for giblets. Most turkey breasts don't come with them, but if yours did, then remove them. They will be inside a small paper bag.
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2
Wash the turkey breast in a clean sink and dry it with paper towels. Don't remove the skin until after the turkey has cooked.
3
Baste the entire breast with olive oil. Sprinkle the turkey with the salt, pepper, garlic powder and parsley.
4
Place the quartered onion and apple into the turkey's cavity.[1]
5
Pour the white wine or chicken broth over the turkey, onion and apple.
Cook the Turkey in the Crock Pot
1
Spray a large slow cooker with nonstick cooking spray. Place the turkey into the slow cooker with the breast side facing up.
2
Insert a meat thermometer into the thickest part of the turkey breast.
3
Place the cover on the slow cooker and turn it up to High. Cook the turkey for 3 hours and check to see that the meat thermometer has hit 140 F (60 C).
4
Cook the turkey for another 2 to 3 hours or until the thermometer reads 170 F (77 C).
Broil the Turkey and Serve It
1
Preheat your broiler to High. Spray a roasting pan with nonstick cooking spray.
2
Remove the turkey from the crock pot using two large meat forks. Be very careful because the meat will be extraordinarily tender and ready to slip off of the bone.
3
Place the turkey on the pan breast side up.
4
Broil the turkey for 5 to 7 minutes or until the skin on the breast is nicely browned.
5
Remove the turkey from the oven. Allow the turkey to rest for 15 to 20 minutes before you carve it. Remove the onion and apple before you carve the turkey.
6
Carve and serve the turkey with stuffing, cranberry sauce and other traditional holiday sides.
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