Slow Cooker Turkey Breast with Gravy
Slow cooker turkey breast is moist and tender and no oven space needed. Perfect for small gatherings or weeknight meal.
Servings 8
Calories 378kcal
Ingredients
Garlic Herb Butter
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 1 teaspoon fresh chopped rosemary
- 2 teaspoon fresh chopped thyme
- 2 teaspoons fresh chopped parsley
- 10 unsalted tablespoons butter softened
For the turkey
- 7 pound bone in turkey breast 2 halves at the breast
- 1 large onion cut into thick slices
- 5 garlic cloves whole
- 2 sprigs rosemary
- 4 sprigs thyme
- 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
Turkey Gravy
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 3 tablespoons all purpose flour
- 2-2/12 cups liquid from the slow cooker
- 1/2 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
- Kitchen Bouquet : Gravy darkener if desired *see notes
Instructions
- In a small bowl mix the ingredients for the garlic herb butter.
- Pat turkey dry with paper towels
- Slather about 1/3 of the butter under the skin and the rest all over the top of the turkey. Sprinkle the salt and pepper on top.
- Place the sliced onions, garlic, rosemary, and thyme in the bottom of the Place turkey breast on top skin side up. Cook on low 4-6 hours, check turkey temp using a digital meat thermometer at about 4 hours. Pull it when the internal temp reaches 160 degrees.
- Transfer turkey to a baking sheet and broil for 5-6 minutes to crisp up the skin, watch it carefully you don’t want it to burn. Remove turkey from oven and tent with aluminum foil and let rest 15 minutes before slicing.
- Strain slow cooker juices into a bowl, discarding the onions, garlic, and herbs. You should have 2-21/2 cups of juice. (If it’s less you can top it off with some chicken stock needed)
For the Gravy
- Heat a skillet or saucepan on medium heat and melt the butter, whisk in the flour and whisk for about a minute to cook the flour.
- Slowly whisk in the juices and apple cider vinegar and bring to a simmer for about 3-5 minutes until it thickens.
- Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Notes
Make sure the turkey is thawed and patted dry with paper towels before spreading on the butter mixture.
Top off with chicken stock if you don’t have enough leftover juices in the slow cooker
You can add a gravy darkener such as Kitchen Bouquet, or else the gravy will be much lighter in color.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 378kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 121g | Fat: 27g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 10g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 167mg | Sodium: 252mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g
