Can I cook this on high?

Yes! To make your crockpot turkey breast a little faster, you can set the slow cooker to high heat for the whole time. On high it will take between 2 and a half and 3 hours for the turkey breast to come to the proper internal temperature.

Can I use a boneless turkey breast?

Yes, you can use a boneless turkey breast, but it will cook faster and you will have a less flavorful gravy. A boneless turkey breast will be done on low in 3-4 hours - no need to cook on high for the first hour.

Can I make this ahead of time?

This recipe is best made and served immediately. You can prep the veggies and compound butter the day before and just assemble the day you want to eat it.

Slow Cooker Turkey Breast with Gravy - Crockpot Turkey Breast

Servings: 4 servings 1x

Ingredients

Turkey Ingredients

3lb bone in, skin on split turkey breast (I like Empire Kosher brand)
1 yellow onion diced
1 cup diced celery
1 cup diced carrots
1 cup turkey stock (or chicken stock)
4 tbsp softened butter
4 cloves of garlic minced
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
1/2 tsp dried thyme
1/2 tsp dried sage
1/2 tsp dried rosemary

Gravy Ingredients

4 tbsp butter
1/4 cup flour (Use cassava flour if grain free)

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Instructions

Grease a crockpot or slow cooker with oil to ease clean up
Add diced onion, diced carrots, and diced celery to the slow cooker with the turkey stock and stir gently
In a small mixing bowl combine softened butter with minced garlic, salt, pepper, dried thyme, sage, and rosemary
Rub the butter mixture all over the top and bottom or the turkey breast and under the skin of the turkey
If you’re having trouble it helps to rub the bottom with the butter mixture, place it in the slow cooker and then rub butter on the top with the breast in the slow cooker
Close the top of the slow cooker and set to high heat for 1 hour
Reduce the heat to low and cook for an additional 4 hours – you are looking for an internal temperature of 160 – 165F so you may need to cook it on low for longer or shorter than 4 hours, use a meat thermometer to check this
Once the internal temp reaches at least 165F turn the slow cooker off and remove the turkey breast
To crisp the skin of the turkey breast, set your oven to broil and place the cooked turkey breast on a lined baking sheet. Broil for just 2-3 minutes to crisp the skin and set aside as you prepare the gravy.
Pour the rest of the ingredients from the slow cooker over a strainer to separate the veggies from the juices – you should have about 2 cups of juices for the gravy
Heat 4 tbsp of butter in a pan over medium heat
Once the butter is all melted add the flour to the pan and stir to combine
Slowly pour in small amounts of the juices stirring constantly to form a smooth gravy
Once the juices are all added to the pan, cook for an additional 2 minutes stirring constantly then turn off the heat. Taste the gravy and season with salt and pepper as needed. If you would like a thinner gravy, pour in more turkey stock from the carton and continue cooking.
Slice the turkey breast off the bone and serve with the gravy

Notes

*** To cook this recipe faster you can cook the whole thing on high for 2 and a half to 3 hours.

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