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Basic Slow Cooker Turkey Breast
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This Basic Slow-cooker Turkey Breast delivers incredibly moist, flavorful meat with minimal effort. The simple preparation – just turkey breast seasoned with oil, salt, pepper, and aromatics like onion and garlic – allows the slow cooking process to work its magic over nine hours. Perfect for meal prep, this recipe yields enough for dinner plus plenty of leftovers to use throughout the week. Store extra turkey in the freezer for quick meals later – a practical, delicious solution for busy home cooks.
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Ingredients
1 turkey breast (6 to 6 1/2pounds), frozen
2 teaspoons vegetable oil
Salt and black pepper, to taste
1 medium onion
4 garlic cloves
Many recipes also call for about 2 cups of liquid to help keep the breast from drying out. Wine, broth, etc.

Directions
Rinse the turkey and pat it dry with paper towels.
❗YES! The turkey breast is frozen! That is why you are cooking it for so long. DO NOT BE IN A HURRY! 
Rub the turkey all over with the oil.
Sprinkle the breast lightly with salt and pepper.
For more highly seasoned meat, sprinkle 1 tablespoon dried herbs de Provence or dried Italian seasoning over the breast along with the salt and pepper. 
Place the breast, meaty side up, into a 5-quart slow cooker.
Peel the onion, cut it into quarters, and place the pieces around the edges of the pot.
Add the liquid if you are using it.
Peel the garlic cloves and place them around the sides of the cooker.
Cover cooker and cook at low for 9 hours, or until a meat thermometer inserted in the center of the meat registers 165°. 🎯
Remove the breast from the cooker and let stand at least 10 minutes before slicing. (The internal temperature will continue to rise while the bird is standing.)
Discard the onions and garlic.
Serve half the breast sliced, preferably without the skin.

Reserve the remaining breast half for use in other recipes:
Discard the turkey skin.
Remove the breast meat from the bone and coarsely chop.
You should have about 3 1/2 cups.
Place the meat in a freezer-weight plastic bag, and freeze for up to 2 weeks.
Servings\Yield
4 servings, with half the meat remaining for another use
Nutrition Facts
Nutrition Per Serving - Calories: 220; Total Fat: 5g (Saturated Fat: 1g); Cholesterol: 115mg; Sodium: 85mg; Total Carbohydrates: 2g (Dietary Fiber: 0g, Sugars: 1g); Protein: 41g
*Nutrition information is provided as a general estimate only. Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients, and is based on available nutrient data. Variations may occur based on ingredient brands and preparation methods.
💬 Uncle Dave says...
⚠️Always use good food handling practices when slow cooking from a frozen state (the food, not where you live).😂😂😂😂
🧑‍🍳 The Cook:  Carol Jancsi 🔑 Keywords: chicken, crock pot
🗂️ Categories: 🫕 Instant Pot, 🍗 Chicken & Other Poultry, ⏱️ Slow Cookers
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Basic Slow Cooker Turkey Breast was added on March 01, 2009 and last updated on May 15, 2025.
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