Cooking a slow cooker turkey breast in a Crockpot is super simple to prep and to do! If you don't want to cook a whole turkey, crockpot turkey breast is the solution for the holidays or a Sunday dinner!
You know how much I love cooking in my slow cooker, Crockpot Whole Chicken to Slow Cooker Turkey, I'm so excited to share with you how to cook a turkey breast in a slow cooker today!
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It's really easy and it's perfect for Thanksgiving or any holiday!
Spices for Slow Cooker Turkey Breast with Vegetables
- salt
- ground black pepper
- ground white pepper
- garlic powder
- onion powder
- dried thyme
- paprika
I have a quick video for you to watch in this post and I know you'll find it really helpful!
How to Make Slow Cooker Turkey Breast
I mix all of the rub ingredients together first and then smash and peel the garlic. Cut up the vegetables and add them to the slow cooker. Pour the chicken broth on top.
Quarter the lemon.
Pat the turkey breast dry.
Rub the garlic all over the turkey breast.
Add the rub to the turkey.
And then I add the lemon to the opening in the turkey breast. I always use lemon when roasting a turkey or chicken. It keeps keep the meat moist and tender.
Put the turkey breast in the slow cooker on top of the veggies and chicken broth.
Cook on low for 3.5 to 5 hours. Remove the turkey breast from the slow cooker and place in a baking dish and broil for a few minutes to crisp up the skin.
I use the broth from the slow cooker to make a gravy in a skillet. I know you'll love this!
It's a no fuss way of making a turkey breast in the slow cooker and makes it easy for your holiday get together!
My favorite kitchen tools for this slow cooker turkey breast:
slow cooker
turkey lifters
baking dish (pictured above) or this one
Recipe
Slow Cooker Turkey Breast Recipe
Ingredients
- 1/2 large onion, chopped
- 3 carrots, ends cut off, cut into thirds
- 2 celery stalks, ends cut off, cut into thirds
- one 15-ounce can low sodium chicken broth
- 4 to 5 pound turkey breast, with the bone-in
- 4 garlic cloves, smashed and peeled
- 1 lemon, quartered
Rub Ingredients
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon ground white pepper
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 teaspoon paprika
Gravy Ingredients
- 3 Tablespoons unsalted butter
- 3 Tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
Instructions
- Add the onion, carrots and celery and broth to the crockpot. Turn on low.
- Mix all of the rub ingredients together in a small bowl.
- Pat the turkey breast dry with paper towels. Rub smashed garlic on the skin. Add spice rub to turkey. Leftover spices put on top of vegetables.
- Add garlic and lemon to the inner cavity of the breast. Place the breast on top of the veggies.
- Cook on low for 3 1/2 to 5 hours, depending on the size of the breast. It should have an internal temperature of at least 160 degrees F.
- Remove the turkey breast using turkey lifters and place in a roasting pan or baking dish. Place in the oven on the broil setting to crisp up the skin, for about 3 to 4 minutes, watching carefully so it won’t burn.
Make the Gravy
- Strain the broth from the slow cooker (mine made about 1 1/3 cups)
- Add 3 tablespoons of butter to a sauce pan and melt. Add flour and mix well, allowing the flour to cook for 3 to 4 minutes.
- Slowly add the strained broth and mix, until desired consistency. Allow to simmer and thicken. Add water if needed to thin out the gravy (about 2 to 3 tablespoons).
- Add dried thyme and salt and pepper to taste. Serve with the turkey breast.
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Paula S. says
I would never have thought of doing a turkey breast in my slow cooker. That looks delicious!
Arlene M says
Xmas dinner recipe for sure
BCASSADY says
Keeping this recipe
sara says
I would love to try to make this
Saundra McKenzie says
This looks amazing! Going to try it.
Mayra Morales says
Slow cooker breast recipes thank you so much! Yummy
patricia caradonna says
Looks simple and delicious. Can’t wait to make.
Mary W says
I love this recipe. I am going to try it using a chicken roaster. The nice thing about a slow cooker is that in Florida, we can put it outside on the patio and not heat up the house.
Kathy Conley says
I love using the slow cooker for the turkey so my oven is open for my other dishes!
Jennifer Long says
We just made a turkey breast in the crock pot two weeks ago and it was so delicious and juicy
Marketa Chatten says
Will definitely be trying this. Anytime I make turkey it’s too dry. What a great website.
Susan Ladd says
This looks like something I need to try. Thanks a million
Sara Marshalek says
I’ve never made a turkey breast in the slow cooker before. This looks like a simple & delicious recipe!
monique s says
This makes cooking turkey so much easier and keeps it juicier too
Liz Kilcher says
great alternative to roasting a whole turkey
Tonya Tipton says
I’m not much of a Turkey eater because it always comes out dry but this one doesn’t look dry at all. I never thought about putting Turkey breast in a slow cooker before. My husband loves Turkey and he would love this, it does look pretty good.
sameena shaikh says
Definitely going to try
Cindy Quisenberry says
I will use this next time for turkey! Slow cooker makes everything taste so good!
Sara Zielinski says
Sounds interesting, may have to try that with my turkey breast.
shannon zeidan says
We never really use our slow cooker. This sounds like the perfect excuse to use it.
Janet Tacker says
Next turkey breast I buy gonna do this recipe/
Wendy Green says
Things always come out so tender and juicy in a crock pot!
I love that you have an easy print recipe button, by the way.
Karen Bellomy says
this recipe looks fantastic can not wait to try it
Linda Meranda says
A keeper recipe. We live on Turkey breast
Diane Wolf says
I’m always up for trying something different with turkey, gonna try this for sure!
Mya Murphy says
I love this!! I love crock pot cooking, and I think I am trying this on Christmas.