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Turkey Breast of Wonder (Crock Pot)

by Jamie

 ***UPDATED OCTOBER 2023*** This fabulous recipe for Crock Pot Turkey Breast of Wonder is always a fan favorite during the fall and winter months. I have to admit to making it regularly myself. I will even make it on occasion, just so we have leftovers to make this incredible OPEN FACED TURKEY PROVOLONE MELTED SANDWICH, which has been a family favorite of ours for years. 

 It’s so easy to throw everything into the crock pot and let it cook away. The turkey turns out super moist and tender. 

It’s especially fabulous to make on Thanksgiving as it frees up your oven space. If you haven’t tried it, I hope you will!

It’s a keeper!

So, I realize. 

Dear reader.

That the month is May, Mexican food is on sale at the grocery store, people are worrying about purchasing a gift for dear old Mom, and the bees? Well, they are buzzing in the trees, you know.

And here I am sharing a recipe for turkey, with out a pilgrim hat in sight! It may seem a bit misplaced, my friends. But turkey doesn’t belong to November alone, does it? Especially this fabulous, couldn’t be EASIER (5 minutes prep is all you need), moist, tender, shred-able, Turkey Breast of Wonder. You could make it with a traditional side of Mashed Potatoes and Gravy and serve it for Sunday dinner. You could chop it up and put it in this fabulous sandwich. You could shred it up and put it in this heavenly salad, and enjoy it for lunch. Which is what I have been doing with the leftovers all week, and let me tell you. It’s the lunch of champions. I think I could almost win a gold medal after eating it. No joke. 

There is a great little Bakery/Sandwich joint down the street from my house (Kneaders, is the name) that makes the best sandwiches and salads with heavenly turkey that isn’t processed and sliced. This recipe reminds me a lot of the turkey Kneaders uses. Juicy, flavorful and perfect to go in all kinds of things.


Hope you love it. 🙂

 
1. Make sure your turkey is completely thawed. I let mine hang out in the fridge for a couple of days after I purchase it frozen. Set it on a pan, so you don’t have juices running all over when you open up the bag. Cut a hole in the top of the bag and remove the packaging. Some turkey breasts come with a gravy pouch inside, be sure to remove it if yours happens to come with one. 
2. Place the old bird in the crock pot. 
 
 
2. Pour yourself 1/2 cup of orange juice. 
 
 
Add one can whole berry Cranberry sauce
 
 
and one package Lipton Onion Soup mix. 
 
 
3. Mix the ingredients together and pour them over the top of the bird. 
 
 
 
4. Sprinkle a bit of salt and pepper over the top. Cover the crock pot and cook on low for 8-9 hours,
 
 
or until a meat thermometer stuck into the center of the bird reads 180 degrees. You can see I got mine a bit past 180. Don’t like, turn me into the poultry police or anything, ok? It still turned out wonderful, juicy and moist.

5. Remove the turkey breast to a plate and cover it with tin foil. Let it rest for about 5 minutes. Then carve it (or shred it) up and enjoy.

GRAVY:
1. Pour the juices from the crock pot through a strainer and into a medium sized sauce pan. 
2. Mix 4 T of cornstarch into 1/2 cup of water. 
3. Bring the juices to a boil and add the cornstarch/water mixture a little bit at a time, stirring constantly until you reach the consistency you want. You may not need all of the cornstarch/water. 
4. Add about half of a can of cream of mushroom soup. Stir it well and let the soup heat through. 

Enjoy!

Turkey Breast of Wonder (Crock Pot)

Serves: 12 servings Prep Time: Cooking Time:
Nutrition facts: 200 calories 20 grams fat
Rating: 2.4/5
( 20 voted )

Ingredients

  • 1 (5-6 pound) turkey breast
  • 1/2 C orange juice (you could also substitute chicken broth)
  • 1 (14 ounce) can whole cranberry sauce
  • 1 (1 ounce) package Lipton Onion Soup Mix
  • salt and pepper
  • GRAVY:
  • Drippings from the crock pot
  • 4 Tb cornstarch
  • 1/2 can cream of mushroom soup

Instructions

1. Make sure your turkey is completely thawed. I let mine hang out in the fridge for a couple of days after I purchase it frozen. Set it on a pan, so you don't have juices running all over when you open up the bag. Cut a hole in the top of the bag and remove the packaging. Some turkey breasts come with a gravy pouch inside, be sure to remove it if yours happens to come with one. 
Place the old bird in the crock pot. 
2. Pour yourself 1/2 cup of orange juice. Add one can whole berry Cranberry sauce and one package Lipton Onion Soup mix. 
3. Mix the ingredients together and pour them over the top of the bird. 
4. Sprinkle a bit of salt and pepper over the top. Cover the crock pot and cook on low for 8-9 hours, or until a meat thermometer stuck into the center of the bird reads 180 degrees. You can see I got mine a bit past 180. Don't like, turn me into the poultry police or anything, ok? It still turned out wonderful, juicy and moist.
5. Remove the turkey breast to a plate and cover it with tin foil. Let it rest for about 5 minutes. Then carve it (or shred it) up and enjoy.

GRAVY:
1. Pour the juices from the crock pot through a strainer and into a medium sized sauce pan. 
2. Mix 4 T of cornstarch into 1/2 cup of water. 
3. Bring the juices to a boil and add the cornstarch/water mixture a little bit at a time, stirring constantly until you reach the consistency you want. You may not need all of the cornstarch/water. 
4. Add about half of a can of cream of mushroom soup. Stir it well and let the soup heat through. 

Enjoy!

Notes

***NOTE: Make sure you buy a turkey breast small enough to fit in your crock pot.*** ***ADDITIONAL NOTE: If you don't have a large enough crock pot, or don't own one you can place the turkey in a 9x13 pan, cover it with the remaining ingredients, cover tightly with foil and bake at 325 for 3 hours.***


Recipe from my sweet sister Jen Derrick

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220 comments

Claire October 15, 2014 - 4:23 pm

Would this be just as tasty with a whole chicken instead of turkey? Picked up the wrong bird :-/

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Pilar November 6, 2014 - 10:07 am

To those with onion allergies, first let me say it’s good to know my husband is not the only one! I have made this recipe a few times and I substituted a package of brown gravy mix. I omit the mushroom soup for the gravy, either leaving it as is or thickening a bit as directed. It works very well and my family loves it. Hope that helps.

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Amy November 6, 2014 - 4:10 pm

Thank you so much!!! I know the McCormick gravy mix contains onions (and it’s all I could find), but I found a recipe for home-made gravy mix, and that seems to be working well. Cooking now. 🙂 Thanks again ~ fabulous idea, and very helpful!!!

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Jamie November 7, 2014 - 8:24 am

Pilar,
Thanks for sharing this great tip with everyone!
All the best,
~Jamie

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Erica November 10, 2014 - 11:19 pm

I am so excited,I will be cooking this for Thanksgiving dinner in an effort to free up critical oven space. Wish me luck

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Kay November 17, 2014 - 7:52 pm

I found this recipe on Pinterest and I’m happy I did. I followed the recipe except I used chicken broth instead of o.j. and I did not add salt, I just added pepper. My turkey breast was 5.49 lbs and the internal temperature was 195 degrees after 4 hours on high. I was afraid that it was going to be dry. I turned the crockpot off and let it rest until dinner, 3 hours. The turkey was moist and delicious! My 14 year old son had three servings! I will definitely make this again, it was so easy and delicious. Thank you for the great recipe.

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Alyssa November 20, 2014 - 11:01 am

Wow this was delicious!!! Turkey had great flavor, gravy was a DELIGHT!!!!!! I used a 3lb turkey breast. But husband wants me to make this for thanksgiving so I’ll have to use either multiple croc pots or figure out how to make this in the oven with a large sized turkey!… Any suggestions please!!!!

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Alyssa November 22, 2014 - 1:06 pm

I want to make thanksgiving turkey this way!! Any measurements and/or timing would be greatly appreciated. I’m feeding 12 or so people, so I’m wondering how to get this to work in the oven 🙂 thanks!

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sue craiglow November 25, 2014 - 6:01 am

the newer crookpots cook faster because the heating elements are in the bottom of the pots instead of around the sides . Icalled the company and ask why it cooked faster like my old one better Sue

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sue craiglow November 25, 2014 - 6:05 am

the newer slow cookers have the heating elements on the bottom instead of around the sides. I called the company and ask why it cooked faster that was there answer. I like my old cooker better Sue

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Kim November 27, 2014 - 3:43 pm

Jamie,
I made the turkey breast of wonder for thanksgiving.It was the best turkey I’ve ever had! I have brined and basted for years and never had a turkey this moist! Thank you!

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Aubree December 21, 2014 - 7:31 am

My husband is allergic to onions. Any ideas of a subsitiue for the soup mix? Thanks!!

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Leanne December 13, 2015 - 9:29 am

Beef bouillion or Knorr Vegetable soup packet.

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Panama City December 29, 2014 - 12:12 pm

Made this on Christmas day. It was fabulous. Loved the cranberry infusion. Made great gravy too! Thanks

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Cassidy January 1, 2015 - 12:24 pm

Anyone know if the turkey breast can be frozen?

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Meg April 6, 2015 - 5:37 am

Making today for tonight! It’ll have to cook on low all day while I’m at work so I’m hoping its not dried out 🙂 so excited! 3 months prego and been wanting to make this for a long time – we just couldn’t find a turkey breast until yesterday 🙂

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Madelynn April 11, 2015 - 9:32 pm

Followed the recipe to the letter. Very strange flavor combination. I will say the turkey breast was moist but I wasn’t crazy about the infused flavor. The gravy was okay and edible once the mushroom soup was added. I’ll eat this and use the turkey in soup and other recipes but I would never make this again with the same ingredients I think I could come up with better flavor combinations. The combination of the cranberry and orange juice after cooking was almost bitter. Not sure if I went wrong or if this is a bogus recipe.

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Karen April 12, 2015 - 12:14 am

@Madelynn– this is a real recipe and I have personally made it several times and have had rave reviews. Orange and cranberry is a classic flavor combination–did you use fresh cranberries or canned cranberry sauce? While the blog is not mine, I am sorry it didn’t work for you.

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Angelica November 12, 2015 - 2:14 am

Hi! I was wondering if it’s ok to pour the cranberry combination (after it’s cooked in crock pot) over the turkey breast and serve it that way or would I need to make a gravy instead?

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Laura October 12, 2018 - 6:47 am

I know this is an old question, but I’d like to know this answer too. My husband hates anything cranberry whatsoever, but I love it. So I’d like to just use the cranberry concoction afterwards for myself. What are your thoughts on this Jamie?

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Jamie October 12, 2018 - 8:51 am

Hi Laura,
Thanks for your question. I would leave the cranberry sauce out and add 1 C chicken broth as a substitute. Then you can just use the cranberry sauce onto your own turkey once you are ready to serve.
Hope this helps! Best of luck to you!
~Jamie

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Laura October 12, 2018 - 8:53 am

Perfect! Thank you!

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Tandra November 20, 2015 - 6:41 am

If I have a 10lb turkey breast, should I just double everything? I’ve never done a turkey, so I’m nervous. Thanks so much!

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Jamie November 24, 2015 - 2:40 pm

Hi Tandra,
Thanks for your question. You’ll want to be sure you have a crock pot big enough to manage a 10 pound turkey breast. 🙂 If it’s too large and the lid has a hard time staying on, you’ll want to cover it well and cook it in the oven. Doubling the other ingredients for this size of bird is a good idea.
Best of luck!
~Jamie

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Misty November 24, 2015 - 2:46 pm

I was wondering if I can use a whole turkey, will it still come out the same?
-Misty

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Misty November 25, 2015 - 12:17 am

Do you also think this would be a flavor children wouldn’t like?

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Susan Yakus April 7, 2016 - 3:16 pm

I tried this recipe and used a 7-8 lb. turkey. I have a Nesco roaster and set it at slow cook. This recipe says 9 hours, but mine was already up to 190 degrees after 4 hours, so beware! I can’t figure how they said 9 hours to cook this. That being said, the flavor is delicious and I added some broth to some Swanson’s gravy and it made it just delicious! I made mashed potatoes to go with it. Try this, you will like it! Just watch the time.

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Carissa June 11, 2016 - 2:17 pm

I’m having the hardest time finding a frozen turkey breast, can only seem to find whole chickens or partial chickens… is it a seasonal thing? It’s the beginning of summer, lol. They didn’t have anything similar at our health food grocery store so I checked a conventional grocery store and still nothing 🙁

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Heather November 24, 2016 - 1:04 pm

Made this for Thanksgiving dinner for the 3rd year in a row. As usual, fantastic! I also love how it frees up the oven for other tasty treats=)

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Connie November 24, 2016 - 7:24 pm

So today, I made the Turkey Breast of Wonder for Thanksgiving and it was beyond wonderful! My husband is allergic to onions so I used brown gravy mix and I cooked it in my Dutch Oven. It was so moist and good! I will definitely make this again.

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Jacqui March 25, 2017 - 12:41 pm

Way too much salt for me. I will try it with less canned/dry soup and let you know.

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elsie June 14, 2017 - 1:19 am

Nice meal.. Great recipe!

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Tina September 11, 2017 - 12:48 pm

Made this last night – it was great! We loved the gravy but used cream of celery since that we had on hand. I could only find a bone-in turkey breast in the freezer section and it was slightly frozen when I started cooking. It took 9 hours on low. We paired it with buns and cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes, and pumpkin pie! An early Thanksgiving dinner for us!

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Linda October 10, 2017 - 4:33 pm

Tried this for supper tonight….YUM!!! THE TURKEY WAS MOIST. AND THE GRAVY WAS FANTASTIC!

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Elaine November 5, 2017 - 9:03 pm

Making this for the 2nd Thanksgiving. It’s delish! Feeds 4 easily with leftovers! Yum!

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JFord November 6, 2017 - 10:17 am

One PACKAGE of onion soup or 1 PACKET? There are 2 PER BOX.

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Elaine November 8, 2017 - 9:06 pm

I’ve made this twice now, and am making it again this Thanksgiving. Delicious, family friendly, wonderful way to cook turkey breasts! Can’t wait!

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Tina November 16, 2017 - 11:18 am

I just jotted down the ingredients to make. I’m hosting two friendsgiving and this recipe just relieved my stress because it looks both yummy and easy!!! Thank you!!!

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This was delicious and super easy. Moist and tender turkey breast.

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i cook a frozen solid turkey breast in a crockpot in 9 hours, so moist and perfectly done!

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Have you tried this recipe in an instant pot? We love this recipe and make it every year for Thanksgiving! I’d love to speed the process up some.

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Sarah December 19, 2018 - 9:26 am

I’m going to try this in the IP for Christmas…I’ve looked at some other IP turkey breast recipes, so I think I’ll try this for 35 min, 10 min NPR. The only thing I’m concerned about is the amount of liquid–I might throw some chicken stock in the pot to make sure I don’t get a ‘burn’ message!

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Angie December 30, 2018 - 9:33 am

I make this every year when I visit my daughter for the holidays it’s her absolute favorite. However I always make it with a boneless turkey breast. This year we are having my son and his girlfriend over for dinner as well so I purchased two 3 lb boneless turkey breasts and doubled the recipe for the sauce. It’s so yummy can’t wait for dinner tonight.

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