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***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. ๐
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!
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
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.ย
2. Mix 4 T of cornstarch into 1/2 cup of water.ย
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.ย
4. Add about half of a can of cream of mushroom soup. Stir it well and let the soup heat through.ย
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
All I could find was a frozen turkey breast that says keep frozen it’s a no thaw straight in oven type. Would it work if I put it in the slow cooker frozen?
Lendsey,
I haven’t ever tried this recipe with a “no thaw” turkey breast, however my first thought is that it would still work out great for you. The crock pot will cook it slowly so you should be fine. Good luck! Hope you love it!
~Jamie
I already had a 9 lb turkey breast when I stumbled across this recipe. It sounds amazing, but the bird will not fit in my crockpot. Do you think it will work in a roasting pan in the oven?
Jennie,
I haven’t ever tried it in the oven, however my cute sister in law has and she said it worked out great. Good luck!
~Jamie
Hi Jamie,
I don’t own a crock pot and would also love to make this in the oven. Could you tell me what temperature and how long I should roast the turkey breast or if I would need any additional liquid. I plan on covering tightly with foil to seal in the juices.
Thank you so much.
Kim
Hi Kim,
I just made this in the oven last week (sadly, my large crock pot has died on me!). I baked it at 325 for 3 hours and it came out great. You won’t need to add any additional juice. Good luck to you!
~Jamie
This sounds great, but I don’t like the flavor of the onion soup mix, do you have any suggestions on a substitute for it?
I use a package if Good Seasons Italian dressing mix rubbed on top of the breast. Delicious!!!
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I was looking for a no fuss turkey breast recipe for an early Thanksgiving dinner. My 5.5 lb. breast was done at 5 hours on low, but I will check it at 4 or 4.5 hours next time. I’m pretty sure it was done earlier. Very moist and with good flavor. For the gravy, I followed directions except for adding the 1/2 can of chicken soup. I was worried it would be too salty so I just added some leftover broth mixed with leftover 1/2 and 1/2 I needed to use up. It was a delicious gravy that was slightly sweet from the cranberries. I thought it was a delicious contrast with all the savory side dishes we had. I will make this again.
I find with recipes that call for Onion soup mix, to only use half (or less) of what they call for. Otherwise, too salty. But I am trying this turkey for Thanksgiving. It sounds yummy.
Do you think it would be possible to “marinate” the turkey breast in the mixture overnight before putting it into the crock pot the next day?
I did not see the LOW setting till after I did mine on high took 4-5 hours and it was 8lb turkey breast. In the end it tasted so good moist. brilliant recipe.
We did this last night and it was so good! Thank you! I didn’t have the canned crans on hand so I just dumped a bag of frozen cranberries in and it worked great. Thanks so much for sharing!
So… It’s in the crockpot now… A little worried bc I wanted to make this tonight, but the grocery store only had frozen turkeys….so I got regular chicken breasts….hoping that it works!! :/ known if anyone has tried just using chicken/turkey breasts instead of a big turkey… Kinda worried!