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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. ๐Ÿ™‚

 
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)

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Serves: 12 servings Prep Time: Cooking Time:
Nutrition facts: 200 calories 20 grams fat
Rating: 2.6/5
( 41 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.ย 
Place the old bird in the crock pot.ย 
2. Pour yourself 1/2 cup of orange juice.ย Add one can whole berry Cranberry sauce and one package Lipton Onion Soup mix.ย 
3. Mix the ingredients together and pour them over the top of the bird.ย 
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.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

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  1. Whenever I visit your blog and try a recipe I know it will be delicious. I love your Turkey Breast of Wonder and make it often. I’ve shared it with my Mom & Sister and they both loved it. Thank you for all of your yummy recipes and for making my meal planning easier. ๐Ÿ™‚
    Today we’re going to try your Marshmallow stuffed cookies…yum!!
    Sheena

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    1. Thank you for your interest, Gabriel. With my very ifncfniuiest Greek, I understood that you have been to Kars and Erzurum. I always believe that any Turk who visits Greece and any Greek who visits Turkey cannot feel hostile towards his neighbor anymore, even though he was feeling so before.Take care,Emre

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  2. Cold snowy day here in eastern KS & I’m making this turkey. We were all sick on Christmas so no turkey dinner then, this is perfect. I’ve also never used the temp probe on my 2 year old HamiltonBeech slow cooker. We’ll see how it works.

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  3. I can’t use anything with onions because family members are allergic to them. What is a good substitute for the onion soup mix?

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    1. I asked the same thing back in November, Kristin, as I’m allergic to onions, too. I just scrolled through and didn’t see a reply, so I hope someone responds to yours. ๐Ÿ™‚ Would LOVE to make this, but ranch doesn’t sound like a good substitute and I can’t think of anything that would. Good luck!

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      1. Hi Amy,
        So sorry to hear that your question fell through the cracks so to speak…and I must have missed it. It will still work be yummy if you leave the onion soup mix out. Add about 1/2 cup chicken broth to the orange juice and cranberry sauce and cook as instructed. I actually made it this way several months ago (ran out of Onion Soup Mix when we were at Bear Lake) and it was great. Best of luck!
        ~Jamie

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        1. Thanks so much for the great replacement ideas! Unfortunately, both of those contain onions as well. It’s almost impossible to find any soup, soup mix, or sauce that doesn’t contain onions (or dehydrated onions, or onion flakes). It’s why I learned to cook from scratch for myself: I can’t eat out many places, either. ๐Ÿ™‚ Thanks again!

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          1. Hi Amy! I think if you leave out the soup mix & add some sage or rosemary (fresh sprigs or dried herbs) it would give that extra depth of flavor you’re looking for ๐Ÿ™‚

          2. Amy,
            There are recipes for make-it-yourself Onion soup mix on Pinterest & the web. The spices in the recipe (without the dehydrated onions) would be another option to use in this recipe. Hope this helps.

    3. Debbie,
      It will still work be yummy if you leave the onion soup mix out. Add about 1/2 cup chicken broth to the orange juice and cranberry sauce and cook as instructed. I actually made it this way several months ago (ran out of Onion Soup Mix when we were at Bear Lake) and it was great. Best of luck!
      ~Jamie

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  5. I tried this recipe today. It was my first ever attempt at crockpot turkey. The only change I made was adding some fresh sage to the crock pot. I love the flavor with turkey. I had a 4.25 lb breast. I cooked it 3.5 hours on low and the 2 hours on high. It was done perfectly @ 165 degrees. I strained the juices and added the corn starch slurry for the gravy. I didn’t add the cream soup mix. The gravy was AWESOME! I didn’t find it too salty at all, but maybe others used the soup, and soup is generally high in sodium. This recipe was super easy and super delicious! The turkey turned out moist and flavorful. And I’m telling you, the gravy is incredible. Yum! I will definitely be making this again and again! Also BF approved and he’s a picky one! Thanks for sharing.

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  6. I made this tonight, only I used a pork roast. It was very good. I didn’t use a pre-packet of onion soup mix, I made one from scratch. I didn’t add any extra salt to the roast, and making my own onion soup mix, it wasn’t too salty at all! Very good recipe, I will be making this again……trying a turkey breast ๐Ÿ™‚ Even my picky meat eater two year old asked for seconds!

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      1. Jamie, I made this with the boneless pork shoulder roast, and it was delicious!! I didn’t put the whole package of soup mix in, because I thought it would be salty.

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          1. Hi Harriet, My roast was about 5 lbs., and I cooked it about 4 hrs. I used a newer crock pot, that was much quicker than the old ones!

  9. I found your recipe through Pinterest. Thanks for this easy and delicious recipe! I checked at 4 hours and saw that it only had a little while left so I started my side dishes. I ended up cooking cooking the Turkey for about 4.5-5 hours on low and it was flavorful and it was very moist. Thumbs up from my husband and son as well. Thanks again.

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