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Turkey breast with gravy on a pink plate with sides of mashed potatoes and green beans.
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Crock Pot Turkey Breast and Gravy

Comfort food and a Thanksgiving staple combine in this Crock Pot Turkey Breast and Gravy recipe where your slow cooker does all of the work for you.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time4 hours 10 minutes
Resting Time10 minutes
Total Time4 hours 30 minutes
Course: Entree, Slow Cooker, Turkey
Cuisine: American, thanksgiving
Keyword: crock pot. turkey breast, slow cooker turkey breast, slow cooker turkey breast on high, turkey breast and homemade gravy
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 439kcal
Author: NicholeL

Equipment

  • 6 quart slow cooker or larger
  • slow cooker liner optional, but for easier clean up

Ingredients

For the Turkey:

  • 2-3 lb turkey breast bone-in
  • 1 onion quartered
  • 2 large carrots roughly chopped
  • 2 celery stalks roughly chopped
  • ½ cup chicken broth
  • 2 tablespoon butter cut into cubes

For the Dry Rub:

  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon onion powder
  • ½ teaspoon paprika
  • ½ teaspoon ground sage
  • ½ teaspoon thyme
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon pepper

For the Gravy:

  • 2 cups cooking liquid
  • 4 tablespoon all purpose flour
  • 4 tablespoon unsalted butter
  • salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

  • Place the onion, carrots and celery in the bottom of a 6 quart crock pot. Pour the chicken broth on top.
    1 onion, 2 large carrots, 2 celery stalks
  • In a small bowl, combine the ingredients for the dry rub.
    1 teaspoon garlic powder, 1 teaspoon onion powder, ½ teaspoon paprika, ½ teaspoon ground sage, ½ teaspoon thyme, ½ teaspoon salt, ½ teaspoon pepper
  • Remove the skin from the turkey breast as it will not get crispy in the crock pot.
  • Rub the dry rub mixture all over the turkey breast and place breast side down in the crock pot, making sure that it sits up on the vegetables. Add the cubes of butter on top of the turkey breast.
    2-3 lb turkey breast, ½ cup chicken broth, 2 tablespoon butter
  • Cook on high for 1 hour then turn to low and cook 4-5 hours more or until a thermometer inserted in the center of the breast reaches a temperature of 165 degrees.
  • Remove the turkey breast from the oven and allow to rest on a cutting board for a few minutes.
  • Strain 2 cups of the cooking liquid from the crock pot and discard any solids.
  • Melt the butter in a medium skillet over medium heat. Whisk in the flour and then slowly stream in the cooking liquid, whisking constantly, until a gravy of your desired consistency is reached. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
    2 cups cooking liquid, 4 tablespoon all purpose flour, 4 tablespoon unsalted butter, salt and pepper to taste
  • Cut the turkey breast into slices, plate and drizzle the gravy on top.

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 439kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 51g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 168mg | Sodium: 939mg | Potassium: 735mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 5815IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 62mg | Iron: 2mg