I have been in the holiday mood since Nov. 1st, so I decided to do a mock Thanksgiving dinner! Trey has decided that I need to do a different Thanksgiving entree until Thanksgiving, so we can work out the kinks. 😉 It turned out sooooo good that I decided to share the ones I have tried so far and maybe you could share with me 🙂Â
The first I’ve tried is this crockpot turkey breast that completely rocked my world!!!! I am so not lying, it is amazing! It’s pretty easy and so tender, not dry at all. The only issue I had was pulling the turkey skin back, that was a first for me and I had to self talk through it 🙂 I tweeked it a little and I will share that too.Â
Let me know what you think and don’t forget to share some ideas with me too!
Ingredients:
6-6 1/2 lbs turkey breast, 2 tsps olive oil, salt and pepper (1 tsp of each), 2 tbs rosemary (dried or fresh, you really can’t use too much of this stuff), 1 1/2 tsp minced garlic,  1 med. onion, 4 garlic cloves, 1/2 cup of chicken broth, 1/2 cup of white wine, 1/4 cup of marsala wine  ( I like the wine!)
1. Rinse the turkey and pat it dry with paper towels.
2. Rub turkey all over with the oil.
3. Carefully pull back skin over breast and rub with seasonings (salt, pepper, rosemary, and minced garlic). I mixed these together in a bowl and then did the rub instead of doing it one at a time.
4. Carefully pull skin back down and rub the skin with remaining seasonings.
5. Place breast, meaty side up into a 5 quart slow cooker.Â
6. Peel the onion, cut it into quarters and place around edges of pot.’
7. Peel garlic cloves and place around edges of pot, and pour broth/wine mixture around the turkey.
8. Cook for 9 hrs. if frozen or 7 1/2 hrs. if thawed, on low or to 170 degrees internal temp. Â
* I cooked a thawed 4 1/2 lb turkey on high for 3 1/2 to 4 hrs.
* Remember a it takes a frozen turkey 2 to 3 days to thaw in the fridge
* I also basted the breast with the broth/wine mixture a couple of times while it was cooking.
9. Let bird stand 10 min. before carving.
*** My mom gave me this little nugget: take the leftover turkey, juices, onion, and garlic from the crockpot and make turkey and dressing!!!!!  Just add some veggies and you have another meal.  It was amazing as well! I’ll post that one tomorrow 🙂