Kitchen notes · a little help before you start
Juicy Slow Cooker Turkey Breast
Juicy Slow Cooker Turkey Breast brings together turkey breast, onion, and dried thyme. Leave the resting or standing step in place when planning the finish. The quick notes will help you get the small jobs lined up before you start.
- Prep
- 15 min
- Cook
- 480 min
- Total
- 495 min
- Original yield
- Serves 4
- Ingredients
- 13 listed
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Recipe categories & planning details
- Meal type
- Main course
- Primary protein
- Turkey
- Cooking method
- Baked & roasted · Slow cooker
- Preparation & total time
- Prep: 15 minutes or less · Total: over 60 minutes
A few quick notes
1. Keep the resting step
Leave the resting or standing step in place when planning the finish. Use that moment to get the serving things ready, and follow the method before cutting, stirring or serving.
2. Mix the thickener as directed
The thickening step has its own little bit of preparation. Follow the mixing step before adding it, then use the consistency check in the method as you finish.
3. Keep an eye on the broiler finish
The broiler is a separate finishing job. Read that part before serving, get the dish ready as directed, and stay with the finish instead of treating it as another long oven step.
Get to know the ingredients
Turkey breast
Look at how this ingredient comes into the method: Pat the turkey dry all over with paper towels.
Onion
Look at how this ingredient comes into the method: Place the garlic, onion and thyme face down in the slow cooker.
Dried thyme
Look at how this ingredient comes into the method: Place the garlic, onion and thyme face down in the slow cooker.
Let’s make it
Choose your servings, then check things off as you go.
Original recipe: Serves 4. Original quantities shown.
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How to make it
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Review ingredients in your pantry before anything is added. Meal plans use your household size; grocery-only additions use the servings selected above.
The last little job
Keep the last little job in mind
The recipe finishes with this step: Serve with turkey. Set out what you need for that finish before the cooking gets busy.
A little more help as you go
Give the simmer its place
Keep the simmering stage in the sequence when planning the meal. Follow the heat and texture checks in that step rather than rushing straight to the finish.
Choose the slow-cooker schedule first
Read the setting and cooking time in the full method before deciding when to start. Keep the finishing steps in view as well, so the dinner fits the day you have.
Have the whisking step ready
Set out the ingredients for the whisking step together. Follow that part of the preparation before moving to the next cooking or mixing stage.
A few questions you might have
What should I get ready before starting?
Set out the slow cooker, oven, and saucepan. Read the first preparation step before you get going: Place Rub ingredients in a bowl and mix to combine, it should be a wet paste.
Which little step is worth remembering?
Leave the resting or standing step in place when planning the finish. Use that moment to get the serving things ready, and follow the method before cutting, stirring or serving.
What check should I look for as it cooks?
Keep this part of the method in view: Slow Cook on LOW for 6 hours (do not use high) or until internal temperature reads 165F/75C when thermometer is inserted into the middle.
Is there another preparation step to plan for?
Keep the simmering stage in the sequence when planning the meal. Follow the heat and texture checks in that step rather than rushing straight to the finish.
Storage & reheating safety
For cooked, perishable leftovers, refrigerate within 2 hours (1 hour above 90°F), using shallow containers for prompt cooling. Keep the refrigerator at 40°F or below, use refrigerated leftovers within 3–4 days, and reheat hot leftovers to 165°F, checked with a food thermometer. Follow any shorter package limit.
These are general safety limits, not a tested storage or freezing recommendation for this particular dish. USDA leftovers guidance · Safe cooking temperatures
Recipe source: RecipeTin Eats. Ingredient names and quantities may be adapted for the pantry.
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