Best Ever Never Dry Turkey Recipe
For the past few months part of my Sunday meal prep has been to cook chicken breasts in the slow cooker to have shredded chicken on hand throughout the week. The chicken is never dry and it’s great for green salads, sandwiches, wraps, chicken salad with greek yogurt and mustard, tacos, and the list goes on and on.
I almost gave up cooking a turkey for Thanksgiving and Christmas. My dilema? Dry and bland! My turkey was just not very good.
While planning my Thanksgiving menu this year a kitchen lightbulb came on. If chicken breasts cook great in a slow cooker why not a turkey breast! I did it and it was, by far, the best turkey I’ve ever made and not the least bit dry.
Simplify holiday (or anytime) cooking with this tasty never dry turkey recipe.
Ingredients
- 3.5 pound bone-in turkey breast, skin removed
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon basil
- 1/2 teaspoon oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon thyme
- 1 teaspoon dried minced garlic
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 1 cup water
Instructions
- Brush the turkey with oil.
- Combine all of the spices.
- Rub the spice blend over the turkey.
- Put turkey in a slow cooker and add water.
- Cover and cook on low for 3 hours.
- At 3 hours insert a meat thermometer into the thickest part of the turkey and make sure it reads 165 degrees to ensure that the turkey is cooked.
- Let stand 5 minutes in the crockpot.
- Remove, slice and serve.
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I thought about putting my turkey in the crockpot this year. But then I wasn’t sure it would fit in it! I’ll have to try it next year.
That’s why I only cooked a breast. A whole turkey wouldn’t fit and my husband was not agreeing to a bigger crockpot haha!
This looks really good. I am looking for something to do with the leftover fried turkey I have. It’s good but ready to mix it up.
We had very little leftover turkey this year. That’s how I knew the new crockpot turkey was a winner 🙂
I guarantee you’d find thousands of people who never thought to throw the turkey in the crockpot. Thanks for sharing this idea 😉
Hi Jessie. After months of making weekly crockpot chicken breasts it made sense to try it with the turkey. So glad I did!
I’ve never looked for just the bone-in breast — but HAVE to find one at the store today!
Hi Jennifer. I really wanted a boneless breast but I couldn’t find one and I only wanted to make one trip to the grocery store. Bone-in it is! I wonder if it would have been different/better boneless?
Great idea! And pretty fast too. We cook ours on the charcoal grill!
Thanks! I don’t think we’ve ever tried grilling a turkey. I’m sure that’s the ONLY way we haven’t tried in search of turkey that isn’t dry.
AH, where was this when I was making my turkey on Thursday?! t was GOOD but a bit dry, sigh, I’m learning right?! My favorite crockpot recipe is my balsamic chicken 🙂 Hope your holiday went well my friend <3 xoxo
Ugh. The always dry turkey was driving me crazy. Happily that’s no longer the case 🙂
My Thanksgiving was amazing! Thanks Amber.
Ode to the Slow cooker, my favorite magical kitchen tool. I own three of them now! I just ordered 2 more for Black Friday! This recipe looks delicious, I can’t wait to try these all out!
For the first time ever I’ve started using the slow cooker year around. I have several but want a bigger one 🙂
My good friend does this and swears by it.
My hubby smoked and fried a turkey this year. I did all kinds of things like injections and marinades to keep them moist. I don’t eat it, but everyone else raved about it!!!
I am a huge crockpot fan. My favorite recipe is my Award Winning Vegetarian Chili. The pictures are TERRIBLE (my very first food post) but it is a blog favorite.
http://runninginaskirt.com/award-winning-vegetarian-chili/
I will never cook a turkey any other way. I’ve been craving chili! Thanks for the recipe.
Oooh, I have never tried crock pot turkey or chicken. I will have to try a chicken dish this week! Thank you for the great idea!
Hi Sandra. Did you try the crockpot turkey or chicken?
This is a great idea! I’ve only ever cooked a whole turkey in a cooking bag on Thanksgiving. Never thought about cooking up a breast for an everyday meal. I will definitely give this a try! I absolutely love crock pot cooking!!
It’s wonderful Diane! For the first time ever I’m using the crockpot year around and not just the winter.
We have done this too and I admit it is good. But if you roast a turkey UNstuffed, that is the best ever! Moist and all the flavor stays in the meat iteself.
Tried unstuffed Elle. Dry dry dry! It was driving me crazy no matter what I tried. No longer! Ode to the crockpot 🙂
We always deep fry one. This is a great idea to have for weekly dinner planning. Great recipes you share Jill. Love your posts.
Have a great week!
Kris
Thank you Kris. Your kind words mean a lot 🙂
Have a fabulous weekend!
OMG yes! i need this and i love me crock pot! best of both worlds. Juicy and flavorful!
Wow! It doesn’t get any easier than that! Happy Sunday !
That’s the best part Mary Beth! Super easy!
I’ve cooked turkey in the crock pot several times – always comes out juicy!!!
If I roast a turkey I always brine it now – makes a huge difference in helping keep it from drying out.
And, I’m with you on cooking chicken in the crock pot – such a great way to cook a lot in a super easy way.
Hi Kim. For the first time ever I’m using the crockpot year around. What was I think to only use it during the winter. I didn’t even own one when we lived in CA. It’s not weather related cooking haha!
I’ve never thought of cooking a turkey in the crockpot! What a great idea!
Try it Marnie! It’s so good!
I will certainly be trying this in the next few weeks – my family loves turkey and I’m not sick of it yet by any means. Fabulous for winter 🙂
Did you try the crockpot turkey Michele? Curious to know how it turned out 🙂
I’m not sick of turkey either!
I have been using my slow cooker like crazy the past couple of weeks and they’ve all included chicken breasts. It makes my meal prep for the week so easy. Just take it out of the freezer and pair it with some sides and I’m good to go. Love it…And I LOVE turkey too. 🙂
My crockpot has taken meal prep to a whole new level this year. What was I thinking to only use it during the winter? Now it’s year around!
This is so amazing… thank you so much! Deli turkey is so expensive if you get the in-house roast… this is so much more doable!
Did you try the crockpot turkey Cassie? Curious to know how it turned out 🙂
I must admit, I’ve never even thought about doing a turkey in a slow cooker, but it’s genius! I hope it was tasty!
It was Sue! We had very little leftover turkey and with my picky family that tells me it was good! It even passed the teen test 🙂