Need to cook a small amount of turkey? Try this tender slow cooker turkey breast recipe that includes GRAVY!
For dinner this week I made slow cooker turkey breast and gravy. It had been too long since I had turkey. This recipe is so easy, no fussing with a whole turkey and separate stove-top gravy. The turkey and the gravy cook together.
All I had to do is whip up mashed potatoes and steam green beans for this fabulous meal. I based the gravy in this Slow Cooker Turkey Breast and Gravy recipe from my most popular recipe Slow Cooker Chicken and Gravy.
Need to cook a full turkey breast (both sides)?
Try my other recipe for a full turkey breast in the slow cooker, this one does not have gravy but it is cooked with butter and delicious, see that recipe here: Slow Cooker Full Turkey Breast
Other turkey recipes to try in the slow cooker:
- Slow Cooker Turkey Noodle Soup
- Slow Cooker Cajun 15 Bean Soup with Turkey
- Slow Cooker Chipotle Turkey Chili
- Slow Cooker Spaghetti Squash with Turkey Meat Sauce
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Slow Cooker Turkey Breast and Gravy
Equipment Needed:
- Slow Cooker- 6 quart or larger-oval
Ingredients:
- 5 lb. Boneless Turkey Breast trimmed; 3-6 lb turkey breast (see notes below)
- 2.5 oz turkey gravy mix two 1.25-oz. packets
- 10.50 oz cream of chicken soup
- 1 3/4 cups water
- 1/4 tsp. dried thyme
- 1/8 tsp. black pepper
Instructions:
- In a medium-sized bowl whisk together the gravy mix, can of soup, water, thyme, and pepper until smooth, pour into the slow cooker.
- Add the turkey breast into the gravy mixture.
- Cover and cook on LOW for 5-6 hours without opening the lid during the cooking time.
- Remove the turkey to a cutting board, allow to rest for 5 minutese.
- Slice the turkey.
- Stir the gravy and serve!
Would that work with a stuffed turkey breast?
Yes, that should work fine. You may need to add more time.
I tend to see turkey breasts that are eight, nine, ten pounds or more at the supermarket. I’m glad I got that 6 quart slow cooker!
Would this work the same if I am using turkey breast tenderloins? There’s 4 of them to make about 4 pounds of turkey
Yes! Will work great.
I have a 6lb breast can I double the liquids to make more gravy?
Maybe not, because you wouldn’t want the liquid to get deep enough to stew the turkey instead of roasting it. A bigger turkey is going to release more juices, so the final result will be more gravy than from a smaller breast anyway.
Can’t wait to try it.
Is there any difference, if it’s a 6lb bone in turkey breast?
It should work fine!
I could only find 0.87 ounce packets of gravy mix so I’m going to use 3. Should the water be upped to 2 full cups? Or more?
Whatever amount of water it says on the back, I’d cut down the water by a third each, so that sounds right to me.
Do you add water to the can of soup?
No, just the amount of water the recipe calls for 🙂
Do you put the breast up or in the gravy?
I put the breast up (the skin side up) and set into the gravy.
Would cooking time be any different if you had a bone in turkey breast?
I would cook it for the same amount of time. I could a whole chicken for 5-6 hours on low. So I think it would be the same. 🙂
Thanks! Can’t wait to try it!
What a great idea especially for smaller families that don’t need a 20 pound turkey! I am definitely trying this — thanks!
I love how you take the work out of everything 🙂 My least favorite part of the holiday meal is making the gravy. lol I also love that green bean casserole!
How brilliant to cook the turkey in the gravy – so easy and I sure its amazing! Can’t wait to try it!
I just made a turkey today! And gravy too!! Tis the season 🙂 Love these holiday recipes!
My husband loves turkey, can’t wait to make this for him. This looks so good.
Love this, the turkey and gravy both look amazing!
This sounds like an easy addition to Thanksgiving dinner! Yum!
Turkey from the slow cooker? Yes, sign me up for that!!
This is just too damn easy!! So delicious! Don’t know why I don’t do this more often.
I was thinking the same thing!