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.
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 5 hours
Resting Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 5 hours 10 minutes
Servings: 8
Calories: 320.91kcal
Equipment
- Slow Cooker- 6 quart or larger-oval
Ingredients
- 5 lb. Boneless Turkey Breast trimmed; 3-6 lb turkey breast (see notes below)
- 2½ turkey gravy mix 2-1¼ packets
- 10.75 oz cream of chicken soup
- 1¾ cups water
- ¼ tsp. dried thyme
- ⅛ 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!
Notes
Turkey breast sizes vary wildly between 3-6 pounds. The total amount of servings will be determined by size. 3-4 pounds will feed 6 people. 5-6 pounds will feed 8.
Nutrition
Calories: 320.91kcal | Carbohydrates: 2.78g | Protein: 61.98g | Fat: 6.91g | Saturated Fat: 1.47g | Cholesterol: 156.14mg | Sodium: 855.61mg | Potassium: 704.73mg | Sugar: 0.35g | Vitamin A: 126.03IU | Calcium: 46.66mg | Iron: 1.97mg
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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!
Turkey from the slow cooker? Yes, sign me up for that!!
This sounds like an easy addition to Thanksgiving dinner! Yum!
Love this, the turkey and gravy both look amazing!
My husband loves turkey, can’t wait to make this for him. This looks so good.
I just made a turkey today! And gravy too!! Tis the season 🙂 Love these holiday recipes!
How brilliant to cook the turkey in the gravy – so easy and I sure its amazing! Can’t wait to try it!
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!
What a great idea especially for smaller families that don’t need a 20 pound turkey! I am definitely trying this — thanks!
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!
Do you put the breast up or in the gravy?
I put the breast up (the skin side up) and set into the gravy.
Do you add water to the can of soup?
No, just the amount of water the recipe calls for 🙂
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.
Is there any difference, if it’s a 6lb bone in turkey breast?
It should work fine!
Can’t wait to try it.
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.
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.