Slow Cooker Turkey Breast With Dressing
My cranky, old 1934 oven is very small and slow, so I devised this method for cooking a holiday meal of slow cooker turkey breast with stuffing. The slow cooker keeps the turkey breast moist, and cooking the dressing in the same cooker gives it a wonderful flavor.
Ingredients
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2 tablespoons butter
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1 ½ large yellow onions, diced
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4 large celery ribs, diced - or more to taste
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1 (8 ounce) package dry bread stuffing mix with seasoning packet
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1 (16 ounce) can whole berry cranberry sauce
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½ cup butter, melted
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½ cup chicken broth
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½ teaspoon salt
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1 (7 pound) bone-in turkey breast with pop-up timer
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½ teaspoon salt
Description
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Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir onions and celery in hot butter until onions are translucent, about 8 minutes; remove from heat.
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Place a plastic slow cooker liner into a 6-quart slow cooker. Place dry bread stuffing into the liner bag and sprinkle contents of seasoning packet over bread. Stir cooked onions and celery, cranberry sauce, 1/2 cup melted butter, chicken broth, and 1/2 teaspoon salt into dressing mix, taking care not to pierce the bag.
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Rinse turkey breast and pat dry with paper towels; season turkey breast with 1/2 teaspoon salt. Push dressing mixture to the edge of the cooker and lay turkey breast into the slow cooker with the pop-up timer facing upward.
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Cook on High until the pop-up timer pops, 4 to 4 1/2 hours.
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Transfer turkey breast to a cutting board and let stand for 10 minutes before serving. Transfer dressing to a serving bowl and serve alongside turkey.