Crockpot Turkey and Stuffing Recipe
Take the stress out of Thanksgiving dinner and make a majority of the meal in your crockpot. Thisperfect meal features juicy turkey breast with warm and tender stuffing with a hint of sweetness alldrizzledwith the most flavorful gravy.
Servings 2 -4
Calories 1113kcal
Ingredients
For the Slow Cooker Turkey and Stuffing:
- ⅔ cup turkey broth or chicken broth or chicken stock
- 2 -3 pound turkey breast
- 2 tablespoons poultry seasoning
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- 1 loaf French bread cubed (1/2-inch cubes) and dried
- 2 stalks celery diced
- 1 sweet onion diced
- ½ cup dried cranberries
- ¼ cup salted butter melted
- 1 Tablespoon Italian seasoning
- 1 teaspoon ground sage
- ½ teaspoon fresh thyme minced
- Chopped fresh parsley for garnish optional
- Slow cooker liner optional for easier clean up
For the Gravy:
- ½ cup 1 stick salted butter
- ½ Tablespoon roasted garlic minced
- ⅓ cup all purpose flour
- 2 cups turkey broth
- 1 teaspoon poultry seasoning
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- ½ teaspoon fresh thyme finely minced
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
For the Turkey and Stuffing:
- Add your broth. Pour your turkey broth into an 8-quart crockpot and set aside.
- Seasoning the turkey. Season both sides of your turkey breast with salt, pepper, and poultry seasoning and nestle the turkey into the broth.
- Make the stuffing. In a large bowl, mix the cubed French loaf, celery, onion, cranberries, butter, Italian seasoning, sage, and thyme and toss well to coat the bread cubes.
- Cook. Add the stuffing mix around the edges and over the turkey breast, cover and cook on high for 3 hours or low for 6 hours. Use a meat thermometer to check that the thickest part of the turkey breast reads 165°F before removing it to a serving platter.
For the gravy:
- Melt your butter. In a saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter, and garlic cooking until fragrant and the butter is fully melted.
- Make a roux. Add the flour into the butter slowly whisking for 1 minute, until no lumps remain.
- Flavor your gravy. Whisking continuously, add the turkey broth, poultry seasoning, Worcestershire sauce, thyme and pepper. Bring to a simmer and cook, stirring occasionally for 5 minutes or until thickened enough to coat the back of a spoon.
- Serve immediately.
Notes
Using cornbread stuffing mix is a favorite way to make this recipe easier. Use 1-2 boxes according to the package instructions and layer around the turkey as we did with the homemade stuffing mix.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 1113kcal | Carbohydrates: 99g | Protein: 121g | Fat: 25g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 10g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 313mg | Sodium: 2384mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 27g