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Slow Cooker Turkey With Stuffing

Easy slow cooker turkey with stuffing sliced and on a plate.

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This fix and forget it recipe for slow cooker turkey with stuffing cooks up a holiday dinner low and slow.  The perfect minimalist Thanksgiving supper.

Ingredients

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  • 12 ounces dry stuffing
  • 1 sweet onion, peeled and chopped
  • 2 cups sliced celery
  • 2 tablespoons butter, melted
  • 1 ½ cups chicken broth 
  • 12 ounces turkey or chicken gravy (yes, you can use the kind in the jar!) plus extra for serving
  • 1 two pound boneless turkey breast, thawed 
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon pepper
  • 1 teaspoon poultry seasoning

Instructions

  1. Spray your slow cooker with cooking spray.  Put the stuffing, onion and celery in the slow cooker and stir together.  Pour butter, 1 cup chicken broth and the gravy over the stuffing mixture and stir again.
  2. Make a little well in the stuffing mixture and nestle the turkey breast in it.  Pour the rest of the chicken broth over the turkey and sprinkle with salt, pepper and poultry seasoning.
  3. Cover the slow cooker and cook on low for 8 hours.
  4. Remove the turkey, let it rest for about 10 minutes and then cut into slices.  Serve with stuffing on the side and warmed gravy drizzled on top.

Notes

    • Turkey Breast: Yes, you can swap in a bone-in turkey breast for boneless if you want to. You need about a 6 pound bone-in breast to have the same amount of turkey, and you can usually find both versions in the poultry section of your supermarket, especially around Thanksgiving. I tend to pick up an extra to stash in my freezer for when I want turkey in, say, April!

    • Stuffing: Any variety is fine. Stuffing comes in plain versions but also in various different flavors, so pick your fave!  ALSO! Stuffing can come in various sizes and toastiness. If you like your stuffing to cook up on the firmer side, you can cut the amount of broth in half or by a third. If you like it soft and moist, the amount of broth in the recipe should be just right.

    • Gravy: We love the kind in the jar (as opposed to the packet) but either one will work.

    • Poultry Seasoning: You can find this spice blend in, yep, the spice aisle of your supermarket.