Roasted Turkey Breast (Thanksgiving Trial #3)

I decided to try out another Thanksgiving meal this week. The most important part: Turkey

Ingredients:

1 - 4 to 5 lb Boneless Skinless Turkey Breast

1/4c Chopped Fresh Parsley or 4t Dried Parsley

1T Fresh Thyme Leaves or 1t Dried Thyme

1T Grated Lemon Rind

2 Tart Apples, peeled, cored, chopped

4 Medium Leeks or Green Onion (white part & 1 inch pale green), rinsed, sliced thinly

1c Chicken Broth

1/2c Dry White Wine

2T Butter, room temperature

2T All-purpose Flour

Please ignore the blurry finger print on the lens. :p

Core and chop apples. I left the skin on to save time. It worked out fine with the skin. We were able to strain out the skins after it was done cooking.

Place apples and leeks in the bottom of the slow cooker.

Combine parsley, thyme, and lemon rind.

Rinse turkey breast and pat dry

Rub turkey inside and under the skin with the herb mixture.

Place turkey breast in slow cooker on top of apples and leeks.

Drizzle lemon juice over the turkey breast.

Cover and cook on low for 8 to 10 hours or on high for 3.5 to 4 hours.

Check the temperature of the breast when it is finished. It should be at least 165 degrees F.

Transfer breast to a serving platter. Let stand for 10 minutes before carving.


Turn setting to high. Whisk broth and wine into the juices in the slow cooker. In a small bowl, combine the butter and flour. Whisky into the slow cooker and cook, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until thickened and bubbly, about 15 minutes. Cook and stir for another minute. Pour sauce into a serving dish and spoon over breast slices.

We cooked the gravy as described above, but it did not thicken. The slow cooker didn't heat the gravy to a boil. I believe this would be easier/faster if you just bring the gravy to a boil on the stove.

This meal was so great. I actually heard my parents say "This is sooo good" about 7 times. LOL My mom says that she is planning to use this recipe for the extra breast she will make on Thanksgiving.

Recipe found at southernfood.about.com