It frees up your oven so you can bake pie. Or stuffing. Or whatever else you might want to make in the oven.
If you don’t have an oven the crock pot is here to the rescue!
Turkey breast in the crock pot is super forgiving because it’s cooked low and slow. The meat is juicy and tender and not at all dry or overcooked. Plus you’ll have drippings to make gravy.
Can you really cook turkey in a crock pot?
Yes! It’s juicy and tender and your house will smell amazing. Here’s how long you need to cook turkey in the crock pot:
You’ll want to check the internal temperature with an instant read thermometer at 3 hours for smaller breasts and 5 hours for larger ones. Once you hit an internal temperature of 165°F, you’re good to go. The secret to juicy crock pot turkey breast is cooking on LOW.