Slow Cooker Cranberry Turkey London Broil is a super easy and delicious dish. Tender, juicy turkey is infused with cranberry sauce's sweet/tart taste to create a delicious combination. Easy enough to be a weeknight meal, yet special enough for a small holiday gathering.
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📝Shopping list
To make this easy slow cooker turkey breast recipe you will need these ingredients available at your local grocery store:
- turkey London broil (or skinless, boneless fresh breast)
- French dressing or Catalina
- whole berry cranberry sauce
- onion soup mix
- dried cranberries
Why Use Your Slow Cooker For This Recipe
- Effortless: Just toss in all the ingredients and come home to a delicious meal later. It's perfect for busy weeknights when you don't have time to spend in the kitchen. Or, busy holidays when you need a little extra or smaller turkey to serve.
- Tender and Flavorful Turkey: Low and slow cooking is ideal for lean proteins like turkey tenderloin. The dish slow cooks and simultaneously marinates the turkey for an incredible result.
- Flavorful Glaze: Slow cooking gives the flavors of the sauce time to meld and intensify over time.
- Hands-Off Cooking: This dish requires no babysitting time. You can multi-task and be productive making this a great smaller Thanksgiving dinner recipe.
What is turkey London broil?
Turkey London broil is a fancy name for half of a boneless turkey breast. Some markets may label it boneless turkey roast. Regardless of what they call it, this is the perfect boneless turkey breast recipe.
🔪Instructions
This great recipe just involves a few simple steps:
Preparing Your Slow Cooker
Prepare your slow cooker by coating it with a non-stick agent. Any nonstick cooking spray or oil will work. Olive oil and avocado oil are my go-to coatings.
NOTE: some slow cooker inserts come with a nonstick surface. Use of a non-stick agent is still suggested. However, oil is sometimes recommended rather than spray to protect the longevity of the non-stick surface. Check your slow cooker's manual if you have any concerns.
Alternatively, you can choose to use a slow cooker liner.
Cooking
- 🍗 To a greased slow cooker, add French dressing, onion soup mix, cranberry sauce, and dried cranberries.
- 🍗 Stir to combine.
- 🍗 Place turkey breast into sauce in slow cooker. Turn turkey over so that it is coated with sauce on all sides. Additionally, spoon some sauce over top.
- 🍗 Cover slow cooker and cook on low for 4-6 hours or high for 2-3 hours.
- 🍗 The most important step is to monitor the internal temperature of your turkey. Turkey breast is considered safe to eat when it reaches165℉. Once it hits 165℉, slice and serve promptly. Letting the turkey sit in the heat too long will result in dry, rubbery finished product.
- 🍗 After cooking time, remove the whole turkey breast from the slow cooker. Slice it into thick slices and serve with warm sauce.
Top Tip
Turn this dish into a one pot meal: Add a piece of parchment paper on top of the turkey/sauce at the start of cooking. Place cleaned baby potatoes on top of the parchment and they will cook while the turkey does.
Add another parchment paper on top of slow cooker contents to cook a veggie such as broccoli. Place broccoli on top of second parchment about 30 minutes before serving. Cover and cook along with the other items until al dente.
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🍽Serving ideas
On top of
- Rice
- Quinoa
- Mashed potatoes
- Cauliflower rice
- Mashed cauliflower
- Rice noodles
- Pasta
The sauce this slow cooker cranberry turkey roast recipe makes is to die for! You will want to serve over something that will soak up as much saucy goodness as possible.
Next to
- Cooked vegetables like steamed broccoli, whole dijon mustard cauliflower, air fryer green beans, or zucchini and squash parmesan.
- A fresh, crisp garden salad
- Roasted baby potatoes
- Crusty bread loaf or baguettes.
Note
Leftovers are just the start of another delicious dish! This is the best turkey recipe to serve on a crusty brioche as a saucy, juicy turkey breast sandwich
🔁Substitutions
- Not a fan of cranberries? Try turkey off the bone, hot honey turkey tenderloin, or bbq turkey tenderloin.
- Homemade cranberry sauce is easy to make, freezes well, and is always better than canned.
- I remove the skin, if there is any before cooking. For crispy skin, toss your cooked crock pot turkey breast under the broiler for 2-3 minutes prior to slicing.
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Storing
Once your leftover turkey cools a bit store it in the refrigerator in an airtight container. It will last for 3-4 days this way.
For longer storage, try freezing it in a freezer safe container or bag. It will stay good for 2-3 months when frozen. Frozen turkey should be allowed to defrost in the refrigerator before gently reheating.
😉Hints & hacks
- This is an easy meal to prep in advance Just add all the main ingredients and seasonings to a zip-top bag and store in the refrigerator overnight. When you are ready to cook, toss it in your slow cooker and go!
- The perfect way to store leftovers of this easy recipe is in individual serving-sized containers. Just right for grab-and-go future meals.
- To make this recipe with frozen turkey breast, defrost it overnight in the refrigerator before cooking.
- Confirm your slow cooker bone-in turkey breast is finished cooking by using a meat thermometer. Turkey is safe to eat when it reaches an internal temperature of 165 degrees Fahrenheit.
- I always suggest the use of a slow cooker liner for easy cleanup. I like to buy mine in bulk for a lower per-piece price.
- In the market for a new crock pot? I love mine! The built-in thermometer is especially helpful with this recipe!
- Always confirm that your slow cooker is plugged in and turned on! There is nothing worse than coming home to a cold slow cooker 😕
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📖 Recipe
Slow Cooker Cranberry Turkey London Broil
Equipment
- Knife and cutting board
Ingredients
- 2.5 - 3 lbs turkey London broil
- 16 oz French dressing or Catalina
- 15.5 oz cranberry sauce with whole cranberries
- 1 packet onion soup mix
- ¼ cup dried cranberries
Instructions
- To a greased slow cooker, add 16 oz French dressing , 15.5 oz cranberry sauce with whole cranberries, 1 packet onion soup mix, and ¼ cup dried cranberries
- Stir to combine
- Remove skin from turkey if it has it.
- Add 2.5 - 3 lbs turkey London broil into sauce in slow cooker and turn to fully coat with sauce
- Cover and cook on low for 4-6 hour or high for 2-3 hours.
- Your turkey is ready to serve when it reaches in internal temperature of 165℉
- Remove cooked turkey from slow cooker and slice into thick slices. Return slices to sauce in slow cooker and serve promptly.
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