Slow Cooker Herbed Turkey Roast

Do you love turkey, but don’t want to cook a big turkey? This Slow Cooker Herbed Turkey Roast is perfect for a weeknight meal or a small holiday dinner.

Slow Cooker Herbed Turkey Roast

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If you don’t have enough people coming over for Thanksgiving dinner to cook a whole turkey, or if you just want a little bit of turkey another time of year, this Slow Cooker Herbed Turkey Roast is the perfect recipe!

I found this turkey roast in our grocery store when I was looking for a turkey breast. It was a little more money than I wanted to spend. It was a combination of white and dark meat, and I was intrigued, so I picked it up. (And there were no turkey breasts available that night.) In this video, I talked about choosing the right turkey for your dinner (and how to thaw a turkey) and I whined about the price of this roast a little bit. I even said that I was not going to buy a turkey roast again unless it was on sale.

I am going to eat my words (and this turkey roast).

Guys. This is so delicious! I am definitely going to buy another one of these turkey roasts! (If you can find them on sale, definitely pick up a few to stash in your freezer.)

In case you were wondering, yes, you can use a boneless turkey breast in this recipe!

Three simple tips for a turkey roast.

1. The turkey roast comes wrapped in a kind of string “netting.” Leave that wrap on until the turkey roast is cooked. Because this roast is a combination of white and dark meat, if you take that netting off, it will fall apart. After the roast is cooked, use a sharp pair of kitchen shears to cut the netting off.
2. I always recommend brining turkey. This turkey roast is absolutely delicious, and a big part of that was all the moisture and flavor that the brine added. It is pretty simple to do, you just need to plan ahead a little bit. When I’m brining a big turkey, I use a big 5-gallon drink cooler to hold my bird. This little roast fits in a bowl, so you can cover it and keep it in your refrigerator overnight. Then just pull the roast out of the brine and toss it in your slow cooker!
3. When you add the herbs to your slow cooker before cooking the turkey roast, crush them before you add them. All you need to do to “crush” dried herbs is rub them between your palms. Drop them right into the slow cooker. This helps even more of the flavor get into the roast as it cooks.

Enjoy!

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Slow Cooker Herbed Turkey Roast

Marybeth Feutz

Do you love turkey, but don't want to cook a big turkey? This Slow Cooker Herbed Turkey Roast is perfect for a weeknight meal or a small holiday dinner.

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Prep Time 20 minutes mins

Cook Time 6 hours hrs

Total Time 6 hours hrs 20 minutes mins

Course Main

Servings 6 -8 servings

Ingredients

  

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For the brine:

• 2 packets of Knorr Homestyle Stock chicken or vegetable flavor
• 7 cups water
• 1/2 cup kosher salt
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1 Tablespoon peppercorns
• 1-1/2 teaspoons whole allspice berries
• 7 cups iced water

For the turkey roast:

• 3- pound turkey roast brined
• 1 Tablespoon dried parsley crushed
• 1 Tablespoon dried rubbed sage crushed
• 1 Tablespoon dried thyme crushed
• 1 teaspoon dried tarragon crushed
• 1 Tablespoon peppercorns
• 32 ounces chicken broth

Instructions

 

For the brine:

• In a large pot, combine all brine ingredients except iced water.
• Heat to a boil, stirring occasionally.
• Let boil for 2-3 minutes, then remove from heat.
• Let brine cool to room temperature.
• Remove the turkey roast from the packaging (leave string netting in place) and place in a large bowl or pot with a lid.
• Pour cooled brine and iced water over the turkey roast.
• Cover and refrigerate for 10-14 hours.

To cook the turkey roast:

• Remove the turkey roast from the brine. Discard the brine liquid.
• Place the turkey roast in a 6-quart slow cooker.
• Insert a probe-style meat thermometer into the center of the turkey roast.
• Add parsley, sage, thyme, tarragon, and peppercorns to the slow cooker.
• Pour chicken broth over the turkey roast.
• Cover and cook on high for 2.5-3 hours (or low for 5-6 hours), until the thermometer reads 165 degrees F.
• Remove roast from slow cooker. Let rest under loosely tented aluminum foil for 5 minutes before carving.

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