Recipe: Slow Cooked Herb Roasted Turkey

On Thanksgiving, the more room in the oven the better, and making sure your turkey is tender and juicy for your dining guests is key.

If you’re only cooking for a few people, or have a larger slow cooker, why not put the bird into the slow cooker and free up space in your oven for other dishes? Like sweet potato casserole or stuffing, potato filling, homemade dinner rolls, or even bake a pie during dinner so it’s fresh and warm for dessert.

A 2 ½ lb. breast will approximately feed a family of four with leftovers. Butterball has a great calculator to determine how big of a turkey you need to buy.

Ingredients

• 1 small sweet onion, peeled and diced
• 1 lemon, scrubbed clean and sliced
• 1 cup chicken stock
• ½ Tbs. dried parsley
• 1 teaspoon salt, plus more as needed
• 1 Tbs. Onion powder
• 1 Tbs. Garlic Powder
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1 turkey breast half, skin on (about 2 to 2 1/2 pounds)
• Freshly ground black pepper

Directions

1. Place onions and chicken stock into slow cooker.
2. Place turkey into slow cooker, skin up.
3. Season turkey with parsley, onion powder, garlic powder, salt and pepper.
4. Top with sliced of lemon and butter
5. Turn slow cooker on low for 6 to 8 hours or until turkey is cooked through.