Sliced Turkey Breast & Gravy

So last week when I was at the grocery store, they had the turkey breasts on sale for buy one get one free. That means I got two 7 pound turkey breasts for $22 or roughly, $11.00 each. Pretty good deal, right? I went ahead and picked them up and thought I’d use it to stock my freezer.

I put one turkey breast in the refrigerator on Thursday night to let it thaw. Today, Sunday afternoon, I decided to experiment with a turkey breast in the crockpot. It was super easy! I dumped one can of chicken broth (it’s all I had) and one onion (sliced pretty thick) and the turkey breast into my crockpot and let it cook on high for 5 hours. No basting and no checking required. Overall, pretty easy for a lazy day. This is what it looked like about half way through the cooking time.

When it was time for dinner, I pulled out the turkey breast, let it rest for about 10 minutes, sliced it up and whipped up a couple of quick sides – Stove Top stuffing, instant mashed potatoes, and a can of green beans. (Sorry I forgot to take a picture.) I took the drippings from the crockpot and put them into a pot on the stove, added the packet that came with the turkey breast and a little cornstarch to thicken it up.

Dinner was on the table in about 15 minutes after I started the final prep and plating. Total cost of tonight’s dinner was $6.50!

Stove Top Stuffing – $1.00
Green Beans – $1.00
Mashed Potatoes – $1.00
1/4 of the Turkey Breast – $2.75
Onion – $.75

Bonus – there is enough meat for three more meals! I used the bones to whip up some turkey noodle soup for another night this week and I plan to make turkey sour cream enchiladas and of course, sandwiches with the remaining meat.

Yummy!

I will definitely be doing the second turkey breast in the crockpot come New Year’s!

Watch the pre or post Thanksgiving holiday sales and pick up a good deal on a turkey and you too can make this Lazy Day meal!

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Thaw the turkey breast in the refrigerator per package instructions.
2. Cook the turkey breast in the crockpot per the package instructions. For mine, the 7 pound turkey required 5 hours on high. I added one can of chicken broth, a sliced onion and some salt and pepper.
3. Make the gravy per the instructions that come on the turkey breast.
4. Serve it up and enjoy a great lazy day meal!