Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Slow Cooker Turkey and Stuffing

I am still without oven and it has now been long enough that I am getting tired of traditional slow cooker food.  I was thumbing through a slow cooker cookbook I have and decided to try something different.  There was a recipe for basic turkey and stuffing, but it seemed like the turkey would be dry and/or flavorless.  I decided to take the basic idea and mix it up a bit.  What I came up with was pretty flavorful and moist, so I think it was a winner.

Serves 4

2 strips bacon
1/4 cup diced onion
4 cups sage and onion stuffing mix
2/3 cup chicken broth
1 egg
1 1/2-2 lb boneless skinless turkey breast
Salt and ground black pepper to taste

1. Cut one strip of bacon into bite-sized pieces.  In skillet or microwave, cook bacon until it just starts to brown.  Add onion and continue cooking until onion is soft and bacon is cooked through, about 1-2 minutes.  Add stuffing mix and stir well.  Stir in a bit of chicken broth and the egg.  Continue adding broth to the stuffing mix until it is desired consistency, but try to keep it as dry as possible.  Stuffing should just hang together when stirred.  Pour stuffing into greased slow cooker.
2. Sprinkle turkey breast with salt and pepper. Take the remaining strip of bacon and stretch it slightly between your hands.  Wrap bacon strip around turkey breast, placing ends under the turkey so that the weight holds it down.  Nestle turkey breast in stuffing.
3. Cover slow cooker.  Cook turkey and stuffing on low for 6-7 hours. 
4. To serve, remove turkey from slow cooker to platter or plate.  Turn off slow cooker and allow stuffing to sit for five minutes.  Stir well and spoon stuffing into serving bowl.  Slice turkey and serve.

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