Herb Butter–Braised Turkey Breast

Name: Herb Butter–Braised Turkey Breast
Ingredients: 1 large sprig fresh basil, stemmed, leaves torn into pieces; ½ cup (1 stick/115 g) unsalted butter, softened; Salt and freshly ground black pepper; 1 whole turkey breast, the two breast halves cut off the bone (see Note)

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Slow Cook Modern

By Liana Krissoff

Published 2017

About

Turkey breast is not something I often reach for when considering a slow cooker meal, because it can dry out over the long cooking time, but if you add enough—a lot of—herb butter it stays fairly juicy and makes a great basis for a simple meal. And it’s even better as leftovers.

Ingredients

1 whole turkey breast, the two breast halves cut off the bone (see Note)
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
½

Main course
Gluten-free

Method

Morning

Put the deboned turkey breast halves in the slow cooker (nestle them in snugly) and pour ¼ cup (60 ml) water into the cooker around them.

In a bowl, ma