Maple and apricot-sauced turkey – requiring just 20 minutes to get going in the slow cooker.
Maple- and Apricot-Sauced Turkey Breast
- Prep Time 20 min
- Total 5 hr 30 min
- Servings 8
- Ingredients 12
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons butter or margarine
- 1/2 cup chopped dried apricots
- 1/4 cup sweetened dried cranberries
- 1/4 cup real maple syrup
- 1/2 cup cream sherry or apple juice
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 6- to 7-pound frozen bone-in whole turkey breast, thawed
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
- 1/4 cup cornstarch
- 2 tablespoons water
- 4 medium green onions, sliced (1/4 cup)
Instructions
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Step1Melt butter in 10-inch nonstick skillet over medium heat. Cook apricots and cranberries in butter 2 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in maple syrup, 1/4 cup of the sherry and the soy sauce. Cook 2 to 3 minutes, stirring occasionally, until mixture is reduced slightly. Cool 5 to 10 minutes. (Mixture will thicken slightly.)
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Step2Remove skin from turkey breast. Sprinkle turkey with salt and pepper. Place in 6-quart slow cooker. Spoon maple syrup mixture over turkey breast.
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Step3Cover and cook on low heat setting 5 to 6 hours or until juice of turkey is no longer pink when center is cut.
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Step4Remove turkey from cooker; cover to keep warm. Mix remaining 1/4 cup sherry, the cornstarch, water and onions; stir into mixture in cooker. Cover and cook on high heat setting 10 to 15 minutes or until mixture thickens slightly. Serve sauce with turkey.
Nutrition
535
Calories
20g
Total Fat
65g
Protein
21g
Total Carbohydrate
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 535
- Calories from Fat
- 180
- Total Fat
- 20g
- Saturated Fat
- 7g
- Cholesterol
- 185mg
- Sodium
- 540mg
- Total Carbohydrate
- 21g
- Dietary Fiber
- 1g
- Protein
- 65g
% Daily Value*:
- Iron
- 16%
- 16%
Exchanges:
1 Fruit; 8 Lean Meat; 1 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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