Great weeknight dinner! Flavor turkey breast with zesty lemon and earthy thyme.
Slow-Cooker Lemon-Thyme Turkey
- Prep Time 15 min
- Total 6 hr 15 min
- Servings 8
- Ingredients 8
Ingredients
- 4- to 5-lb bone-in turkey breast, thawed if frozen
- 2 teaspoons butter or margarine, melted
- 1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
- 1 clove garlic, finely chopped
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
- 1 teaspoon lemon-pepper seasoning
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1/4 cup water
Instructions
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Step1Spray 5- to 6-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. Place turkey in cooker. In small bowl, mix butter, lemon peel and garlic; rub over turkey breast. Sprinkle with thyme and lemon-pepper seasoning.
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Step2Cover; cook on Low heat setting 6 to 7 hours.
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Step3Remove turkey from cooker; cover turkey to keep warm. If desired, skim fat from juices in cooker. Pour juices from cooker into 4-cup microwavable measuring cup. In small bowl, mix cornstarch and water until smooth; stir into juices in cup. Microwave uncovered on High 2 to 3 minutes, stirring every minute, until mixture thickens. Serve with sliced turkey.
Nutrition
290
Calories
13g
Total Fat
43g
Protein
2g
Total Carbohydrate
0g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 290
- Calories from Fat
- 110
- Total Fat
- 13g
- 19%
- Saturated Fat
- 3 1/2g
- 19%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 120mg
- 40%
- Sodium
- 150mg
- 6%
- Potassium
- 280mg
- 8%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 2g
- 1%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 0g
- Protein
- 43g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 4%
- 4%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 2%
- 2%
- Iron
- 10%
- 10%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 6 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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