Here you go readers!
Are you ready for Thanksgiving? Have you ever thought to put a turkey in a crockpot?
Well if you have never tried it, you are definitely missing out. It is the only way to cook a turkey for my family. Since I discovered the deliciously fall off the bone juicy crockpot method, I have not gone back to traditional. Thanks to Anna Cater!
My recipe below; stuffed and unstuffed way to cook a turkey in the crockpot.
Turkey in the Crocker
7-15lb Turkey (depending on the size
crockpot you have)
Butter
Blend for Turkey
1lb of butter
1T oregano
1T parsley
1T basil
1t salt
1t pepper
Unstuffed
I use dried herbs but you can use
fresh too. Blend ingredients well with mixer. Prepare bird normally, then stuff
blended butter between breast and skin, being generous, and spreading
throughout the breast. Tie legs, stick a thermometer in breast, being careful
not to hit any bones. Then put in crockpot. I put turkey in the night before
because we usually eat around 2pm. According to http://www.foodsafety.gov/keep/charts/mintemp.html Turkey should be minimum of 165*.
Stuffed
10c bread crumbs
1c celery chopped
1 med onion chopped
1T parsley
2 beaten eggs
½ c butter
1t Italian seasoning
Sauté onion, cerlery, and herbs in
butter until tender. Add 10c of breadcrumbs, and blend. Allow to cool about 15
mins. Then gradually add beaten eggs and blend well. Stuff bird. Most of the
time I have had about 3 cups left over. Put left over stuffing in casserole
dish.
Once bird is stuffed, place in
crockpot, then do blended butter spread above. Follow same temperature
guidelines above. Crockpot 10- 15 hours on low depending on size of bird. Once
your bird is cooked to temperature it will be fall off the bone juicy. The skin
will be moist, so for those of you who are fans of crispy skin bake skin in the
oven at 350* a tad bit.
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