Slow Cooker Turkey Breast Recipe (2024)

This is my best-ever recipe for juicy, tender, and incredibly delicious Slow Cooker Turkey Breast. Spiced with ginger, cinnamon, and cloves and flavored with a sweet honey and soy glaze, this turkey is perfect for Thanksgiving dinner.

This simple slow cooker turkey breast recipe never disappoints, no matter the occasion. I cook the turkey breast bone-in and skin-on, glazed with a delicious homemade honey-soy marinade, and flavored with warm spices that really come out in the slow cooking process.

• A fuss-free recipe that’s simple enough for everyday cooking yet elegant for special occasions.
• Cooking the turkey breast bone-in ensures a moist, tender, and richly flavored result.
• The slow cooking method simplifies the process and allows the flavors to deepen and meld.

Slow Cooker Turkey Breast Ingredients

• Turkey Breast: I use a six-pound breast for this recipe, bone-in and skin-on.
• Honey: Naturally sweet honey paired with soy sauce really is flavor perfection.
• Soy Sauce: Regular soy sauce or the lighter, low sodium version.
• Vegetable Oil: Alternatively, canola oil.
• Ground Spices: Ground ginger, cinnamon, and cloves for some extra spice in the marinade.
• Garlic Powder
• Salt & Pepper

How to Cook Bone-In Turkey Breast in the Slow Cooker

This recipe is honestly like magic. Just a bit of prep is needed for the ingredients, and then into the slow cooker they go, to emerge hours later in the form of an impressive and totally delicious turkey dinner!

1. Marinate the Turkey Breast: Marinate the turkey breast in a mixture of honey, soy sauce, oil, ginger, cinnamon, ground cloves, garlic powder, salt, and pepper for a couple of hours.
2. Slow Cook the Turkey: Transfer the turkey breast along with the marinade to the slow cooker, and cook on Low for a few hours. The turkey is done when the internal temperature reaches 165°F.
3. Finish in the Oven: Bake the turkey for another 30 minutes to achieve that nice crispy skin and beautiful mahogany color. If your slow cooker has a removable ceramic pot, you can pop the whole thing in the oven; otherwise, transfer the turkey and all the juices to an oven-safe pan. Don’t forget to baste the turkey as it bakes.
4. Make the Turkey Gravy: To make the gravy, collect all the drippings from the bottom of the slow cooker once the turkey is out of the oven. If you’re short of some liquid, you can make up the difference using chicken stock. Combine the drippings with flour in a saucepan to thicken, and whisk until the mixture is completely blended.
5. Serve: Dish up the gravy in a gravy boat alongside your tender and juicy, glazed turkey breast. Carve, drizzle, and serve!

Serving Suggestions

You can serve this turkey breast as an effortless dinner or as a downsized Holiday turkey with Heirloom Tomato Salad or Apple Bacon Salad. Make room for these Roasted Potatoes and Carrots and my Easy Garlic Broccolini, too! Don’t forget the Sweet Potato and Cranberry Stuffing, my Slow Cooker Spiced Cranberry Sauce, and Garlic Rosemary Mashed Potatoes, of course.

How to Store and Reheat Leftovers

Leftover turkey can be stored in the fridge for 3 to 4 days or in the freezer for 2 to 3 months, sealed in an airtight container. Reheat in a 300°F oven, and warm the turkey breast wrapped in foil with a few spoonfuls of liquid or gravy to help with moisture.

Thanksgiving Turkey Recipes

Whether you’re planning ahead or browsing at the last minute, you can’t go wrong with these delicious ideas for Thanksgiving Turkey.

• Garlic Lemon Butter Roast Turkey Breast
• Rosemary Lemon Roasted Turkey
• Juicy Roast Turkey with Maple Gravy
• Bacon Wrapped Spatchco*ck Turkey
• Instant Pot Turkey Breast