Crock pot Turkey

@Trace86 (5030)
United States
January 31, 2010 10:24pm CST
I bought a boneless Turkey breast the other day and planned to put it in the crock pot. I figured my crock pot cookbook would have a recipe. Wrong! In my mind, I wanted to make a turkey stew similar to the crock pot beef stew I have made before. It would be turkey, carrots, potatoes, onion, onion soup mix and turkey gravy. Can anyone think of a reason this wouldn't work? Or have a better idea?
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@drannhh (15219)
• United States
1 Feb 10
Here are a couple ideas: http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Slow-Cooker-Turkey-Stew/Detail.aspx and http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Slow-Cooker-Turkey-Stew/Detail.aspx Personally, I would use the second method and then cut it up and add it to the stew after cooking, because in my experience the pressure cooker is best for making moist meats in a liquid, whereas the slow cooker makes meats more tender when they are cooked without liquid.
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@sid556 (30960)
• United States
1 Feb 10
Hi Trace, This would work. I have done it that way and it comes out awesome! I usually par boil the turkey first before adding it to the crock and then I put it on low and let it slow cook all day
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@Trace86 (5030)
• United States
2 Feb 10
What kind of spice did you use to give it flavor? Mine was missing something.
@sid556 (30960)
• United States
2 Feb 10
Actually, I'm thinking of two different meals. For the stew, I don't use gravy. I use Swansons broth. Don't use College inn. It is very different. I also use Celery. It makes a world of difference in the flavor! I use the gravy when I'm making a sauce to serve over potatoes or toast. I use diced celery in both. It adds so much flavor!
@AmbiePam (85606)
• United States
1 Feb 10
I cannot think of a reason it wouldn't work. It sounds like something my sister has made her and her husband before.
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@ladym33 (10979)
• United States
1 Feb 10
I don't see why it wouldn't work, it sounds good to me. I would put some corn in it too but that is just me. I think it will make a wonderful stew, the only thing is you will either have to chop up the mean before you put it in or you will need to pull it out at some point and cut it up, I would not wait till the end to cut it up because it will probably be to tender and you will end up with long strips of turkey rather than cubes. I actually cooked a big turkey yesterday and I am going to make turkey masala over rice with the left overs tonight.
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@Trace86 (5030)
• United States
2 Feb 10
I did cut the meat up first. It still pretty much disintegrated.
@teamrose (1492)
• United States
1 Feb 10
I can't think of a single reason why this won't work. Curious why you need the turkey gravy though. The potatoes and soup mix will create enough gravy. I would just save those extra calories for when I'm not using the crock pot.
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@Trace86 (5030)
• United States
2 Feb 10
I should have skipped the gravy. It made it too sweet and more like soup.