Slow Cooker Turkey With Sage And Bacon Food

SLOW COOKER THANKSGIVING TURKEY

Steps:

• Place bacon in a skillet over medium-high heat, and cook until evenly brown. Drain and crumble.
• Spray a slow cooker with cooking spray. Place turkey in the slow cooker. Season with garlic pepper. In a bowl, mix the bacon, gravy, flour, Worcestershire sauce, and sage. Pour over turkey in the slow cooker.
• Cover slow cooker, and cook turkey 8 hours on Low.

SLOW-COOKER TURKEY WITH SAGE AND BACON

Steps:

• Spray 5- to 6-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. Place turkey in cooker. Sprinkle with garlic pepper. Place potatoes and carrots around turkey. Mix bacon, gravy, flour, sage and Worcestershire sauce in small bowl; pour over turkey and vegetables.
• Cover and cook on Low heat setting 7 to 8 hours.
• Serve turkey with vegetables and gravy.

SLOW-COOKER TURKEY BREASTS WITH WINE & BACON

Steps:

• Lay a length of string twice the length of the turkey fillet on a chopping board. Arrange 4 more lengths of string large enough to tie around the width of the fillet at intervals across your first string, winding each one around the main string once so they don't move around too much. Lay 8 rashers of bacon, across the main string and running in the same direction as the 4 strings, overlap the rashers slightly so they don't pull apart when you wrap the turkey. Scatter with 1 tbsp of the thyme and grind over some black pepper.
• Place a turkey fillet on top of the bacon then wrap the bacon around it and tie the strings around the middle and around the length to hold everything in place, it should be snug but not too tight Snip off any excess string with scissors.
• Heat the oil in a large frying pan and fry the fillet on all sides until browned then remove from the pan. While browning the first fillet wrap and tie the other one then brown that too. Set aside with the other breast.
• Add the onion and carrots to the pan and cook until starting to colour. Tip the vegetables into the slow cooker and add the bay leaves and mushrooms then arrange the turkey fillets on top. Pour the wine and stock into the frying pan, bring to a rapid boil then pour in to the slow cooker, cover and cook on LOW for 3-4 hours until a skewer poked into the centre comes out feeling very hot or a meat thermometer reads 75C.
• Lift the turkey breasts onto a plate and cover with foil. Mix the flour with 4 tbsp water to make a smooth liquid. Strain the cooking juices from the slow cooker into a pan, whisk in the flour mixture and keep whisking over the heat while bringing to a simmer to make a thin gravy. Serve with the sliced turkey breasts and traditional vegetables and accompaniments. If taking the turkey to the table on a platter, scatter with a little thyme and grind over some black pepper.

EASY AND DELICIOUS SLOW COOKER CASSOULET

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat and cook bacon until crisp and brown, turning often, about 10 minutes. Remove bacon and drain on paper towels; crumble when cool. Set bacon aside.
• Cook and stir onion in the same skillet until translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in chicken, sausage, garlic, thyme, bay leaves, and black pepper; cook until chicken pieces are browned, 5 to 8 minutes. Stir in tomato paste.
• Transfer chicken mixture to a slow cooker and stir in crumbled turkey bacon, great Northern beans, and diced tomatoes. Cover the cooker, set on Low, and cook until cassoulet is thickened and the chicken is very tender, 4 to 5 hours. Sprinkle with parsley before serving.

SLOW-COOKER SAUSAGE STUFFING

Steps:

• Lightly grease the bottom and sides of a 6-quart slow cooker with butter.
• Toss the stale French bread, butter, onions, carrots, celery, thyme and 1 teaspoon each salt and pepper in the slow cooker. Pour the chicken broth over the bread mixture and toss to coat. Use your hands to tear teaspoon-size pieces of the Italian sausage and put them directly on top of the bread mixture. The sausage should cover most of the stuffing.
• Cover the slow cooker and cook on low until the sausage is cooked through and the vegetables are tender, about 4 hours. Remove the lid and gently stir the sausage into the stuffing. Season to taste with additional salt and pepper. Transfer to a shallow serving dish and garnish with the chopped parsley. Serve hot.

CHAMPAGNE-BASTED TURKEY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°. Mix first four ingredients. Place turkey on a rack in a roasting pan, breast side up; pat dry. Rub butter mixture over outside and inside of turkey. If desired, place sage and parsley sprigs in cavity. Tuck wings under turkey; tie drumsticks together., Roast, uncovered, 30 minutes. Toss onions with parsley, marjoram and thyme; add to roasting pan. Pour in champagne and consomme. Roast, uncovered, until a thermometer inserted in thickest part of thigh reads 170°-175°, 2-1/2-3 hours, basting occasionally with pan juices. (Cover loosely with foil if turkey browns too quickly.), Remove turkey from oven; tent with foil. Let stand 20 minutes before carving. , Meanwhile, strain pan juices into a bowl. In a small saucepan, melt butter. Stir in flour until smooth; gradually add strained juices. Bring to a boil; cook and stir until thickened, 1-2 minutes. Serve with turkey.

BACON & SAUSAGE STUFFING

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook sausage over medium heat for 6-8 minutes or until no longer pink, breaking into crumbles. Remove with a slotted spoon; drain on paper towels. Discard drippings., Add bacon to pan; cook over medium heat until crisp. Remove to paper towels to drain. Discard drippings. Wipe out pan. In same pan, heat butter over medium-high heat. Add onion and celery; cook and stir 6-8 minutes or until tender. Remove from heat., In a large bowl, combine stuffing cubes, sausage, bacon, onion mixture, mushrooms, parsley, sage and thyme. In a small bowl, whisk eggs, soup and stock; pour over stuffing mixture and toss to coat., Transfer to a greased 6-qt. slow cooker. Cook, covered, on low 4-5 hours or until a thermometer reads 160°. Remove lid; let stand 15 minutes before serving.

THANKSGIVING TURKEY IN A CROCK POT, WITH SAGE AND BACON

Steps:

• Spray 5 to 6 quart slow cooker with cooking spray. Place turkey in cooker. Sprinkle with garlic pepper. Place potatoes and carrots around turkey.
• Mix bacon, gravy, flour, sage and Worcestershire sauce in small bowl; pour over turkey and vegetables.
• Cover and cook on low setting for 7 to 8 hours.
• Remove turkey and vegetables, and thicken gravy as necessary with cornstarch or flour. Dig in!

CROCK POT TURKEY WITH SAGE

Steps:

• Spray a 5-6 quart slow cooker with cooking spray.
• Place turkey in cooker.
• Sprinkle with garlic and pepper.
• Place potatoes and carrots around the turkey.
• Mix gravy, flour, sage, and worcestershire sauce in a small bowl; pour over turkey and vegetables.
• Cover and cook on Low heat setting for 7-8 hours.
• Remove turkey and carve. Serve with the vegetables and gravy.

SLOW COOKER TURKEY WITH SAGE AND BACON

Steps:

• Spray 5- to 6-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. Place turkey in cooker. Sprinkle with garlic pepper. Place potatoes and carrots around turkey. Mix bacon, gravy, flour, sage and Worcestershire sauce in small bowl; pour over turkey and vegetables.
• Cover and cook on Low heat setting 7 to 8 hours.
• Serve turkey with vegetables and gravy.
• Expert Tips
• If you don't have garlic pepper, use 1/4 teaspoon each of garlic powder and pepper.
• Keep this one-dish meal super easy by adding your favorite salad from a bag and crusty dinner rolls from the bakery.
• Slice the turkey and arrange it on a small platter. Tuck fresh sage leaves around and between the slices. Serve the vegetables and gravy in a separate bowl.
• You don't need to cook bacon for this recipe. Look for it already cooked in the deli or lunch-meat section of the meat department.