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Since The Pestilence came to our house for Thanksgiving, we opted for a quiet dinner at home.  In reality, our house is seldom quiet, but we did eat dinner at home.  This was the first Thanksgiving meal that I’ve ever prepared.  In years past I’ve been riding on everyone else’s apron strings by bringing side dishes.

Thursday I was on my own.

I posted this recipe a few years ago and had completely forgotten about it.  And when I was googling crockpot Turkey breast type recipes, my own blog came up in the search engine.

Awkward.

It turned out wonderfully.  So I thought I’d share it again.

Crockpot Turkey Breast with Mushroom Sauce

• 3 Lbs. Boneless Skinless Turkey Breast (in one big hunk)
• 2 T. Butter
• 1/4 C. Chopped Fresh Parsley
• 2 t. Dried Tarragon
• 1/4 t. Salt or Vege-Sal
• 1/4 t. Pepper
• 1 C. Sliced Mushrooms
• 1/2 C. Dry White Wine
• 1 t. Chicken Bouillon Concentrate
• Guar or Xanthan (optional)

In a big, heavy skillet, sauté the turkey in the butter until it’s golden all over. Transfer turkey to the slow cooker. (Give the crockpot a shot of canola spray first.)

Sprinkle the parsley, tarragon, salt, and pepper over the turkey. Place the mushrooms on top.

In a bowl, mix the wine and bouillon together until the bouillon dissolves. Pour it over the turkey. Cover the slow cooker, set it to low, and let it cook to 7 to 8 hours.

When the time’s up, remove turkey and put in on a platter. Transfer about 1/2 of the mushrooms to a blender and add the liquid from the slow cooker. Blend until the mushrooms are pureed. Scoop the rest of the mushrooms into the dish you plan to use to serve the sauce, add the liquid, and thicken further with guar or xanthan, if needed.

* Something I did a little bit differently, is that after I took the turkey out of the skillet after browning, I added the mushrooms, wine, and Chicken Bouillon (plus a little extra Chicken broth).  This way I was able to de-glaze the pan and scrape up the good brown stuff at the bottom.  I sauteed on medium heat for about five minutes, then added everything in the pan to the crockpot.

I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving, and I’ll see you on Monday!