Prep Time:
15 MinCook Time:
8 Hrs Ready In:
8 Hrs 15 Min
Servings (Help)


Original Recipe Yield 12 servings

Ingredients
3-1/4 slices bacon
2/3 (5 1/2 pound) bone-in turkey breast, skin removed
1/4 teaspoon garlic pepper
2/3 (10.5 ounce) can turkey gravy
1 tablespoon and 1 teaspoon all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
3/4 teaspoon dried sage

Directions

This recipe's Ingredients were scaled to yield a new amount. The directions below still refer to the original recipe yield of 12 servings.
1.Place bacon in a skillet over medium-high heat, and cook until evenly brown. Drain and crumble.
2.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.
3.Cover slow cooker, and cook turkey 8 hours on Low.

Prep Time:
30 MinCook Time:
11 Hrs Ready In:
11 Hrs 30 Min


Original Recipe Yield 4 pints
Ingredients

5 1/2 pounds apples - peeled, cored and finely chopped
4 cups white sugar
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon salt

Directions

1.Place the apples in a slow cooker. In a medium bowl, mix the sugar, cinnamon, cloves and salt. Pour the mixture over the apples in the slow cooker and mix well.
2.Cover and cook on high 1 hour.
3.Reduce heat to low and cook 9 to 11 hours, stirring occasionally, until the mixture is thickened and dark brown.
4.Uncover and continue cooking on low 1 hour. Stir with a whisk, if desired, to increase smoothness.
5.Spoon the mixture into sterile containers, cover and refrigerate or freeze.

One great use for the Crock-pot at Thanksgiving is to use it for the stuffing. By cooking it out of the bird, the turkey won't have to cook as long, so the breast meat is less likely to get too dry, plus you are not limited by the amount of stuffing that will fit inside the bird (never enough). Here is a recipe from Allrecipes.com which is highly rated. Go to the link after the recipe for people's comments and adjustments that people made to the original recipe to get ideas about how to adapt this for your own family's preferences.

Slow Cooker Stuffing

Ingredients

1 cup butter
2 cups chopped onion
2 cups chopped celery
1/4 cup fresh parsley
12 ounces fresh mushrooms, sliced
12 1/2 cups dry bread cubes
1 teaspoon poultry seasoning
1 1/2 teaspoons dried sage
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1/2 teaspoon dried marjoram
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
4 1/2 cups chicken broth
2 eggs, beaten

Directions

Melt butter or margarine in a skillet over medium heat. Cook onion, celery, mushroom, and parsley in butter, stirring frequently.
Spoon cooked vegetables over bread cubes in a very large mixing bowl. Season with poultry seasoning, sage, thyme, marjoram, and salt and pepper. Pour in enough broth to moisten, and mix in eggs. Transfer mixture to slow cooker, and cover.
Cook on High for 45 minutes, then reduce heat to Low, and cook for 4 to 8 hours.

This recipe needs at least a four quart slow cooker. The recipe can be scaled for more or fewer servings. See the recipe and comments here: view link

For Thanksgiving can I cook vegitables in the Crock Pot? if so how?

Snacks for the time before the turkey is ready!

Ingredients:
•3 cups thin pretzel sticks
•4 cups wheat chex cereal
•4 cups cheerios cereal
•12 oz. jar salted peanuts
•1/2 tsp. garlic salt
•1/2 tsp. celery salt
•1/2 tsp. seasoned salt
•1/4 cup butter, melted
•1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese
Preparation:
Combine all ingredients in 4 to 5 quart crockpot and stir gently until well mixed and cereal, pretzels, and peanuts are coated with the butter, cheese, and spices. Cover crockpot and cook on low 3-4 hours, stirring twice during cooking. Remove lid during last half hour of cooking to let the mix dry.

Oh yes, you can cook even the green bean cassorole in the crock pot!

Here's one:
simple recipe.
Prep Time: 25 minutes
Cook Time: 8 hours
Ingredients:
•1 lb. baby carrots or regular carrots, cut into chunks
•4 russet potatoes, scrubbed, cut into 1-1/2" pieces
•1 onion, chopped
•2 cloves garlic, minced
•2 Tbsp. water
•3 Tbsp. olive oil
•1/4 tsp. salt
•1/8 tsp. pepper
Preparation:
Combine vegetables, water, olive oil, salt and pepper in a 3-4 quart crockpot and stir to combine. Cover and cook on low for 7-9 hours or until vegetables are tender when pierced with a fork. 6-8 servings

Slow Cooker Creamed Spinach

Ingredients

2 (10 ounce) packages frozen chopped spinach , thawed, drained and squeezed dry
2 cups cottage cheese
1/2 cup butter, cubed
3 eggs, beaten
1 1/2 cups cubed process American cheese (Velveeta)
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt

Directions

Grease a 4 1/2 quart slow cooker. In a large bowl, mix together the spinach, cottage cheese, butter, American cheese, eggs, flour and salt until everything is evenly distributed. Transfer to the greased slow cooker.
Cook on high for one hour, then reduce heat to low, and continue to cook for 4 to 5 hours.

Comments after this recipe on allrecipes.com suggest adding extra spinach and reducing the cooking time. view link

Glazed Carrots

Ingredients
64 ounces baby carrots
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup orange juice
1/4 cup butter
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1/4 cup water

Directions
Combine ingredients except for cornstarch and water in slow cooker.
Cover; cook on Low for 3½-4 hours.
Transfer carrots to a bowl. Transfer juices to a saucepan. Heat to a boil.
Mix cornstarch and water in a bowl until blended. Stir into saucepan. Boil for one minute. Pour over the carrots.

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Catt's 70's Style Slow Cooker Mushrooms

Rinse 3 pounds mushrooms, and trim off just the very end of the stem
(leave stem intact, just remove the rough part), and leaving mushrooms
whole. Drain well. In slow cooker or crock pot, put one stick of
butter in the bottom, and add mushrooms - your top may even be askew,
that's ok, they will cook down momentarily. Sprinkle generously with
garlic salt. Cook on high 3 hours or low for 6 hours. Serve.

a great Thanksgiving side dish...

GREEN BEAN CASSOROLE

This classic side dish is updated in two ways. First, alfredo sauce is used instead of canned condensed soup, and the recipe is cooked in the crockpot. Easy!
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 4 hours
Ingredients:
•28 oz. pkg. frozen cut green beans
•1 onion, chopped
•2 cloves garlic, minced
•1 red bell pepper, chopped
•1/4 tsp. salt
•1/8 tsp. pepper
•16 oz. container Alfredo cheese sauce
•2.5 oz. can french fried onions
Preparation:
Combine all ingredients except half of the french fried onions in a 4-6 quart slow cooker. Cover crockpot and cook on high for 3-4 hours, stirring after 1 hour. Just before serving, heat remaining french fried onions in a small skillet over medium heat for 2-3 minutes, stirring constantly. Stir casserole and sprinkle with crisp hot onions. 10 1/2 cup servings