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Katie's Cucina » Recipes » Slow Cooker

Crockpot Turkey and Stuffing

Published: Nov 11, 2021 · Modified: Oct 4, 2022 by Katie · This post may contain affiliate links

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White plate sliced with turkey, stuffing, and green beans.
Two plates divided by recipe title text. Top of a white plate sliced stuffing, cranberry sauce and green beans. Bottom of stuffing mix in a slow cooker.
White plate turkey, stuffing, and green beans with a slow cooker in the background with recipe title text on image for Pinterest.
Five photos divided by recipe title text; top of cooked turkey and stuffing on a plate. Bottom of four process photos making turkey and stuffin in the slow cooker.
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Top view of a white plate filled with stuffing, turkey, and green beans with recipe title text on image.

If you love all the flavors of a Thanksgiving dinner you’ll love my Crockpot turkey and stuffing recipe. This diner is put together in about 10 minutes time and slow cooks for 6 hours. You’ll have turkey, stuffing, and sweet potatoes all in one meal to enjoy with those you love.

White plate filled with turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce, and green beans with a slow cooker on the backgournd.

Thanksgiving dinner is one of my all time favorite meals. I love to make a turkey dinner at least a few times throughout the year. I don’t love how long a traditional turkey dinner takes to make. If I’m not making my Instant Pot Turkey Tenderloin recipe then I’m making my Crockpot turkey and stuffing recipe makes it easy to make year round. Turkey breast and homemade stuffing cook in a slow cooker for 5 hours. This is half of the meal made in minutes and cooked relatively hands-off. I love to add mashed potatoes, turkey gravy, and a veggie like my southern green beans or even a classic green bean casserole.

Table of contents

  • Ingredients
  • How to Make Crockpot Turkey and Stuffing
  • FAQs
  • Tips & Tricks
  • Thanksgiving Crockpot Recipes

Ingredients

Ingredients on counter; turkey breast, onion, sweet potatoes, celery, bread stuffing, and chicken broth.
  • Turkey – You’ll want to use a boneless turkey breast for this recipe. The turkey will be fork tender after it’s done cooking and I would be afraid that the bones from the turkey breast would fall into the stuffing.
  • Veggies – After the turkey is placed in the slow cooker I’ll add in diced onions, celery, and sweet potatoes.
  • Seasonings – The only seasoning I use is to season the turkey breast. I use a combination of poultry seasoning, salt, and pepper. I will garnish the top of the dinner with some dried parlsey.
  • Stuffing Mix – I find a bag of the seasoned cubed stuffing mix works best for this recipe.
  • Butter – I use 4 tablespoons / ¼ cup salted butter that i cube into tinier pieces to make 8 pieces of butter.
  • Broth – I like to use a low-sodium chicken broth. However, if you can find turkey stock I would use that first.

How to Make Crockpot Turkey and Stuffing

Chopped and peeled sweet potatoes, celery, and onions on a white cutting board with a serated knife next to it.

First, chop the onions and celery. Then peel and chop the sweet potatoes into as even as pieces as possible.

Four photos of showing the layering of how to put together the turkey breast, vegetables, and stuffing mix with broth pouring in.

Spray non-stick cooking spray all around the inside of the slow cooker. Then place the turkey breast in the bottom of the slow cooker. Season both sides with the poultry season, salt, and pepper. Add 2 tablespoons of butter on top of the turkey breast (cubing the butter into 4 smaller pieces).

Add the onion, celery, and sweet potato on top of the turkey breast.

Then pour the cubed stuffing mix on top of the vegetables.

Pour the low sodium chicken broth on top of the stuffing mix. Add the remaining 2 tablespoons of cubed butter on top of the stuffing. Place the lid on the slow cooker and cook on HIGH for 5 hours.

Black slow cooker filled with stuffing and tongs.

Once the dinner is done. Carefully remove the turkey breast from the bottom of the slow cooker. Insert a meat thermometer in the meat to ensure the internal cooking temperature has reached 165 degrees Fahrenheit. Stir the stuffing mixture. Slice the turkey breast and mix the stuffing into the broth to ensure all stuffing has been coated and is soft. Serve immediately.

FAQs

White plate filled with turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce, and green beans.

Here are all the frequently asked questions readers have asked when making this recipe.

How many people will this recipe feed?

This recipe will feed 4 adults. You most likely won’t have any turkey leftover, but will have some stuffing leftover.

Can I substitute chicken breast for the turkey breast?

Yes, you can use chicken breast for this recipe making this a year round comfort food dinner.

Can I use a bone in turkey breast for this Thanksgiving dinner recipe?

You will want to cut the meat off the turkey breast bone before cooking it. Or find a boneless turkey breast already cut by the butcher. You don’t want bones to fall into the stuffing which could be a choking hazard.

What can I make with leftover stuffing?

This recipe will leave you with some extra stuffing. I suggest making stuffing muffins, turkey and stuffing dumpling soup, baked cheesy stuffing stuffed mushrooms or even checking out my 40 Thanksgiving Leftover recipes.

Tips & Tricks

Top view of a turkey with stuffing and green beans on a green cloth.

Here are a few of my favorite tips and tricks I’ve learned when making crockpot turkey.

  • Turkey Breast – If you cannot find a boneless turkey breast you can remove the turkey breast off the bone yourself or ask your butcher to cut the breast off the bone for you. I have not tested this recipe with a bone in turkey breast. I would be afraid bones would fall out and get mixed into the stuffing mixture.
  • Chicken Breast – You can also use this exact recipe and make chicken and stuffing crockpot recipe instead!
  • Vegetables – If you don’t like sweet potatoes you can omit the potato all together. Or you can even add in diced carrots and peas if you desire. Totally optional but give you multiple options.
  • Stuffing – If you prefer cornbread stuffing over traditional bread stuffing use a bag of cornbread stuffing mix instead.
  • Serving suggestions – You can eat this meal as is; however, I like to add mashed potatoes, gravy, and cranberry sauce. I’ll even make green bean casserole with cheese, sauteed green beans, or creamed spinach.

Thanksgiving Crockpot Recipes

Top view of a white plate filled with turkey, stuffing, green beans, and mashed potatoes on the side.

Love to cook with your crock pot? Try these other Thanksgiving Crockpot Recipes!

  • Slow Cooker Mashed Potatoes
  • Slow Cooker Creamed Spinach
  • Slow Cooker Creamed Corn
  • Slow Cooker Sweet Potato Casserole
  • Slow Cooker Blueberry Cobbler

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Top view of a turkey with stuffing and green beans on a green cloth.

Crockpot Turkey and Stuffing

If you love all the flavors of a Thanksgiving dinner you'll love my Crock Pot turkey and stuffing recipe. This diner is put together in about 10 minutes time and slow cooks for 6 hours. You'll have turkey, stuffing, and sweet potatoes all in one meal to enjoy with those you love.
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Course: Main Course, Slow Cooker
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 5 hours
Total Time: 6 hours 10 minutes
Servings: 4
Calories: 857kcal
Author: Katie

Equipment

  • Slow Cooker

Ingredients

  • 3-4 lb. Boneless Turkey Breast
  • 1 teaspoon Poultry Seasoning
  • ½ teaspoon Salt
  • ⅛ teaspoon Black Pepper
  • 4 tablespoon Salted Butter divided
  • 1 Onion diced
  • 2 Stalks Celery diced
  • 1 Sweet potato cubed
  • 12 oz. Cubed Stuffing Mix
  • 2-½ cups Low Sodium Chicken Broth

Instructions

  • Spray non-stick cooking spray all around the inside of the slow cooker. Then place the turkey breast in the bottom of the slow cooker. Season both sides with the poultry season, salt, and pepper. Add 2 tablespoons of butter on top of the turkey breast (cubing the butter into 4 smaller pieces).
  • Add the onion, celery, and sweet potato on top of the turkey breast.
  • Then pour the cubed stuffing mix on top of the vegetables.
  • Pour the low sodium chicken broth on top of the stuffing mix. Add the remaining 2 tablespoons of cubed butter on top of the stuffing. Place the lid on the slow cooker and cook on HIGH for 5 hours.
  • Once the dinner is done. Carefully remove the turkey breast from the bottom of the slow cooker. Insert a meat thermometer in the meat to ensure the internal cooking temperature has reached 165 degrees Fahrenheit. Slice the turkey breast and mix the stuffing into the broth to ensure all stuffing has been coated and is soft. Serve immediately.

Notes

  • Turkey Breast – If you cannot find a boneless turkey breast you can remove the turkey breast off the bone yourself or ask your butcher to cut the breast off the bone for you. I have not tested this recipe with a bone in turkey breast. I would be afraid bones would fall out and get mixed into the stuffing mixture.
  • Vegetables – If you don’t like sweet potatoes you can omit the potato all together. Or you can even add in diced carrots and peas if you desire. Totally optional but give you multiple options.
  • Stuffing – If you prefer cornbread stuffing over traditional bread stuffing use a bag of cornbread stuffing mix instead.
  • Serving suggestions – You can eat this meal as is; however, I like to add mashed potatoes, gravy, and cranberry sauce. I’ll even make green bean casserole, sauted green beans, or creamed spinach.

Nutrition

Serving: 1c | Calories: 857kcal | Carbohydrates: 81g | Protein: 87g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 215mg | Sodium: 2365mg | Potassium: 1403mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 8458IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 169mg | Iron: 6mg
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  1. crockpot recipe

    July 17, 2010 at 11:35 am

    I'd definitely give this a go, my family seriously need a break from red meat, lol! I can cook but it has to be one of those crockpot recipes. I find it really easy yet very yummy! You can simply assemble everything in a crokpot, plug it in and then forget all about it until dinner time, lol! I think it can only get complicated when there's sauteing involved, but even that you can easily pull of.

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