My family loves to eat turkey all throughout the year. This is my go-to recipe. It’s so easy to make because it’s going in the crockpot. To make it skinny, I removed the skin from the breasts before cooking. Simply doing this saves 130 calories and 10 grams of fat per serving! Now each skinny serving has 221 calories and 1 gram of fat. It’s wonderful for dinner any night of the week. The leftovers make great sandwiches too.
Ingredients
Ingredients for Turkey:
- 2 turkey breast halves, 2-2½ lb. each (bone-in)
- 2 teaspoons dried sage or more if desired
- 2 teaspoons dried thyme, or more, if desired
- Fresh ground pepper, to taste
- 2 cups onions, chopped
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 4 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth
- ¼ cup fresh lemon juice
- 8 springs fresh rosemary
Ingredients for Garnish: optional
- 4-6 springs fresh rosemary
- Lemon slices
- Sugared cranberries, see recipe below
Instructions
- Remove skin from turkey breasts and pat dry with paper towels. Season each breast on both sides with sage, thyme, and pepper.
- Place 1 cup onions and half the garlic on bottom of crock pot. Add seasoned breasts, breast side down. Add remaining onions and garlic on top. Pour the chicken broth and lemon juice over the top.
- Place the rosemary springs under the breasts and on top of them.
- Cook on high setting for 1 hour. Reduce heat to low setting and cook for 3-4 more hours until the turkey is completely white inside. You can check if they’re done by using a meat thermometer. It should register 180 degrees. (many crock-pots vary on cooking time, you might need to adjust the cooking time).
- Remove turkey breast to a craving board. When they’re cool enough to handle, slice the turkey and place it on a serving plate. Pour a little of the juice from the crockpot all over the turkey. Garnish the platter with more fresh rosemary springs, lemon slices, and sugared cranberries, if desired. (see recipe below for sugared cranberries).
- Store any leftover turkey in a bowl with some of the juice poured over it.
Notes
Makes 6-8 servings (about 4 ounces each serving)
Food Facts
The rise in popularity of lean turkey has been spurred by the increased availability of individual turkey pieces such as breasts, tenderloins, cutlets and ground turkey. These alternatives to cooking a whole turkey have made it more convenient for people to easily incorporate turkey into their diets. Turkey breasts are sold fresh or frozen year-round.
Healthy Benefits
Turkey breast is a healthy low calorie and low fat protein when the skin is removed. It contains a good amount of niacin and vitamins B6 and B12.
Recipe for Sugared Cranberries: optional
Ingredients 1 bag or box frozen cranberries or place an 12 oz bag in the freezer the night before ¼ cup sugar or superfine sugar
Instructions 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 2. Spread frozen cranberries on a baking sheet. Sprinkle them with half the sugar. Shake pan to spread the sugar all over the berries. 3. Bake the berries for 4 minutes; remove pan sprinkle a little more sugar and shake again. Place back in oven and bake until sugar melts, about 4 minutes.
WW Freestyle SmartPoints 0-Blue (turkey only)
WW SmartPoints 2-Green (turkey only)
WW POINTS PLUS 5 (turkey only)
Food Facts
The rise in popularity of lean turkey has been spurred by the increased availability of individual turkey pieces such as breasts, tenderloins, cutlets and ground turkey. These alternatives to cooking a whole turkey have made it more convenient for people to easily incorporate turkey into their diets. Turkey breasts are sold fresh or frozen year-round.
Healthy Benefits
Turkey breast is a healthy low calorie and low fat protein when the skin is removed. It contains a good amount of niacin and vitamins B6 and B12.
Recipe for Sugared Cranberries: optional
Ingredients 1 bag or box frozen cranberries or place an 12 oz bag in the freezer the night before ¼ cup sugar or superfine sugar
Instructions 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 2. Spread frozen cranberries on a baking sheet. Sprinkle them with half the sugar. Shake pan to spread the sugar all over the berries. 3. Bake the berries for 4 minutes; remove pan sprinkle a little more sugar and shake again. Place back in oven and bake until sugar melts, about 4 minutes.
WW Freestyle SmartPoints 0-Blue (turkey only)
WW SmartPoints 2-Green (turkey only)
WW POINTS PLUS 5 (turkey only)
| SKINNY FACTS: for 1 serving of turkey (about 4 ounces each) 221 calories, 1g fat, 1g sat. fat, 44g protein, 5g carbs, 1g fiber, 369mg sodium, 1g sugar |
| FACTS: for Freestyle SmartPoints 0 calories, 0g sat. fat, 0g protein, 0g sugar |
Skinny Facts
Serving: 4ouncesCalories: 221kcalCarbohydrates: 5gProtein: 44gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 369mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gGreen Smart Points: 2Plus Points: 5
