A thyroidectomy requires a life change. That includes changing eating habits. The purpose of Kevin's Kitchen is to help those with no (or little) cooking skills to create great meals.
When we think of Thanksgiving, men think of turkey, that great big ball of meat. Doesn't cooking meat sound like a man topic? So why not cook the Thanksgiving Day Turkey in a slow cooker? What's that? You don't know how? Well... let me fix that right away!
First, for those who don't like to clean-up? I am using a Slow Cooker Liner. When the cooking is done and the pot is cool, just throw the plastic bag away - wamo blamo, all done.
I am starting with a six pound fresh bone-in turkey breast. I usually use six pounds boneless, but those can be hard to find for Thanksgiving (believe it or not). White meat tends to be the favorite meat, so, why not do a turkey that is all white meat?
I am doing six pounds because that is what fits in my large crockpot. When cooking meat you generally want half a pound per person eating. However, because this has a bone, people pig out at Thanksgiving, and leftovers are awesome, 1 to 1.25 pounds per person is a better number to go by.
Add a 32oz container of turkey (preferred) or chicken broth. Half a stick of butter. A large onion chopped. A cup of diced celery. And then pepper the heck out of it with lemon pepper seasoning.
Cook on low for 8 hours or high for 4-5 hours. The result will be an incredibly moist turkey that falls off the bone and melts in your mouth. And, you will be the King of the Meat!
