Slow Cooker Bacon-Ranch Beer-Can Turkey
The pit boys recommend using 85 percent lean ground chuck to make the burgers.
Recipe Summary Slow Cooker Bacon-Ranch Beer-Can Turkey
This is a delicious and tender turkey breast. The recipe fuses the traditional flavors of bacon, turkey, and ranch seasoning with the moistness of my beer-can chicken.Ingredients | Beer Can Burgers Pit Bosscooking sprayΒΌ cup butter, softened1 (1 ounce) packet ranch dressing mix, divided1 whole bone-in turkey breast, rinsed and patted dry6 slices thick-cut bacon1 cup light-colored beerDirectionsSpray the inside of a large slow cooker with cooking spray.Stir butter and 1/2 the ranch dressing mix together in a bowl until completely combined.Carefully loosen each side of the skin of the turkey breast and spread the butter-ranch mixture under the skin. Transfer turkey, skin-side up, to the slow cooker.Sprinkle remaining 1/2 ranch dressing mix over turkey breast. Lay bacon strips evenly across turkey. Pour beer around turkey breast.Cook in the slow cooker set to High for 1 hour. Reduce heat to Low and cook until turkey is tender, 6 to 8 hours.To reduce the fat from the bacon, this dish may be prepared a day in advance: slice the turkey from the bone, place into large bowl, strain the broth over the meat and refrigerate. The next day, skim the fat from the top, and reheat on the stove-top on low.Info | Beer Can Burgers Pit Bossprep:
15 mins
cook:
7 hrs
total:
7 hrs 15 mins
Servings:
8
Yield:
8 servings
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