Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Crockpot Apricot Glazed Turkey

This is a recipe that I adapted from Weight Watchers to meet my needs (with the crockpot).  It came out fantastic with a light hint of apricot flavor and delicious sweet potatoes.

Gluten Free Crockpot Apricot Glazed Turkey (8 Points)

Ingredients:
Frozen turkey breast (2-5 lbs is fine)
2-3 large uncooked sweet potatoes cut into bite sized pieces
2 tsp canola oil
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
1/2 cups apricot preserves (if your turkey is larger, use a little more)
1 tsp Dijon mustard (I used spicy brown deli mustard and it was great)... French's is GF
1/4 cup white wine
1/4 cup chicken broth (Shop Rite brand is GF, but not all brands are, be careful)

Directions:
Place the turkey in the crockpot with sweet potatoes surrounding it.  Sprinkle salt and pepper over the turkey and sweet potatoes.  Mix together the mustard and apricot preserves.  Coat the turkey breast with the preserve/mustard mixture.  Drizzle canola oil over the sweet potatoes.  Pour white wine and chicken broth over both the turkey and the sweet potatoes.  Cook on high for 3 hours if thawed and 4-5 hours on low if frozen.  Remove everything from the crock pot and slice to serve.  Take the juices from the crock pot and transfer them to a sauce pan, bring everything to a boil for about 2-3 minutes until it all reduces.  Serve the turkey sliced with the gravy on top.

*Recipe obtained (and modified) from Weight Watchers.com*