Slow Cooker Bacon-Ranch Beer-Can Turkey

Slow Cooker Bacon-Ranch Beer-Can Turkey
Slow Cooker Bacon-Ranch Beer-Can Turkey might be just the main course you are searching for. This gluten free and fodmap friendly recipe serves 8. One serving contains 280 calories, 25g of protein, and 18g of fat. A mixture of light-colored beer, butter, bacon, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. To use up the butter you could follow this main course with the Cinnamon Butter Cake as a dessert.

Instructions

1
Spray the inside of a large slow cooker with cooking spray.
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2
Stir butter and 1/2 the ranch dressing mix together in a bowl until completely combined.
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3
Carefully loosen each side of the skin of the turkey breast and spread the butter-ranch mixture under the skin.
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4
Transfer turkey, skin-side up, to the slow cooker.
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5
Sprinkle remaining 1/2 ranch dressing mix over turkey breast.
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6
Lay bacon strips evenly across turkey.
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7
Pour beer around turkey breast.
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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.
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DifficultyExpert
Ready In7 hrs, 15 m.
Servings8
Health Score5
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