Slowcooker Creamy Turkey Dinner

I have been trying to find more recipes to use my Crock-pot lately. I found a wonderful blog with TONS of slow-cooker recipes, A Year of Slow Cooking. The one thing about slow-cooking is that a lot of recipes I have found are not healthy and we try, as much as possible to eat on the healthier side. When I found this recipe, it looked really good and didn't use Cream of ________ soup. It smelled AMAZING while it was cooking. I could tell it was going to be pretty runny, so I decided to make some brown rice to serve with it. The flavor was great! The only thing I did differently than the recipe was added a little more balsamic vinegar while I was cooking. If you haven't been able to tell, I love balsamic vinegar! I'm pretty sure we never make turkey unless it's Christmas or Thanksgiving. This was a nice change from our norm and I will definitely be making it again.

The photo did not do this dish justice. Sorry!

Ingredients

• 3pounds turkey breast, cut in chunks
  3/4 cup beef broth
• 3 Tablespoons balsamic vinegar
• 1 onion, thinly sliced
• 8 ounces sliced mushrooms (I used about 12 ounces)
• 1 1/2 tablespoon dried parsley (unless you have fresh, then use about 1/4 cup at the very end)
• 3/4 cup half and half or heavy cream
• 1 1/2 cup frozen green beans

Directions

1. Use a 4 quart slow cooker. Put the turkey into the bottom of your cooker, and pour on the beef broth and balsamic vinegar. Add onion, mushrooms, and dried parsley. Stir a bit to combine. Cover and cook on low for 6-7 hours, or on high for about 4. If you only have a 6-quart slow cooker, this will cook much faster, unless you increase the quantities. Remember that slow cookers work the best when they're at least 2/3 of the way full.
2. If you are going to use a 6-quart, check after 4-5 hours on low, or 2-3 on high.
3. If you'd like the turkey super tender and shreddy, cook for a longer period of time on low.
4. Stir in the heavy cream and green beans. Cover and cook on high for another 30 minutes, or until beans are thawed and heated through. Serve over cooked pasta.