Slow Cooker Duck Breast Recipe - Happy Foods Tube (2024)

Making slow cooker duck breast is easier than you think! With simple ingredients and quick prep, you get a delicious dinner without any fuss. Plus, you can prepare your side in your crock pot at the same time!

Duck is a tasty substitution for turkey and makes a nice Christmas meal as well. This meat is protein and iron rich so why not add it to your menu!

Ingredients:

• Duck breasts
• Salt
• Black pepper
• Dried herbs – I like using Herbs of Provence

Kitchen tools and utensils needed:

• Slow cooker – I used one that holds 3.5-quart (3.5-liter) of liquid. It was plenty for 2 duck breasts.
• Large skillet/frying pan – to render the fat
• Kitchen tongs – for turning the meat
• Knife and chopping board – for scoring the fat
• Measuring spoons – optional

How to cook duck breast in a slow cooker?

First, you need to render the fat so scoring it with a knife helps to faster release it. Season it well. Also, I like to brown the meat so the juices stay inside.

Next, simply turn your crock pot on high and add the meat in, fat-side down. Cover with a lid and let it slow cook until ready (or to your liking).

It is so easy!

What to serve with duck?

• Braised Red Cabbage – a tasty side that goes so well with this kind of meat.
• Czech Bread Dumplings – I have discovered these recently and we are obsessed with them! I have been mastering the recipe and once I get it right, I will be posting it up.
• Stuffing – believe it or not, stuffing is not only for Thanksgiving and Christmas. I love serving my homemade stove-top stuffing with this main.
• Apples and Onions – this side dish is so good with duck.

Dietary information:

What ingredients does this recipe contain?
Meat: Yes
Gluten: No
Eggs: No
Nuts: No
Dairy: No
Refined sugar: No

Tips for making crock pot duck breast

• Apples and onions can be added to your crock pot altogether with the seared and rendered duck meat. This way, you can enjoy at the same time the main as well as the side.
• Cooking a whole duck can be challenging and you might not end up with much of a meat in the end. That is why I prefer buying large duck breasts instead is a better option. If you can, choose those that weigh somewhere between 13.5 to 14 ounces (380 to 400 grams). 2 should feed 4 people!
• You can prepare them to your liking. Cook longer for more tender meat or use a thermometer to achieve the desired temperature (for medium-raw you will need less time). Always remember that crock pots vary from brand to brand and so will the cooking time.
• There is no need to spray the inside of your slow cooker as the meat will still release plenty of fat during the cooking process.

Other tasty main dishes you might like to give a go:

• Salmon in Puff Pastry
• Slow Roasted Leg of Lamb
• Bacon Wrapped Pork Tenderloin
• Slow Cooker Beef Stew
• Bacon Wrapped Chicken Thighs
• Duck Breast Confit