The perfect Thanksgiving turkey has never been easier than making it in your pressure cooker! This Instant Pot Turkey Breast recipe with stuffing and gravy is ready in under 45 minutes. I have never had such a moist turkey!
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Pressure Cooker Turkey Breast
I’ve had my Instant Pot for a while now and I’m still just as in love with it today as I was when we first met! It has everything that a busy mom and business owner needs to help feed her family. First of all, you can make absolutely everything in it. From dinners to soups to desserts to even yogurt! Also, it is extremely easy to use. Just push a couple buttons, set it and forget it. The results are always great. The meat that comes out is always perfectly cooked and tender. Then, after you enjoy the results of your favorite pressure cooker, it is SOOOO easy to clean! What is not to love?
It wasn’t long until the light bulb above my head went on and I asked myself: What is the hardest meal of the year to make? Thanksgiving dinner, obviously. And how can I make it easier? You guessed it! This Thanksgiving, I am going to make an Instant Pot Turkey Breast Recipe with stuffing and gravy.
Cooking Turkey Breast in an Instant Pot
I have always loved turkey. I don’t really understand why people don’t make it more often. It seems like Thanksgiving is the only time that most people make a turkey. I am on a mission to change that with this Instant Pot Turkey Breast recipe. Just like everyone, I don’t the star of my Thanksgiving dinner to be dry. With a turkey breast in an Instant Pot, it will always come out nice and moist!
It is no secret how much I love my Instant Pot. I have used mine for just about everything from soups to desserts. When you are making a big meal for your family, it is very nice to free up a burner on the stove by using your pressure cooker. It is especially helpful for a big family meal like Thanksgiving or Christmas.
What I love most about making a pressure cooker turkey breast is how quickly and evenly it cooks. You just set a couple buttons and then you can focus on other things you having going on in the kitchen.
Just follow the easy directions below and you too can enjoy one of the best turkey breast recipes I’ve ever tried!
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Instant Pot Turkey Breast Recipe with Stuffing and Gravy
Directions:
Now it is time to make our Instant Pot stuffing! Place bread, onion and celery into a large mixing bowl. Add sage, thyme and salt and pepper to melted butter and mix well. Pour over bread. Stir well.
Stuff stuffing into the turkey breast. The breast is split, so make sure you don’t over stuff it so it busts open!
Fold a long piece of tin foil in half and place it over the stuffing. Wrap it around the turkey breast and flip it over and place it into the instant pot (stuffing side down).
Mix garlic powder, basil, sage, thyme and salt and pepper together. Use a pastry brush to spread butter onto turkey breast. Sprinkle with seasonings. Wrap foil loosely around turkey and fold edges over.
Add 1 cup water to the pot and place the lid onto the instant pot and close the pressure valve.
Set the Instant Pot to Poultry, high pressure for 35 minutes. Let naturally release for 20-30 minutes. Release pressure valve and open instant pot. Check to see if the turkey has reached 165°. If not, lock the lid in place and cook it for a few more minutes.
Unwrap the foil and use it to lift the turkey out of the pot. Remove stuffing and carve turkey breast. Are you starting to be convinced that this is the best Instant Pot turkey recipe ever?!?!
Use remaining juices from Instant Pot to make gravy! You can do this right in the Instant Pot using the saute function. Just skim the fat off the top, add 3 tablespoons cornstarch with 3 tablespoons cold water and add it slowly to the juices. Let thicken and season to taste.
Instant Pot Turkey Breast-The Results
It was perfect. This has changed Turkey Day forever for me. Also, remember that turkey isn’t just for Thanksgiving. This would be a quick, easy and fairly cheap meal anytime.
You will quickly find out that cooking turkey breast in an Instant Pot or Pressure Cooker will give amazing results! Seriously…. have you had better? My family loved this meal and everyone was amazed that I didn’t have to slave away in the kitchen to produce it. The Instant Pot turkey was so moist, tender and delicious. Everyone had seconds, even my 9-year-old picky eater!
Be sure to check out our Instant Pot mashed potatoes recipe for a great side dish to your turkey and stuffing!
A tender, moist and delicious Turkey dinner with stuffing and gravy in under 45 minutes.
- 1 6-6.5 lb turkey breast thawed (if you try to cook it frozen, it might not fit into the IP)
- 2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 1/4 teaspoon ground sage
- 1/2 teaspoon thyme
- 2 tablespoons butter melted
- salt and pepper
- 1 cup water
- Stuffing:
- 4 cups cubed bread1/4 cup onion diced
- 1/4 cup onion diced1/4 cup celery, diced
- 1/4 cup celery diced1/4 cup butter, melted
- 1/4 cup butter melted1/2 teaspoon sage
- 1/2 teaspoon sage
- 1 teaspoon thymesalt and pepper
- salt and pepper
- Now it is time to make our Instant Pot stuffing! Place bread, onion and celery into a large mixing bowl. Add sage, thyme and salt and pepper to melted butter and mix well. Pour over bread. Stir well.
- Stuff stuffing into the turkey breast. The breast is split, so make sure you don't over stuff it so it busts open!
- Fold a long piece of tin foil in half and place it over the stuffing. Wrap it around the turkey breast and flip it over and place it into the instant pot (stuffing side down).
- Mix garlic powder, basil, sage, thyme and salt and pepper together. Use a pastry brush to spread butter onto turkey breast. Sprinkle with seasonings. Wrap foil loosely around turkey and fold edges over.
- Add 1 cup water to the pot and place the lid onto the instant pot and close the pressure valve.
- Set the Instant Pot to Poultry, high pressure for 35 minutes. Let naturally release for 20-30 minutes. Release pressure valve and open instant pot. Check to see if the turkey has reached 165°. If not, lock the lid in place and cook it for a few more minutes.
- Unwrap the foil and use it to lift the turkey out of the pot. Remove stuffing and carve turkey breast. Are you starting to be convinced that this is the best Instant Pot turkey recipe ever?!?!
- Use remaining juices from Instant Pot to make gravy! You can do this right in the Instant Pot using the saute function. Just skim the fat off the top, add 3 tablespoons cornstarch with 3 tablespoons cold water and add it slowly to the juices. Let thicken and season to taste.
Need a dessert option for the Instant Pot? Yes, I did make a pumpkin cheesecake and you can get the recipe here!
Happy Turkey Day!
