I made a turkey in the Instant Pot
This is very exciting for me because I’ve had a turkey breast in the freezer for months, unsure of what to do with it.
In fact, I’ve had the turkey longer than the Instant Pot.
It was one of those frozen boneless turkey breasts from Aldi. I think it cost six bucks.
I got it before Thanksgiving to make a little feast for my family.
But then my husband and daughter declared a vote and lasagna beat the traditional turkey dinner.
Bummer for me because I love traditional T-Day food.
But I was also relieved to not have to tackle roasting the bird.
I remembered it was in the freezer over the weekend and decided to try my hand at turkey in the Instant Pot
I thawed it in the fridge for 24 hours and it completely defrosted. I got it going in the pot before sitting down to watch “Creed
How to cook turkey breast in the Instant Pot
- Put a cup of water or broth in the pot. (I used water.)
- Put turkey breast in pot.
- Add whatever seasonings you desire. (I used salt, pepper, garlic powder, an Italian blend and the juice of an orange.)
- Set the pot to poultry and adjust to 30 minutes.
- Let pressure release naturally when done.
It’s really that easy.
Turkey in the Instant Pot results
This boneless turkey breast turned out amazing! Moist and flavorful!
We ate it with rice and veggies for two days. It was a family hit!
Then I chopped the rest up and made turkey salad. Yum! My daughter eats it right out a bowl with a fork.
No more turkey intimidation for me!
More Instant Pot recipes:
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Looks good and easy. Thanks for sharing.
Can you tell me if your breast was with bone or boneless?
This was boneless!
Do you recall the weight? I have a 3# Butterball boneless roast and wonder if that’s about what you cooked. Thanks.
That sounds about right! Sorry, I should have included all that info.
THANK YOU! Finally found your turkey pressure cooker recipe. I just got a multicooker and felt I had made a mistake. Just wanted a simple way to fix turkey. I need super simple recipes like this! Thanks again from a simple cook.
How do you adjust for the size of the breast?
I just want to say that when cooking from frozen for only thirty minutes by these instructions the turkey breast came out only half done. I had to flip it over and cook another thirty minutes.
Yes, mine was completely thawed.
Did you set the turkey roast on the meat rack or just directly in the pot?
I’m trying a mostly-thawed bone-in breast for 40 minutes. I will let you know how it turns out!
I have the little instant pot and the xl instant pot and i love it but i just got to learn how to cook heathly meals