How to Make Thanksgiving Dinner in the Instant Pot

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With the Instant Pot you can easily prepare your entire Thanksgiving dinner so you can spend more time with the people you love rather than all that time in the kitchen. If you have 2 or 3 Instant Pots, it’s even easier because you can be cooking multiple things at once.

Learn how to make Thanksgiving dinner in the Instant Pot with ease. Cook your turkey, mashed potatoes, and even apple cider to perfection in no time at all. Once you’ve completed one, move on to the next. They all cook very quickly, so you can complete the meal in an hour.

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Or make some of the dinner items ahead of time so you’re ready to go for dinner time, without all the stress of coordinating cook times and cleaning up dozens of pots and utensils. With the Instant Pot, you’ll use just one pot.

What’s on the Menu?

  • Instant Pot Turkey Breast
  • Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes
  • Instant Pot Sweet Potatoes
  • Instant Pot Glazed Carrots
  • Instant Pot Pumpkin Soup
  • Instant Pot Apple Cider
  • Instant Pot Pumpkin Pie Bites

Why Use An Instant Pot?

The Instant Pot is one of the most useful kitchen appliances you can buy, because it drastically cuts down on the cooking time for developing flavors in soups and stews, getting tough cuts of meat tender, and even baking a cheesecake. If you don’t have one, check out our guide on which one to buy. Also see our guide to How to Use an Instant Pot and the many accessories you can buy for it.

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How to Make Thanksgiving Dinner in the Instant Pot

Instant Pot Turkey Breast
This Instant Pot Turkey Breast comes out perfectly moist and delicious in just 35 minutes. It's the fastest and easiest way to cook a turkey breast for your holiday meal or even for a weekend.
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Sliced Turkey Breast
Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes
These creamy and smooth Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes can be made in as little as 13 minutes, smashing the record for how quickly you can make this dreamy side dish.
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Mashed potatoes in a bowl
Instant Pot Sweet Potatoes (Cubed)
Instant Pot Sweet Potatoes are a simple side dish to make that requires just sweet potatoes, water, and salt, and 10 minutes time to make.
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Cubed sweet potatoes on a plate
Instant Pot Glazed Carrots
Instant Pot Glazed Carrots are so simple to prepare as a side dish in your electric pressure cooker. The carrots are cooked to perfection in just 3 minutes, followed by a quick sauté to coat the carrots in a delicious sweet, buttery glaze.
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Glazed Carrots
Instant Pot Pumpkin Soup
Instant Pot Pumpkin Soup can is made with fresh pumpkin and is pureed into a super creamy and smooth soup that's full of delicious fall flavor and garnished with roasted pumpkin seeds for a little crunchy texture.
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A bowl of pumpkin soup with pumpkin seeds on top
Instant Pot Apple Cider
This Instant Pot Apple Cider is a homemade treat for fall made in the Instant Pot with fresh apples, orange, lemon, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
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Apple cider in a glass in front of the Instant Pot
Instant Pot Pumpkin Pie Bites
These pumpkin pie bites are easy to make for a delicious fall dessert.
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pumpkin pie bites

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