Easy Instant Pot Thanksgiving Recipes

These Easy Instant Pot Thanksgiving Recipes will save you time and oven space on the holiday. Make appetizers, sides and dessert in the pressure cooker!

Turkey may be the star of your Thanksgiving menu, but it just wouldn’t be Thanksgiving without a bountiful bevy of side dishes! I don’t know about you, but we tend to go a little crazy with the holiday sides and desserts at our house.

Everyone in the family has a favorite holiday recipe that they just HAVE to have, so we always make a ton of food. Nothing wrong with that, but with all of the hot dishes being made, you run out of oven space fast!

Holiday Cooking Made Easy

That’s why I love making as many Thanksgiving recipes as possible in my Instant Pot, or actually, pots! Before I got my electric pressure cookers, cooking holiday dinners were crazy times. Truly!

Now, I use a combination of Instant Pots, the stove and my oven to get everything on the table in time. Believe me, It’s so much less stressful now. And when Momma’s happy, everyone else is, too!

So, check out this collection of easy holiday recipes you can make in your electric pressure cooker. From side dishes, to desserts, these easy Instant Pot recipes are perfect to serve at your Thanksgiving dinner!

And as for Thanksgiving leftovers? I’ve got you covered there, too! Making homemade turkey broth from scratch is super quick and so easy in the pressure cooker. Use the broth to make delicious turkey soup and as the liquid in a comforting turkey casserole.

Instant Pot Holiday Appetizer Recipes

Instant Pot Grape Jelly Meatballs

Instant Pot Grape Jelly Meatballs made with sweet chili sauce and grape jelly are perfect for a quick and easy appetizer recipe for parties or game day!

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Instant Pot Cranberry Orange Meatballs

Instant Pot Cranberry Orange Meatballs is an easy appetizer using frozen meatballs and a few other ingredients. Perfect for parties, holidays and game day!

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Instant Pot Side Dishes for Thanksgiving

Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes

Easy Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes are smooth, creamy and perfect every time. Make the easiest, best mashed potatoes ever in your pressure cooker!

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Instant Pot Mashed Sweet Potatoes

Easy Instant Pot Mashed Sweet Potatoes with maple syrup and brown sugar is a simple pressure cooker side dish that’s perfect for Thanksgiving or any dinner!

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Instant Pot Corn Casserole

Instant Pot Corn Casserole is the classic Jiffy Corn Pudding Casserole made in the pressure cooker. An easy side dish perfect for the Thanksgiving holidays or any day!

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Easy Instant Pot Potatoes

This Easy Instant Pot Potatoes recipe is a quick and easy side dish that takes just 10 minutes to make in the pressure cooker. It’s perfect for holiday side dishes. Dump, press start, and cook! 

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Easy Instant Pot Applesauce

Easy Instant Pot Applesauce uses just 4 ingredients and no sugar. Make the BEST homemade applesauce with peeled or unpeeled apples in your pressure cooker!

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Creamy Instant Pot Mac and Cheese

Creamy Instant Pot Mac and Cheese takes is made with a few simple ingredients and no evaporated milk! It takes just a few minutes to make homemade mac and cheese in the pressure cooker, and it’s a quick and easy dinner or side dish that everyone loves. It’s definitely kid approved!

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Instant Pot Orange Ginger Carrots

Instant Pot Orange Ginger Carrots are quick and easy to make in the pressure cooker and lighter than the usual recipes for glazed carrots. It’s a delicious side dish for holidays or everyday dinners!

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Instant Pot Thanksgiving Desserts

Instant Pot Pumpkin Cheesecake

This Instant Pot Pumpkin Cheesecake with gingersnap crust is a delicious fall dessert recipe that's incredibly easy to make in the pressure cooker. It's smooth and creamy, with just the right amount of pumpkin flavor and spice

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Instant Pot Cherry Dump Cake

Instant Pot Cherry Dump Cake is an easy cherry cobbler dessert made in the pressure cooker with cake mix and cherry pie filling. You’ll love this easy Instant Pot dessert recipe!

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Leftovers in the Instant Pot

Instant Pot Turkey Noodle Casserole

Instant Pot Turkey Noodle Casserole is made with leftover turkey, veggies and pasta in a cheesy, cream sauce. It’s a quick and easy one pot dinner ready in less than 30 minutes!!

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Instant Pot Turkey Soup

Make the best homemade Instant Pot Turkey Soup from leftover turkey meat and stock (bone broth) with this easy pressure cooker recipe. A delicious way to use Thanksgiving leftovers!

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Instant Pot Turkey Stock

An easy recipe for Instant Pot Turkey Stock (bone broth) made from a Thanksgiving leftover turkey carcass in the pressure cooker.

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I hope you enjoy these easy Instant Pot Thanksgiving recipe ideas as much as we do! If you make them and like them, give me a shout-out on social media or leave a comment!