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How to cook a frozen turkey in the Instant Pot
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Instant Pot Turkey

Cook a Frozen Turkey in your Instant pot, Easily!
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Keyword frozen, instant pot, instapot, thanksgiving, turkey
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
10 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings 6 people
Calories 50kcal
Author Felicia Austin

Equipment

  • Instant Pot
  • Trivet that comes with your instant pot

Ingredients

  • 1 tsp poultry seasoning or make your own with the recipe below ?
  • 1 Turkey breast 3.5LBS
  • 1 tsp Garlic powder
  • 1 tsp Onion powder
  • 1/2 tsp Thyme
  • 1 tsp Tony Chacheres' Creole seasoning If you don't know what it is Look below and click my affiliate link
  • 2.5 Cups chicken stock you can also use turkey stock or vegetable stock
  • 1 tbsp corn starch/ arrowroot powder
  • 2 tsp sea salt
  • 2 tbsp olive oil

Instructions

  • First use a small pair of scissors to remove the plastic
    and netting (this can be tedious with the netting but the finer your scissors
    are the better) and carefully pull off.
  • Remove gravy packet
  • Pour your stock into your Instant Pot
  • Place your trivet into the Instant Pot
  • Place frozen turkey into IP and rub with Oil and or
    butter if you like.
  • Season turkey with all seasonings thoroughly
  • Open up gravy packet and place on top of turkey (it’s ok
    it will still be frozen too )
  • Close your lid and make sure the valve is set to sealed
    and put on High pressure for about an hour.
  • Natural release for 10 mins then quick release to get out
    the rest of the pressure.
  • Take Turkey out and set aside so the meat can rest.
  • Turn the IP to Sauté and Remove ¼ cup of liquid and Whisk
    in the arrowroot powder or cornstarch into the 1/4C
  • Pour back into the IP and whisk until desired thickness.
  • Slice turkey and pour gravy on top or on the side

Notes

PS) If you want crispy skin on your turkey pop it into the broiler for a few minutes.