Instant Pot Maple Mustard Turkey Breast is the perfect solution to a smaller Thanksgiving dinner! It has an easy overnight marinade of butter, maple syrup, dijon mustard, and garlic, and is cooked in your Instant Pot in 35 minutes. Then you make the gravy right in the Instant Pot - you won't believe how easy it is!
This post is sponsored by the Minnesota Turkey Growers Association. All opinions are my own.
If you follow me on Instagram, you might know that this Instant Pot Turkey recipe is a long time coming. Okay, well a couple of weeks coming. I had it in my mind that I really wanted to do an entire turkey in my Instant Pot.
It turns out, even the smallest turkey you might find won't fit in a 6-quart Instant Pot. I've seen some people have luck in their 8-quart Instant Pots, but I'm pretty sure the majority of Instant Pot users have the 6-quart. It's just more practical and cheaper.
So, I took things down a notch and tried a bone-in turkey breast. And ladies and gentlemen, we have Instant Pot Turkey Breast success!
The reason why I really wanted to do a full turkey in the Instant Pot, was because I feel like most households do a full turkey on Thanksgiving. However, the more I thought about it, the more instances I could think of that a turkey breast might be more practical.
For one, if you're having a smaller Thanksgiving gathering. If there are 4-6 people at your Thanksgiving table, a turkey breast would be perfect for you.
In the opposite instance, maybe you're having a large Thanksgiving but not big enough that you need two full turkeys. Then maybe you could do a turkey AND a turkey breast. Or maybe you have more white meat lovers than dark meat. Make an extra Instant Pot Turkey Breast!
OR (last scenario, I promise) you just want more leftovers to make turkey sandwiches/turkey soup/the two recipes I have coming up using turkey leftovers? Make the extra Instant Pot Turkey Breast!
In all these scenarios, this Instant Pot Maple Mustard Turkey Breast is the solution because it doesn't take up any oven space. Can I get a hallelujah?!
For all of us who aren't fancy enough to have a double oven, that oven space is precious real estate in the kitchen on Thanksgiving. The Instant Pot saves the day here, and gives us more room for those sweet potato casseroles and green bean casseroles!
Another great thing about this recipe for Instant Pot Turkey Breast? You can also make the gravy in the Instant Pot!
What happens is, you'll remove the turkey breast from the oven and place it on a baking sheet or in a roasting pan. If you want crispy skin, I recommend baking it at 425 for about 10 minutes. You can do this after you get all of the other dishes out of the oven and get them ready to serve.
Then, while the turkey skin is getting all crispy, you'll make the gravy. Just turn the Instant Pot to the Sauté setting, add some butter, flour, and cream, and let it thicken up. I also added some more dijon mustard to balance out the sweetness from the maple syrup in the gravy. It could not be easier!
Since this post is sponsored by the Minnesota Turkey Association, I wanted to share some fun turkey facts with you!
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I know I keep on saying this, but - chalk up another win for the Instant Pot! This Instant Pot Maple Mustard Turkey Breast turned out super tender and flavorful, and could not have been easier!
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This looks so great! I love your gravy flavors! I just did small turkey breasts in my pressure cooker and loved them! Such a great way to have turkey another time. I wanted it for a meal plus leftovers to go into pot pie and to remind my toddler he likes turkey before the big day rolls around.