Ninja Foodi pressure cooker gravy or made in Instant Pot is great for Thanksgiving or Christmas with the saute function! Best if made after your pressure cooker turkey is done, this is the easiest way using the drippings.
Save room on your stovetop this year and make your favorite mashed potato topping in your new multi cooker instead! In just a few minutes you can use your turkey drippings (or broth) to make it as thick as you want and keep warm while everyone is enjoying their meal. Just one of our popular Instant Pot recipes we make every single year.
I will start by saying I am not a HUGE gravy lover, but I know others like it a lot so I do make it if I am hosting Thanksgiving dinner. We usually make this onion gravy recipe on the stovetop but thought it should use the same pot for a change. After cooking our turkey in it we had lots of drippings to make this popular sauce to serve on top.
We’ve even made an Instant Pot frozen turkey breast before. Yep, comes out amazing. Any drippings work pretty darn well and worth thickening up rather than throwing them out. I mean you get something wonderful out of it for nothing.
Ninja Foodi Gravy
If you are making this as one of our easy Ninja Foodi recipes all you need to remember is that it is done using just the saute function with NO lid attached. That is right, keep the one attached lifted up and the other set aside, you won’t need either to make this creamy side dish.
Ingredient Notes
After you have cooked your turkey there will be a lot of wonderful juices left in your pan or pot…do NOT throw these out, this will be the base to your Instant Pot turkey gravy. You can do the same thing to make this with chicken dripping gravy too. It is golden what is left in that pot y’all.
If you made a turkey in your Instant Pot then there’s no need to transfer the juices into your pot, saves you a step and another pot you will have to clean. 😉 Bonus….. That is really all you need. Salt and pepper is good to add to taste (some like more than others).
How to Thicken The Gravy
I suggest not adding a lot of seasonings and taste your turkey gravy after it is all done, then you can adjust to your liking. We use cornstarch, added into a bowl with cold water until smooth to thicken it. You want to start slowly as adding too much will make it hard to thin and make it more bland. Flour is another substitute, or arrowroot for a gluten free option.
How to Make Gravy without Drippings
You can do the same thing starting with turkey or chicken broth. I typically don’t add salt during the saute step because the turkey juices already have a lot of flavor. Plus it is hard to tell just how salty the gravy is until after it has cooled a bit. I’d rather under salt than add too much and ruin the whole batch.
Plus everyone has their own preference as far as that goes. I’d rather leave it up to the individual person to choose their seasonings. Believe me, the juices have tons of flavor as is. Same goes for crockpot gravy too.
Ninja Foodi Gravy Recipe
Equipment
Ingredients
- 4 cup turkey drippings, or chicken broth
- 1/2 cup water, cold
- 1 pinch salt, to taste
- 1 pinch pepper
- 1/2 cup cornstarch, to thicken if desired
Instructions
- ** If you want to add small bits of meat they need to be precooked. If not, add a bit of olive oil into your pot and set to saute to brown first. Then continue on to further instructions.
- Cook pan juices on saute mode in your Instant Pot for 2-3 minutes. Bring to a boil (can do the same on your stovetop on medium heat).
- Mix cornstarch and cold water together in a small bowl until smooth, then whisk into your pan juices.
- Whisk together until gravy is smooth, add salt and pepper to taste.
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Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
How to Save Leftovers
You will want it to cool completely. Then transfer into an airtight container and store in the fridge for up to 3 days. This is great to add to the top of leftover meat or even Pressure cooker cornbread to add moisture and flavor when reheating to enjoy again.
How do you reheat leftover gravy?
You can either heat in the microwave for about 1 minute stirring halfway thru or in a pot. On the stovetop will give you a more even warmth and you can adjust the thickness by whisking in additional broth until it is perfect. It will thicken in the fridge so you will want to thin out when reheating.
Or if you want to make this without the drippings of your Thanksgiving meal, I would make our Instant Pot sausage gravy recipe here. That can be enjoyed all year long.
So simple, but perfect! Thanks so much.
It came out perfect. I love that I can use my Instant Pot!
so glad it was a hit
Do you have to skim the fat off first?
That is preference, I do.