Instant Pot Pressure Cooker Gravy

How to cook pressure cooker gravy this year for Thanksgiving or Christmas! If you’re ready to use your Instant Pot, Crockpot Express or Ninja Foodi during the holidays to make our pressure cooker turkey recipe, make this too!

Ninja Foodi Gravy

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.

How to Make Instant Pot Gravy

You can use any brand of machine you might have at home. IP is one of the most popular but Crockpot Express and Ninja Foodi will work this same way. Now we’re completing the dish with how to cook Instant Pot gravy too!

If you have a family recipe you MUST use then add your own ingredients of course and just use our timing. Of course if you need help with making a rich and flavorful pressure cooker gravy recipe, we have an easy one to try too. Find this and more on our Instant Pot Thanksgiving recipes post.

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.

Instant Pot Gravy Recipe

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 juices 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…..

Pressure Cooker Gravy Ingredients

That is really all you need. It is up to you how much, if any, salt and pepper you add depending on your taste.

1. Juices from your cooked turkey
   1. or make chicken dripping gravy
2. Cornstarch
3. Salt and pepper
4. Cold water

Need Help Thickening 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.

Instant Pot 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.

How to Save Leftover Instant Pot Turkey Gravy

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.

Other Thanksgiving recipes you may be interested in if you’re ready to really put your pressure cooker(s) to use this year may be our perfectly cooked Instant Pot spinach or pretty bundt cake version of our Instant Pot corn casserole recipe.

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.

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