This Instant Pot Turkey Stew is so good.
It's one of those dishes that I just make up on the spot and then I'm surprised how well they turn out.
In fact, it makes a fresh change from Beef Stew or Chicken Stew.
Turkey tends to be chewy, doesn't it? How is it in this stew?
Pressure cooked turkey is so good. It works really well!
By the way, the little Tapita loves it too!
I already have another turkey stew recipe here by the way, a Spanish Turkey Stew (Escaldums).
Can I make this Instant Pot Turkey Stew in the Instant Pot Mini (3 litre)?
Yes, it will fit. In fact, I did. It's the Mini you see in these photos.
You probably can add a few more ingredients in the Mini judging by the photos if you want to add extra vegetables or increase the amount of turkey a bit.
Just be mindful of the filling rules.
Don't know what the filling rules are? I've got the post you need right here.
Worth a read even if you think you know what they are!
Be creative
This is the kind of stew where you can add odds and ends that need using up or whatever you were able to get your hands on.
So play with the ingredients.
No, not literally.
Hmmm unless you want to.
Would it be fun to play with the ingredients before you add the to the inner pot.
I guess carrots could be lightsabers.
What else will you come up with? 😉
What to serve this Instant Pot Turkey Stew with?
Delicious with creamy Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes!
What do you mean you haven't tried Instant Pot Mash yet?
It's as easy as:
however many potatoes you have, cut up in fours or eights depending on how big they are.
- 250 ml cold water in the inner pot
- 1 teaspoons sea salt
- Potatoes (however many or few you want, remember those filling rules though!)
Programme 8 minutes. If you left them in bigger chunks, programme 10 minutes. You can do a quick pressure release (let the steam out immediately) but it's even better if you let them do a natural pressure release and go to keep warm, put your feet up and just mash them when ready.
Mash them with lots of butter, black pepper, some milk (or single or double cream!) and check the salt.
Eight minutes seems to be my go to time, just bear in mind potatoes can be hit and miss, I once had to pressure cook potatoes for mash for a total of 40 minutes and they still weren't great. It was a bad batch. It happens.
I don't want to eat it with mash, what can I serve it with?
Salad.
Crusty bread.
Rice.
Cauliflower rice.
Cauliflower mash.
Pasta.
Lots of steamed vegetables.
What will you serve it with?
Can I add normal potatoes to the stew rather than having them as mash?
Absolute, leave them quite big.
Can I cook potatoes at the same time as the stew but not mixed in the sauce?
Yes you can, in a steamer basket above.
Go on, try it.
Do I have to Sauté?
If you're short of time or energy, skip the sautéing.
Instant Pot Turkey Stew
Fancy printable recipe card further down
Ingredients
- 400g diced turkey
- 50 g pancetta or chopped bacon or bacon lardons
- 1 onion, sliced or chopped (whatever makes your life easier)
- 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 2 medium carrots, cut in big chunks, you can add more carrots of course
- 1 medium sweet potato, in 2-3 cm dice
- Half a tin of chopped tomatoes
- Big squirt of tomato purée
Instructions
1.
Sweat the vegetables on Sauté Less. Deglaze with a bit of water and a wooden spoon to make sure nothing is stuck / caramelised to the bottom.
2.
Add the rest of the ingredients except the tomato purée and stir well.
3.
Add a good squirt of tomato puree, do not stir.
4.
Close the lid. Steam release handle pointing to sealing (unless you have a self-sealing lid like the Duo Plus and the Duo Evo Plus have, in which case lucky you, you don’t need to remember!).
5.
Press the Pressure cook / Manual button and programme 15 minutes.
6.
At the end of the pressure cooking time, let it go automatically to Keep Warm while you have your feet up. If you’re in a hurry, let the rest of the steam out by doing a quick pressure release after 15 minutes.
7.
Make sure you give it a good stir once you open the lid and before serving.
After a quick stir it looks this lovely:
Serve and enjoy.
Now for the fancy printable recipe card.
📖 Recipe
Instant Pot Turkey Stew
Equipment
- Instant Pot
Ingredients
- 400 g diced turkey
- 50 g pancetta or chopped bacon or bacon lardons
- 1 onion sliced or chopped (whatever makes your life easier)
- 2 garlic cloves finely chopped
- 2 medium carrots cut in big chunks, you can add more carrots of course
- 1 medium sweet potato in 2-3 cm dice
- Half a tin of chopped tomatoes
- Big squirt of tomato purée
Instructions
- Sweat the vegetables on Sauté Less. Deglaze with a bit of water and a wooden spoon to make sure nothing is stuck / caramelised to the bottom.
- Add the rest of the ingredients except the tomato purée and stir well.
- Add a good squirt of tomato puree, do not stir.
- Close the lid. Steam release handle pointing to sealing (unless you have a self-sealing lid like the Duo Plus and the Duo Evo Plus have, in which case lucky you, you don’t need to remember!).
- Press the Pressure cook / Manual button and programme 15 minutes.
- At the end of the pressure cooking time, let it go automatically to Keep Warm while you have your feet up. If you’re in a hurry, let the rest of the steam out by doing a quick pressure release after 15 minutes.
- Make sure you give it a good stir once you open the lid and before serving.
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