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Air Fryer, Instant Pot & Slow Cooker Holiday Recipes

Below is a collection of my favorite slow cooker, Instant Pot & air fryer holiday recipes. Using an appliance for your holiday cooking will help take the fuss and stress out of the holiday season.

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Why Use Slow Cooker, Instant Pot, or Air Fryer?

There are a few benefits of using a slow cooker, electric pressure cooker (Instant Pot), or air fryer for the holiday season cooking.

  • Free up your oven! I know some people have more than one oven in their house, but I only have one. When I’m cooking a holiday dinner, this can be troublesome because I like my guests to eat hot (ok warm) food.
  • Save time! The cook time for my Instant Pot Baked Apples recipe is 5 minutes (it will take approximately 15 minutes to pressurize) but in the oven it would take almost 30 minutes.
  • Convert every recipe! I can’t think of a recipe that one would normally make for Thanksgiving that can’t be made in either a slow cooker, Instant Pot, or air fryer.

Which Brands To Buy?

Below are affiliate links to my favorite brands of air fryers, slow cookers, and electric pressure cookers (Instant Pot). These days, I’m down to 1 air fryer. I use it almost daily and the basket hasn’t started to peel on my yet. It’s a tad on the expensive side but it’s worth it in my opinion. I only have one-size of electric pressure cookers and that’s a 6-quart. All my recipes are written for a 6-quart pressure cooker. When it comes to slow cooker….I have a lot. Pretty much every single size. What you see listed here are the ones I personally use.

Air Fryer

Electric Pressure Cooker 

Slow Cooker

Do you use an appliance for the holidays? If so, let me know in the comments!

Beverages

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Mulled Apple Cider

Pumpkin Spiced Latte

Hot Chocolate

Appetizers

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Crab Stuffed Mushrooms

Air Fryer or Baked Potato Skins

Creole Shrimp Au Gratin

Lemon Pepper Chicken Wings

Cranberry BBQ Cocktail Sausages

Soup Starters

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Butternut Squash Soup

French Onion Soup

Butternut Squash & Pear Soup

Potato Leek Soup

Side Dishes – Carbs

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NO BOIL Mac & Cheese

NO BOIL Mashed Potatoes

Harvest Vegetables

Sweet Potato Casserole

Sides – Veggies

Healthy green bean casserole! Fresh green beans & a homemade cauliflower sauce replace canned items in this healthy spin on a holiday classic

Green Bean Casserole w/Cauliflower Sauce

Lemon Garlic Asparagus

Cranberry Sauce w/Pears & Ginger 

Greens w/Ham Hocks

Main Dishes

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Turkey Breast

Whole Turkey

Turkey Legs

Slow Cooker Ham

Slow Cooker/Instant Pot Brisket (Low-Carb, Paleo, Whole30)

Slow Cooker Holiday Brisket

Desserts

Baked Apples

Tapioca Pudding

Apples & Honey Bread Pudding

Apple Bake

 

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