Air Fryer, Instant Pot & Slow Cooker Holiday Recipes

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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) butin the oven it would take almost 30.
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.

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

Beverages

Slow Cooker/Instant Pot Mulled Apple Cider (Paleo, Vegan)

Slow Cooker/Instant Pot Pumpkin Spiced Latte (Paleo, Vegan)

Slow Cooker/Instant Pot Hot Chocolate (Low-Carb, Paleo, Vegan)

Appetizers

Air Fryer Crab Stuffed Mushrooms (Low-Carb, Keto)

Air Fryer or Baked Potato Skins

Creole Shrimp Au Gratin (Low-Carb, Keto)

Slow Cooker/Instant Pot Lemon Pepper Chicken Wings (Low-Carb, Paleo)

Slow Cooker/Instant Pot Cranberry BBQ Cocktail Sausages

Soup Starters

Slow Cooker/Instant Pot Butternut Squash Soup (Paleo, Whole30)

Slow Cooker/Instant Pot French Onion Soup (L0w-Carb, Keto)

Slow Cooker/Instant Pot Butternut Squash & Pear Soup (Paleo, Whole30)

Slow Cooker/Instant Pot Potato Leek Soup (Paleo, Whole30)

Side Dishes – Carbs

Slow Cooker NO BOIL Mac & Cheese

Slow Cooker NO BOIL Mashed Potatoes

Slow Cooker Harvest Vegetables

Slow Cooker Pumpkin Spice Hasselback Sweet Potatoes (Paleo, Vegan, Whole30)

Slow Cooker Chipotle Honey Mashed Sweet Potatoes (Paleo)

Sides – Veggies

Slow Cooker Green Bean Casserole w/Cauliflower Sauce

Slow Cooker/Instant Pot Lemon Garlic Asparagus

Slow Cooker/Instant Pot Cranberry Sauce w/Pears & Ginger

Slow Cooker/Instant Pot Greens w/Ham Hocks

Main Dishes

Slow Cooker/Instant Pot Turkey Breast

Slow Cooker/Instant Pot Whole Turkey

Slow Cooker/Instant Pot Rotisserie Turkey Legs (Low-Carb, Paleo, Whole30)

Slow Cooker Ham

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

Slow Cooker Brisket In Tomato Sauce (Low-Carb, Paleo, Whole30)

Slow Cooker Holiday Brisket

Desserts

Slow Cooker/Instant Pot Baked Apples (Vegan, Paleo)

Slow Cooker Tapioca Pudding (Vegan)

Slow Cooker Apples & Honey Bread Pudding

Slow Cooker/Instant Pot Apple Bake (Vegan, Paleo)

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

Cosori 5.8-quart Air Fryer

Electric Pressure Cooker

Slow Cooker

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