Creamy and fluffy mashed potatoes made in instant pot pressure cooker. It simple, quick and easy, it takes 20 minutes from start to finish to make this perfect side dish to your roast dinner or holiday dinners. Let me show you how to make the best no drain pressure cooker mashed potatoes you will find yourself making at all times. One of the recipes I first tried out in my instant pot and pressure king pro was mashed potatoes. I bet you want to know why. Pressure cooker mashed potato is one of the easiest recipes you can make in your IP with your eyes closed. Honestly, it is that easy, it is so easy that you may even choose to cut the potatoes or pressure cook it whole. What more can you ask for? I love mashed potatoes so much and I find It easy to make. Depending on my mood, I may choose to keep things simple or go all out as I did with this creamy garlic mashed potato. Boy was that mashed potatoes good?? Nothing beats fluffy, light and creamy mashed potatoes especially when it is homemade too. This instant pot mashed potatoes do not have cream in it if that is what you are after then follow this stove top recipe here but making it in your instant pot pressure cooker or pressure king pro for some of my UK readers.
Why This Instant Pot Mashed
Potato Recipe Works
Say goodbye to the store-bought mashed potatoes forever. This recipe is quick and easy to make and remember with an electric pressure cooker, you don’t need to babysit what you are cooking. Also, you can leave the mash in warm settings until you are ready to serve.This mashed potato recipes only use a handful of ingredients. This is a simple pressure cooker mashed potatoes recipe and it can be customised to taste.With a little prep and cooking time 30 minutes or less, you can agree with me that this is a quick recipe.You don’t have to worry about the sizes of your potatoes before cooking as you would for stove top mashed potatoes.Instant pot mashed potatoes can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 5 days in the fridge.This is a no drain mashed potato recipe, what that means is that you cook the potatoes in the pressure cooker with the right amount of liquid and all you need to do when it is done is to add your milk and butter then mash. One less job to do with this recipe.
Ingredients for IP pressure cooker mashed potatoes
Potatoes: I used king Edwards potatoes which is like an equivalent to Yukon gold or Russets potatoes. These are some of the best potatoes to use for mashed potatoes. Whatever potato you choose, ensure it is the floury and starchy type. Chicken Broth: I thought I should try something new with my mashed potatoes especially since this is a no drain recipe so I used broth instead of water. I think I am now converted. Butter: when making mashed potatoes I don’t skimp on the quality of butter I use. Quality butter all the way here. Trust me, you would thank me for it. Salt and pepper: to taste Milk: Full-fat milk or use half and half
Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes
Variation
Creamy garlic mashed potatoes: Go all out with the addition of double cream, sour cream, fresh garlic, cream cheese and parmesan cheese. Cheesy mashed potato: add some melty cheese like cheddar cheese, monetary jack cheese or any other cheese of choice Roasted garlic mashed potatoes: add some roasted garlic to your mashed potatoes for some mellow garlicky taste.
How to make instant pot mashed
potatoes
Peel the potatoes and cut into big chunks. Alternatively, you may choose to cook the potatoes whole. Rinse the potatoes to get rid of some starch. Add the potatoes to the instant pot and cover with 1 cup of low sodium chicken broth. Season with salt and cover the pressure cooker with its lid, locking to safety. Cook on manual high pressure for 8 minutes then a quick release. While you wait, warm the milk in the microwave Add butter to the potatoes then followed by the warmed milk, using a potato masher, mash potato in the instant pot until smooth. Check for salt and season to taste, you may add some freshly ground pepper if you want.
How To Serve Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes
Mashed potato is an amazing and delicious side to every roast dinner, why not serve this mash with roasted chicken or honey garlic pork chops, a side of veg like this brown sugar glazed carrots.
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King Pro Recipes You Would Love
Instant pot chicken thighs Pressure cooker rice and chicken Creamy Broccoli soup Pressure cooker carrot soup If you made this instant pot mashed potato recipe, don’t forget to leave me feedback and rate it. Tag me @thedinnerbite on Instagram and save away to your Pinterest. Please subscribe to the blog if you haven’t for free new recipes in your inbox DID YOU MAKE THIS RECIPE? PLEASE RATE IT AND LEAVE ME A COMMENT. USE #THEDINNERBITE OR TAG @THEDINNERBITE ON INSTAGRAM SO I CAN SEE YOUR PHOTOS, I WOULD LOVE TO SEE YOUR CREATIONS. THANK YOU!
