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Prepare time: 05 min Pressure Cook Time: 12min Ready in: 17 min
Pressure: High Release Type: Quick
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If you’re not familiar with the Instant Pot, I have to tell you it’s definitely one of my all time favorite kitchen appliances! These delicious potatoes don’t have a lot of added ingredients, allowing the deliciousness of potatoes to shine! They are light, fluffy, and a wonderful side.
Ingredients
- 5 pounds russet potatoes, peeled and chunked
- Water, approximately 1 1/2 cups, you need an inch in the bottom of your pressure
- cooker, so amount may vary depending on the size of pressure cooker you use.
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/4 cup butter
- Salt and Pepper to taste
Directions
| 1 | Prepare Pressure Cooker: Fill Instant Pot pot with 1 inch of water in the bottom and add teaspoon of salt. |
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Peel: Peel and chop the russet potatoes and place potatoes in the Instant Pot.
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| 3 | Seal: Put the lid on top of the Instant Pot, and turn to close the lid. Set the valve to “sealing”. |
| 4 | Pressure-cook: Press the MANUAL button. Press the +/- button to set to 12 minutes.Let the IP do it’s job. It will take a little while for the Instant Pot to come to pressure. At which time it will start counting down. |
| 5 | Vent: When it counts to zero, it should beep. At this time, place a cloth over the valve/vent, and turn to venting. The cloth will protect you from any water that might spit out the top. |
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Add ingredients: Once the pressure cooker has vented, open it, and add the milk and butter, as well as salt and pepper to taste. Use a potato masher to mash the potatoes right in the pot.
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Useful Tips
If you are someone who loves to add extras to your mashed potatoes, do not let me stop you. You could add the following:
Chives
Cheese
Sour cream
Garlic salt
Ranch seasoning
But let’s keep them simple for now. Kind of like a blank slate for amazing side dishes.Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes can be served by themselves (with a little butter and salt and pepper). You could make a gravy for them. Or stir in your favorite mix in.
Source: https://www.spendwithpennies.com/instant-pot-mashed-potatoes/