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a serving bowl of completed mashed potatoes with a wooden spoon lifting some out

Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes Recipe

Isabel Laessig
Creamy, fluffy, and so, so easy! Ditch the prep with these amazing mashed potatoes in the pressure cooker!
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Total Time 27 minutes
Course Side Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 8 servings
Calories 196 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients
  

  • 2.5 lbs. Potatoes Russet or Yukon Gold, whole and peeled
  • 3 teaspoons Salt two for salting the water, one for the mash!
  • ½ stick Butter
  • 2 cups Whole milk
  • Green onions or Parsley for garnish
  • additional Butter optionally, for flavor
  • additional Salt and Pepper to taste

Instructions
 

  • Preheat a 6 qt.+ Instant Pot. While it's preheating, peel the potatoes, then add them into the pot. If you want, you can slice them too.
    2.5 lbs. Potatoes
    sliced and peeled potatoes in the instant pot next to a whole potato and a tea towel
  • Pour in enough water to halfway cover the potatoes, without submerging them, and add salt to the water.
    3 teaspoons Salt
    water being poured into a pot full of peeled and sliced potatoes
  • Secure the lid, then set to high pressure and cook for 12 minutes. When finished, Let the pressure naturally release. Remove the inside pot with oven mitts, drain excess water, and return it to the cooker.
    cooked potatoes in a pot with a stick of butter on top
  • Add in the ½ stick of butter 1 Tablespoon at a time, blending continuously. Once the butter is melted and the potatoes are nice and smooth, slowly add 2 cups whole milk while continuing to blend.
    ½ stick Butter, 2 cups Whole milk
    milk being poured on cooked potatoes and a stick of butter
  • Finally, add salt and pepper to taste plus a dash of green onions or parsley, then serve!
    Green onions or Parsley, additional Butter, additional Salt and Pepper
    completed dish of mashed potatoes next to an instant pot

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Nutrition

Calories: 196kcalCarbohydrates: 28gProtein: 5gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.3gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 23mgSodium: 949mgPotassium: 690mgFiber: 3gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 278IUVitamin C: 28mgCalcium: 94mgIron: 1mg
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