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Instant Pot Mashed Red Potatoes

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July 25, 2018 by Jodi + 10 Comments

These Instant Pot Mashed Red Potatoes will quickly become your favorite. They’re quick, super simple and absolutely delicious. They are the perfect side dish for any weeknight dinner! 

Mashed potatoes are one the most favorite side dishes here at this house full of boys. Parker would eat them every single night if he could. Well, as long as there was gravy. I’ve made these Instant Pot Mashed Red Potatoes several times over the last few weeks. They’ve been my go-to potato recipe and I don’t see myself stopping anytime soon. 

We can’t get enough of them.  . . they’re so, so good. The only complaint I’ve gotten is from Parker and that’s only because there’s no gravy. Honestly, these are so good they don’t need any.

Making mashed potatoes has never been quicker or easier.

You scrub your potatoes, cut in them into cubes, pour some chicken broth on top and let your Instant Pot do the work. They’re done in under 20 minutes. These are creamy, flavorful and turn out perfectly every single time.They’re creamy, fluffy, and have the best flavor ever.

If you love mashed potatoes, but don’t love the time they take to make, then these potatoes are going to become your new best friend.

TIPS FOR MAKING MASHED RED POTATOES:

  • Scrub your potatoes and cut off any imperfections or eyes. I prefer to leave the skins on, but you can peel them at this point if you’d like. Cut them into 1 to 2-inch cubes, no bigger.
  • Make sure you heat the milk mixture, this way your potatoes don’t get cooled off by pouring cold milk over them.
  • Once these are made, you can leave them in your Instant Pot and turn it to warm. This is great because you can make them ahead of time and keep them warm.
  • You can sprinkle these with chopped fresh chives if you’d like.
  • You could make these with Yukon gold potatoes and they would be equally delicious.

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Instant Pot Mashed Red Potatoes


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  • Total Time: 42 minute
  • Yield: 6 to 8 servings 1x
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These Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes are a simple, quick and delicious side dish for any weeknight dinner! They are crazy delicious and taste amazing!


Ingredients

Scale
  • 2 1/2 pounds red potatoes (about 7 medium potatoes)
  • 1 teaspoon minced garlic
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt (plus more, to taste)
  • 1 cup chicken broth
  • 3/4 cup half-and-half
  • 4 tablespoons butter
  • Black pepper to taste (freshly ground if you have it)

Instructions

  1. Scrub the potatoes and cut into 1-inch to 2-inch cubes. Put the potatoes in the Instant Pot. Sprinkle the salt over the potatoes and pour in the chicken broth.
  2. Put the lid on, turn the valve to sealing, and set to manual, high pressure for 8 minutes. When the potatoes are done do a quick release.
  3. While the potatoes are cooking, combine garlic, half & half and butter in a glass measuring cup. Heat in microwave for about 60-75 seconds.
  4. Drain the potatoes, reserving any cooking liquid (there won’t be a lot of liquid left). Pour the warmed half & half mixture over the potatoes (still in the IP). Use a a potato masher to break up to desired consistency (I like to leave a few small chunks in mine). If more liquid is needed, add the reserved cooking liquid.
  5. Season with salt & pepper to taste. Serve immediately or keep on warm setting until ready to serve.

Notes

I prefer to leave the skin on the potatoes, but feel free to peel them.

  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 8 minutes + time to build up to pressure
  • Category: Side Dishes

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Filed Under: Side Dishes, Slow Cooker/Instant Pot Tagged With: butter, instant pot, mashed, potatoes

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  1. Jana Standiford says

    November 18, 2018 at 7:21 pm

    Tried this recipe tonight with regular old russetts and wow!! So good! So easy! My assignment for Thanksgiving is potatoes and I’m for sure cooking them in the IP!

    Reply
    • Jodi says

      November 19, 2018 at 11:37 am

      Thanks Jana! I’m so glad you loved them! You gotta love an Instant Pot! Happy Thanksgiving!

      Reply
  2. Jana says

    November 19, 2018 at 9:36 pm

    Just told my sister in Florida about this! She was worried about making the potatoes for Thanksgiving. Hoping she gives these a try!!

    Reply
    • Jodi says

      November 20, 2018 at 5:41 pm

      Thanks Jana!

      Reply
  3. Michele Butler says

    June 6, 2019 at 9:14 pm

    Made this recipe tonight and it was so good…and so easy! This one is going in the permanent recipe book.

    Reply
    • Jodi says

      June 7, 2019 at 8:15 am

      Hi Michele, I am so happy to hear you tried and loved these potatoes. They definitely are worth having a permanent spot in anyone’s recipe book. Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment! I’d love to hear from you anytime you try one of my recipes.

      Reply
  4. Di says

    June 25, 2019 at 5:18 pm

    I made these this evening. They were a hit with everyone (two were teenage boys)! They had so much more flavor than others I’ve done. If I were to double the recipe, do you know how much time I should set the instant pot timer for cooking?

    Reply
    • Jodi says

      June 26, 2019 at 6:57 am

      Hi! I’m so happy you loved these potatoes! You can just keep the cooking time the same. For most recipes in an instant pot, you don’t need to increase the cooking time when doubling a recipe, just make sure you don’t fill your Instant Pot over 2/3 full.

      Reply
  5. Amanda Young says

    June 30, 2019 at 2:47 pm

    Just made to go with our meatloaf tonight – these are so incredibly fantastic! I added a little minced garlic to mine. Thank you so much for the newest (and #1 for potatoes) recipe in my stash!

    Reply
    • Jodi says

      June 30, 2019 at 7:40 pm

      Thanks Amanda! I’m so glad you love these. Love the idea of adding minced garlic. Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment, I really appreciate it.

      Reply

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