Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes

This dish is made with potatoes, butter, sour cream, and garlic powder, and results in creamy mashed potatoes prepared quickly in an Instant Pot.

Prep
10 minutes
Cook
20 minutes
Total
30 minutes
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Ingredients

Serves/makes 6

Instructions

  1. 1.

    Place the peeled and sliced potatoes into the bottom of the instant pot.

  2. 2.

    Cover with water and add 1 teaspoon of salt.

  3. 3.

    Place the lid on the instant pot and set the valve to seal.

  4. 4.

    Cook on manual pressure for 8 minutes.

  5. 5.

    When the timer goes off, turn the instant pot off.

  6. 6.

    Quick release the pressure from the pot.

  7. 7.

    Drain the potatoes and return to the instant pot.

  8. 8.

    Add the remaining salt, pepper, garlic powder, butter, milk and sour cream to the potatoes. Mash until smooth.

  9. 9.

    Serve topped with parsley if desired.

Notes

  • Good base mashed potatoes and quick in the instant pot, not the recipe where the water evaporates during cooking

Adapted from The Salty Marshmallow on November 23, 2019