Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes
Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes recipe is such a delicious and easy option! This recipe combines potatoes, lots of delicious dairy, and makes great use of the Instant Pot. They come together with minimal effort and are ready in 30 minutes.
Ingredients
- 3 lbs Russet potatoes washed, peeled, and cut into 2inch chunks
- ½ cup Water
- 2 ½ tsp Salt
- 4 oz Cream cheese softened
- 5 tbsp Salted butter
- ¼ cup Sour cream
- 3 tbsp Milk
- ½ cup shredded cheddar cheese
Instructions
- Wash and peel the potatoes. Cut the potatoes into roughly 2 inch chunks.
- Place the potatoes into the Instant Pot. Pour ½ cup of water over the potatoes and sprinkle the tops with salt.
- Put the Instant Pot lid on and seal. Make sure that the pressure valve is closed completely. Turn the Instant Pot to manual mode for 11 minutes.
- At the 11 minute mark, quick release the pressure. Do not drain any of the liquid. And do not open the top of the Instant Pot until all of the pressure has released out of the top (it will have stopped hissing).
- Add the sour cream, cream cheese, butter, shredded cheddar and milk to the cooked potatoes. Mix the potatoes with a hand held mixer until they’re creamy.