Instant Pot Mashed Red Potatoes

Instant Pot Mashed Red Potatoes are buttery, garlicky and so easy to make! No peeling, no dicing and they come out perfectly every time!

Instant Pot Mashed Red Potatoes

These mashed potatoes are loaded with flavor and so easy in the Instant Pot! I have a recipe for Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes that I love! I wondered if I could use the same technique, basically steaming the potatoes whole, with skin on red potatoes. It worked perfectly! Once the potatoes are cooked through, they are so tender they mash up in a snap. The Instant Pot also makes killer Instant Pot Potato Salad, it’s one of my favorites!

How to Make Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes with Red Potatoes

• Start by scrubbing 5 pounds of red potatoes well and piercing the skin a few times on each potato with a fork.
• Then place potatoes on a rack in a 6QT Instant Pot and add 1 1/2 cups of water. Cook on High Pressure for 20 minutes, then let Instant Pot Natural Pressure Release.
• While potatoes are cooking, melt butter in a small pan on the stove with two whole garlic cloves to infuse butter with garlic flavor. Let sit until potatoes are ready. Garlic will continue to flavor the butter as it sits.
• Use cooking tongs to carefully remove hot potatoes. Remove steaming rack and discard any leftover cooking water.
• Mash red potatoes with garlic butter, discarding whole garlic pieces.  Then add warm half and half followed by sour cream, kosher salt, freshly ground black pepper and green onions.

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Instant Pot Mashed Red Potatoes

Prep Time

5 mins

Cook Time

20 mins

Natural Pressure Release

15 mins

Total Time

1 hr

 

Buttery garlic mashed red poatoes cooked and mashed right in the Instant Pot.

Course: Dinner

Cuisine: American

Servings: 6

Calories: 517 kcal

Ingredients

• 5 pounds red potatoes
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 8 tablespoon butter
• 2 cloves garlic smashed
• 1 1/2 cups half and half warmed
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 2 teaspoons kosher salt
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1/4 cup green onion diced

Instructions

1. Start by scrubbing 5 pounds of red potatoes well and piercing the skin a few times on each potato with a fork. Then place potatoes on a steamer rack in a 6QT Instant Pot and add 1 1/2 cups of water to the potatoes.

    

2. Cook on High Pressure for 20 minutes, then let Instant Pot Natural Pressure Release. While potatoes are cooking, melt butter in a small pan on the stove with two whole garlic cloves to infuse butter with garlic flavor. Let sit until potatoes are ready to mash. Garlic will continue to flavor the butter as it sits.

3. Use cooking tongs to carefully remove hot potatoes. Remove steaming rack and discard any leftover cooking water. Return poatoes to Instant Pot and mash with garlic butter, discarding whole garlic pieces. Then stir in warm half and half followed by sour cream, kosher salt, freshly ground black pepper and green onions.

Recipe Notes

A metal potato masher will cause some scarring in the stainless steel Instant Pot liner. Use a nylon masher or transfer potatoes to a separate bowl for mashing to avoid scratches.  

Nutrition Facts

Instant Pot Mashed Red Potatoes

Amount Per Serving

Calories 517 Calories from Fat 234

% Daily Value*

Fat 26g40%

Saturated Fat 16g100%

Cholesterol 72mg24%

Sodium 1021mg44%

Potassium 1837mg52%

Carbohydrates 64g21%

Fiber 7g29%

Sugar 6g7%

Protein 10g20%

Vitamin A 870IU17%

Vitamin C 34.3mg42%

Calcium 134mg13%

Iron 2.9mg16%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.