Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes
Rich and flavorful mashed potatoes made in Instant Pot! Easy and delicious side dish with the goodness of potatoes, garlic, and heavy cream!
Servings: 4
Calories: 172kcal
Equipment
- Instant Pot or Pressure Cooker
Ingredients
Measurement Details - 1 cup =240ml; 1 tbsp = 15ml; 1 tsp = 5ml;
To pressure cook
- 1 pound potatoes - russet potatoes peeled and chopped
- 3 garlic cloves approx 8 grams
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 cup water
Other ingredients
- 1 tsp onion powder
- ¼ tsp salt + ¼ tsp
- ¼ cup cream
- ¾ tsp ground pepper or to taste
- 1 tbsp butter divided
- 2 tbsp fresh chives chopped
Instructions
How to make mashed potatoes in Instant Pot
- Peel and chop the potatoes into small cubes. Add the potato cubes, peeled garlic, ¼ tsp salt, and 1 cup water into the inner pot.
- Close the Instant Pot. Ensure the sealing ring is in place, and the vent should be in the sealing position. Pressure cook for 6 minutes at high-pressure mode and let the pressure release naturally.
- When the pressure is released, open the IP lid, reserve ¼ cup of potato starch water, and discard the remaining. Add the potatoes back into the Instant Pot.
- Using a potato masher, mash the potatoes roughly like below.
- Now add the onion powder, cream, salt, and ground pepper. Using a spoon or spatula, mash again and combine the potato mix.
- If the potatoes are dry, then add the reserved water and mash again. Transfer it to a bowl, top it up with butter and garnish with chives and serve warm.
Stove-top / open-pot cooking instructions
- Bring 4 to 5 cups of water to a gentle boil in a saucepan. Add salt too. When the water simmer, add potatoes and garlic and cook until the potatoes are soft and tender.
- Drain the water and set aside ¼ cup of water. Transfer the potatoes back to the saucepan and mash them with a fork or potato masher.
- Add salt, ground pepper, onion powder, and cream. Mix well.
- Let the potatoes and the cream incorporate well and add additional potato starch water if required. Garnish it with chives and serve warm with butter.
Notes
- Adjust the salt and ground pepper to taste.
- You can add up to 5 garlic cloves for this measure, and onion powder is optional, but I recommend not skipping it.
- Inside of chives, you can garnish it with chopped parsley or dried Italian herbs too.
Nutrition
Calories: 172kcal | Carbohydrates: 22g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 28mg | Sodium: 331mg | Potassium: 508mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 375IU | Vitamin C: 8mg | Calcium: 36mg | Iron: 1mg