4.5 from 39 votes
Instant Pot Garlic Mashed Potatoes
These Instant Pot garlic mashed potatoes are creamy and flavorful.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Time to Reach Pressure
10 mins
Total Time
28 mins
Servings: 4
Calories: 352 kcal
Course:
Side Dish
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
Cooking the Potatoes
- 3 pounds red potatoes 5-6 medium sized
- 2-6 cloves garlic
- 1 cup water
- 1 teaspoon salt
Mashing the Potatoes
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
Instructions
- Wash the red potatoes. There is no need to peel them.
- Slice the potatoes into 1/2 thick slices and chop so the potatoes are in more or less even pieces.
- Put the potatoes in an instant pot strainer and rinse them under cold water.
- Peel the garlic cloves and add them to the strainer with the potatoes.
- Put 1 cup of water plus the salt in the Instant Pot. Add the strainer full of potatoes on top of a trivet over the water. Put the lid on, making sure the pressure valve is closed.
- Set the Instant Pot to Manual, high pressure for 8 minutes.
- When the Instant Pot is finished cooking release the pressure manually.
- Remove the strainer with the potatoes and garlic and set aside for a minute.
- Dump the water out of the Instant Pot and rinse it quickly. Return the potatoes to the Instant Pot, dumping them out of the strainer.
- Add the butter and mash with a handheld potato masher for 1-2 minutes. Once the butter is mixed in add the milk, salt and pepper and continue to mash the potatoes until the desired consistency is reached.
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Notes
- Determine how many garlic cloves to use based on how garlicky you want your potatoes to be.
- Rinsing the potatoes after cutting them, cooking them above the water and mixing in the butter before the milk are all steps designed to reduce the starch in the potatoes which will make them creamier.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1g
Calories
352kcal
(18%)
Carbohydrates
55g
(18%)
Protein
7g
(14%)
Fat
12g
(18%)
Saturated Fat
8g
(40%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
3g
Trans Fat
0.5g
Cholesterol
32mg
(11%)
Sodium
1324mg
(55%)
Potassium
1584mg
(45%)
Fiber
6g
(24%)
Sugar
5g
(10%)
Vitamin A
405IU
(8%)
Vitamin C
30mg
(33%)
Calcium
63mg
(6%)
Iron
3mg
(17%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 352
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1g | |
| Calories | 352kcal | 18% |
| Carbohydrates | 55g | 18% |
| Protein | 7g | 14% |
| Fat | 12g | 18% |
| Saturated Fat | 8g | 40% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Trans Fat | 0.5g | 25% |
| Cholesterol | 32mg | 11% |
| Sodium | 1324mg | 55% |
| Potassium | 1584mg | 34% |
| Fiber | 6g | 24% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 405IU | 8% |
| Vitamin C | 30mg | 33% |
| Calcium | 63mg | 6% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.