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Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes
These easy Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes are a quick, one pot side dish that you can add so many different flavours to.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Pressure build time
5 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 217 kcal
Course:
Side Dish
Cuisine:
British
Ingredients
- 1 kg potato (Maris Piper or King Edwards are best)
- 180 ml water
- 180 ml whole milk
- 85 g butter unsalted
- 15 g fresh chives finely chopped
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
Instructions
- Put 180 ml Water and 1 teaspoon Sea salt into the Instant Pot. Place the metal trivet in the pot. Add 1 kg Potato (chopped) on top of the trivet.
- Select the Pressure Cook setting and set the pressure to high. Set the timer to 10 minutes. When finished cooking, quick release the pressure.
- Remove the potatoes and trivet and drain all the liquid. Return the potatoes to the pot. Add 180 ml Whole milk, 85 g Butter and 15 g Fresh chives.
- Mash the potatoes with a potato masher until they are smooth. If the potatoes are too thick, add a little more milk until the desired texture is achieved.
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Notes
- If you want to add some extra fibre keep them skin on.
- Cream cheese (garlic, herb, or plain all work) stirred in at the end.
- Fresh herbs (chives and parsley are nice and fresh, but woody herbs like thyme and rosemary are delicious too)
- Olive oil: use this instead of butter for a creamy vegan mashed potato
- Add some veg by cooking some cauliflower with the potatoes and mashing them together.
- Cheese and chopped cooked bacon (total comfort food), added at the end.
- A spoonful of pesto in mashed potato is amazing.
- Like things spicy? Add a spoonful of chipotle paste. It makes it a great colour too.
- Add some greens with some finely chopped spinach.
- A pinch of smoked paprika adds lots of flavour.
- Another vegan way to make creamy potatoes is with hummus.
- A spoonful of horseradish is another way to make it spicy.
- For some Spanish flavour, add some chopped cooked chorizo at the end.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1portion
Calories
217kcal
(11%)
Carbohydrates
31g
(10%)
Protein
5g
(10%)
Fat
12g
(18%)
Saturated Fat
7g
(35%)
Cholesterol
31mg
(10%)
Sodium
413mg
(17%)
Potassium
756mg
(22%)
Fiber
4g
(16%)
Sugar
3g
(6%)
Vitamin A
524IU
(10%)
Vitamin C
34mg
(38%)
Calcium
62mg
(6%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 217
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1portion | |
| Calories | 217kcal | 11% |
| Carbohydrates | 31g | 10% |
| Protein | 5g | 10% |
| Fat | 12g | 18% |
| Saturated Fat | 7g | 35% |
| Cholesterol | 31mg | 10% |
| Sodium | 413mg | 17% |
| Potassium | 756mg | 16% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 524IU | 10% |
| Vitamin C | 34mg | 38% |
| Calcium | 62mg | 6% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.