Quick and Easy Instant Pot Potatoes Recipe {ready in 10 minutes}
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Quick and Easy Instant Pot Potatoes Recipe {ready in 10 minutes}
Description
The Quick and Easy Instant Pot Potatoes recipe features quartered red potatoes cooked with garlic and butter in chicken broth inside a pressure cooker. The intense heat and steam under pressure soften the potatoes in about four minutes, preserving the skin which adds texture. Butter and minced garlic coat the potatoes, providing richness and savory flavor. Salt and black pepper season to taste.
This preparation yields tender potatoes that retain their shape, useful as a quick side dish. Because the potatoes cook with the skin on, peeling is optional depending on preference; the skin softens during cooking and can be removed easily afterward if desired.
The method is straightforward, simply layering ingredients, sealing the lid, pressure cooking, and then stirring to coat with the buttery sauce before serving. This quick approach is convenient for an everyday meal side.
Ingredients
- 3 lbs potato washed, red
- 8 tbsp butter Cut into pieces
- 1 tbsp garlic minced
- 1 Cup chicken broth
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp black pepper
Instructions
- Cut your potatoes into quarters, leaving the skin on. You can peel them first, but the skin will fall right off if you have picky eaters.
- Put the chicken broth in the electric pressure cooker.
- Place all the other ingredients in the instant pot.
- Place lid on top and set to sealing.
- Click your manual button and set the pressure time to 4 minutes.
- Allow it to cook and when finished manually remove the pressure.
- Remove lid and stir the potatoes coating it in the delicious buttery sauce.
- Enjoy!
Notes
- This recipe provides a speedy side dish that retains potato skins, which can be peeled after cooking if preferred.
- Butter and garlic combine to produce a flavorful sauce coating each potato piece.
- Cooking in chicken broth imparts additional moisture and savory notes to the dish.
Nutrition Information
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Serving: 5-6
Amount Per Serving
Calories 352 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 352kcal | 18% |
| Carbohydrates | 43g | 14% |
| Protein | 5g | 10% |
| Fat | 18g | 28% |
| Saturated Fat | 11g | 55% |
| Cholesterol | 48mg | 16% |
| Sodium | 211mg | 9% |
| Potassium | 1238mg | 26% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 585IU | 12% |
| Vitamin C | 23.4mg | 26% |
| Calcium | 33mg | 3% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.