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Pressure Cooker Mashed Potatoes

Pressure Cooker Mashed Potatoes are the perfect comfort food, side dish recipe. Using an Instant Pot, multi-cooker or pressure cooker these are quick & easy in just 25 minutes.
Course Side Dish
Cuisine American
Keyword instant pot, potatoes, pressure cooker
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 7 minutes
Pressurizing time 3 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings 10 cups
Author Gina Kleinworth

Ingredients

  • 2 pounds russet potatoes
  • 1 cup cold water
  • cup milk
  • 1 tbsp mayonnaise *opt
  • salt & pepper to taste approx 1-2 tsp of each
  • butter for serving - if desired

Instructions

  • Place the water in the bottom of the pressure cooker.
  • Add the trivet or vegetable steamer to the bottom of the pot (if you don't have one, use the rack that was included with your cooker & then create a small bowl with foil to keep the potatoes from falling through.
  • Peel & dice the potatoes & place them in the cooker on the rack & make sure the potatoes don't exceed the cut-off line.
  • Close the lid & lock it on. Set the manual timer to 7 minutes & step back & let it do its thing.
  • Once it's completed it's time, carefully use the quick release.
  • Remove lid making sure the steam will rise away from your face and cabinets.
  • Scoop out the cooked potatoes & place them in a large mixing bowl.
  • Add milk & mayonnaise if desired along with seasonings & mash with a hand-held potato masher until blended & lumps are removed.

Notes

*This recipe was created using the 6-quart instant pot. If you are using a different size pot or a different pressure cooker brand entirely, cooking times may be off by a couple of minutes.
**Live at High Altitude - Because water boils at a lower temperature at high altitudes, and pressure cooking requires water to boil in order to work, some foods may need a little more cooking time. When pressure cooking at high altitudes you want to make sure to add 5 percent to your cook time for every 1,000 feet above 2,000 feet elevation. For example, when we lived at 4,000+ feet I would add 10 percent to my cook time. For a recipe that called for 20-minutes of cooking time, I would then cook for 22 minutes. When pressure cooking, 1-2 minutes can make all the difference in a recipe, unlike when cooking by traditional methods.