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5 Ways to Cook Potatoes In The Instant Pot

Published: Dec 22, 2016 · Modified: Oct 9, 2024 by Ann Fabrizio · This post may contain affiliate links · Leave a Comment

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Learn five tasty and nutritious ways to pressure cook potatoes in the Instant Pot for a side dish perfection in record time: whole or diced, mashed, roasted or baked, in salads or in soups.


5 Ways to Cook Potatoes In The Instant Pot
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  • 1. Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes 
  • Sour Cream Mashed Potatoes
  • Cream Cheese Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes
  • Instant Pot Loaded Mashed Potatoes 
  • 10 Minute Mashed Potatoes With Coconut Milk
  • Instant Pot Mashed Sweet Potatoes
  • Colcannon Irish Mashed Potatoes
  • 2. Baked Potatoes In Instant Pot
  • Instant Pot Baked Potatoes With 4 Toppings
  • Instant Pot Sweet Potatoes
  • Instant Pot Ube
  • 3. Potato Salads
  • Egg & Potato Salad
  • Potato Salad With Tangy Vinaigrette
  • Sweet Potato Salad with Bacon, Walnuts and Lime Vinaigrette (Paleo & Whole30)
  • 4. Potato Soup In Instant Pot
  • Classic Potato Leek Soup
  • Loaded Potato Soup 
  • Potato Leek Soup With Kale
  • Potato Soup With Poblano Peppers
  • Chowder With Potatoes, Sweet Corn & Dill PIckles
  • 5. Roasted Potatoes In Instant Pot
  • Instant Pot Ranch Potatoes
  • Crispy Pressure Cooker Potatoes
  • Baby Potatoes With Dill & Butter
  • Instant Pot Salt Potatoes
  • 5 Ways to Cook Potatoes In The Instant Pot

The spud is undeniably delicious, nutritious and you can make so many dishes with it. As a bonus, they're also rather affordable. Not only are they tasty, but their wide range of subtypes provide us with an easy way to curate beautiful dishes. They come to life with just a sprinkle of salt and olive oil or butter, but there are so many ways to make magic out of potatoes.  The Instant Pot just makes it easier, with quick cooking times and inventive recipes. Today, we have five insanely tasty ways to pressure cook potatoes in Instant Pot to perfection.


1. Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes 

Mashed potatoes make most things better. It's a lovely base to soak up a delicious sauce from hearty beef stew, or they pair well with steamed veggies and plain meat. Mashed is a great way to get that creamy, dreamy texture that everyone swoons over.

Sour Cream Mashed Potatoes

Sour Cream Mashed Potatoes

In this beginner-friendly recipe, we are going to teach you how to make sour cream mashed potatoes in the Instant Pot pressure cooker. With detailed instructions, step-by-step photos and cooking tips, you will have perfectly cooked, creamy, flavorful mash in no time. Recipe on the blog.

Cream Cheese Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes

cream cheese instant pot mashed potatoes

Fluffy and flavorful, this cream cheese mashed potatoes with fresh dill is the perfect side dish. The secret to a good mash is all the other things you add to make it rich, lush and creamy such as butter, milk or sour cream, heavy cream, Parmesan cheese, garlic or mustard, chives or dill, and plenty of salt. Get the recipe here.

Instant Pot Loaded Mashed Potatoes 

Instant Pot Loaded Mashed Potatoes 

Creamy, buttery and perfectly scoop-able, Instant Pot loaded mashed potatoes are a casserole fusion of loaded baked potatoes and a classic mash. An irresistibly delicious combo of white and sweet potatoes, mashed and loaded with cheese, bacon and scallions. Recipe on the site.

10 Minute Mashed Potatoes With Coconut Milk

10 Minute Mashed Potatoes With Coconut Milk

While there are endless ways to make mashed potatoes, and the recipes are rather simple to begin with, the Instant Pot means they're done in ten minutes. Try beating that record! Even opting for instant mashed potatoes might take more time than that. These Instant Pot mashed potatoes are dairy-free with coconut milk instead of cream. Get the recipe from Everyday Maven.

Instant Pot Mashed Sweet Potatoes

Instant Pot Mashed Sweet Potatoes

Easy mashed sweet potatoes using the Instant Pot are a colorful and tasty alternative to the classic pale side dish. The electric pressure cooker transforms the dense tubers into soft and tender pieces that are easy to mash. Recipe from Jessica Gavin.

Colcannon Irish Mashed Potatoes

Colcannon Irish Mashed Potatoes

This technique will change everything for better results. Pressure steam the mashed potatoes in a vegetable rack over a cup of water with kale. Then separate them to mash the potatoes without breaking up the kale. Recipe from from Dad Cooks Dinner.


2. Baked Potatoes In Instant Pot

Once again, it's certainly not rocket science when it comes to baking a potato. It's pretty much failproof in the oven, but the caveat is the amount of time it takes to cook all the way through.

Many of us like to have some potatoes or sweet potatoes cooked and ready to go for other recipes throughout the week, or as an easy side dish for dinner. You can stuff baked potatoes, you can butter them, or you can use the filling for mash. The point we're getting at here is that you can toss a few whole potatoes in the Instant Pot and have 'em ready to go for your batch cooking needs.

Instant Pot Baked Potatoes With 4 Toppings

Instant Pot Baked Potatoes With 4 Toppings

Get inspired with our step-by-step recipe for Instant Pot baked potatoes stuffed with four delicious fillings from creamy tuna, corn and mayo to vegetarian-friendly spinach, mushroom and feta. Get the recipes here.

Instant Pot Sweet Potatoes

Instant Pot Sweet Potatoes

Use this guide to find cooking times, tools, and a few other key tips to make perfect sweet potatoes in your Instant Pot or similar electric pressure cooker. This method is easy, hands-free, and has become my new preferred way for steaming sweet potatoes. Recipe from Well Plated.

Instant Pot Ube

Instant Pot Ube

Ube (Purple) Yam has a beautiful vibrant color, pleasingly sweet aroma and a bit unusually wonderful texture when compared to the common sweet potato. This eye catching healthy little side or snack is effortless when prepared using the Instant Pot Pressure Cooker. Recipe from Eatfoodlicious.


3. Potato Salads

Potato salad is doubly simplified in the Instant Pot because you can also cook the other vital ingredient - hard-boiled eggs - at the same time. I know, I know - it's a miracle. This potluck, party and picnic favourite comes together in no time in the pressure cooker so your last-minute meal contributions won't be nearly as stressful in the future! It takes just four minutes to whip up the ingredients, and the rest can be found in your fridge.

Egg & Potato Salad

Instant Pot potato and egg salad

Making egg and potato salad in the Instant Pot is quick and easy and saves you from having to use a hot stove in the summer. You can prepare the creamy salad dressing and other ingredients while the potatoes and eggs are pressure cooking with the whole dish taking 20 minutes. Get the recipe here.

Potato Salad With Tangy Vinaigrette

Potato Salad With Tangy Vinaigrette

This Instant Pot potato salad is a great example of using the pressure cooker for spring and summer dishes. Mixed with lovely green beans, peas, pickles and zesty shallot vinaigrette, this is a fantastic salad to bring to a party or picnic in the park. Recipe on the blog.

Sweet Potato Salad with Bacon, Walnuts and Lime Vinaigrette (Paleo & Whole30)

Sweet Potato Salad with Bacon, Walnuts and Lime Vinaigrette {Paleo & Whole30}

This roasted sweet potato salad is packed with crispy bacon and toasted walnuts, then tossed in a date-sweetened lime vinaigrette.  Paleo and Whole30 friendly, dairy free and easy to make, it’s the perfect healthy sweet and savory side dish. Get the recipes here.

More inspiration: 10 Variations Potato Salad


4. Potato Soup In Instant Pot

Potato soup made in an Instant Pot is a comforting and convenient dish, offering a creamy, hearty texture with the ease of quick, pressure-cooked preparation. This method brings out the rich flavors of potatoes and other ingredients, making it a perfect meal for busy days or cozy evenings.

Classic Potato Leek Soup

Potato Leek Soup

Our potato and leek soup recipe features optional Parmesan stirred in at the end for even more flavor and sauteed green parts of the leeks used to top the soup when serving. These add a little color, texture and lovely fresh leek flavor. Get the recipe on the blog.

Loaded Potato Soup 

Instant Pot Loaded Potato Soup

Learn how to make delicious and creamy Instant Pot loaded potato soup with crispy bacon, sharp cheese and scallions. Get the recipe here.

Potato Leek Soup With Kale

Instant Pot potato leek soup

Forget about the canned stuff! Homemade leek and potato soup is incredibly easy to make and it tastes ten times better than what you'd get out of a tin or a carton. It's especially quick to cook with the help of your Instant Pot pressure cooker. Recipe on the site.

Potato Soup With Poblano Peppers

Potato Soup With Poblano Peppers

Papas y rajas (potatoes and peppers) is a popular Mexican flavour combo. This Instant Pot potato soup with poblano peppers takes these two delicious flavours to the next level. Recipe on the blog.

Chowder With Potatoes, Sweet Corn & Dill PIckles

Potato & Sweet Pickle Chowder (Vegetarian)

This chunky, creamy Instant Pot chowder is loaded with vegetables, including potatoes and sweet corn. We got inspired by a dill pickle soup and added a twist of finely diced gherkins and fresh dill right at the end. They add freshness and little bursts of flavor taking this classic soup to the next level. Get the recipe here.


5. Roasted Potatoes In Instant Pot

One look at a perfectly cooked batch of whole roasted potatoes and you might just be drooling a little. We don't blame you! Generally speaking, a perfect roasted potato - especially uncut or unwedged - takes a bit of patience. While the process is hands-off since you'll just pop them in the oven, the pressure cooker cuts that time mostly in half.

Instant Pot Ranch Potatoes

instant pot ranch potatoes

The creamy, cheesy Instant Pot Ranch Potatoes recipe makes for the perfect side dish on any dinner table. This recipe is comforting, easy and delicious. Get the recipe here.

Crispy Pressure Cooker Potatoes

Crispy Pressure Cooker Potatoes

You can cook whole potatoes through in the Instant Pot and pan-fry them quickly for that perfect, golden brown outside in your fat and spices of choice. Get the recipe from The Omnivore's Cookbook.

Baby Potatoes With Dill & Butter

Baby Potatoes With Dill

These Instant Pot baby potatoes with dill & butter will compliment any main course on the table. It's a delicious crowd-pleasing side dish that works with any dietary restriction. Recipe on the site.

Instant Pot Salt Potatoes

Instant Pot Salt Potatoes With Herb Butter

Salt potatoes are a speciality dish of Syracuse, New York, where it was invented by local salt mine workers who would boil whole potatoes in very salty water or brine for an inexpensive, tasty lunch. The salt crust would form around the potatoes are they boiled, which prevented them from getting watery and resulted in fluffy texture and lots of flavor. Get the recipe here.

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INSTANT POT MASHED POTATOES

  • Sour Cream Mashed Potatoes
  • Cream Cheese Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes
  • Instant Pot Loaded Mashed Potatoes 
  • Mashed Potatoes in 10 Minutes
  • Instant Pot Mashed Sweet Potatoes
  • Colcannon (Irish Mashed Potatoes and Kale)

BAKED POTATOES IN INSTANT POT

  • Stuffed Baked Potatoes 4 Ways
  • Instant Pot Sweet Potatoes
  • Instant Pot Ube

INSTANT POT POTATO SALADS

  • Egg & Potato Salad
  • Potato Salad With Tangy Vinaigrette
  • Sweet Potato Salad with Bacon, Walnuts and Lime Vinaigrette {Paleo & Whole30}
  • 10 Variations Potato Salad

POTATO SOUP IN INSTANT POT

  • Classic Potato Leek Soup
  • Loaded Potato Soup 
  • Potato Leek Soup With Kale
  • Potato Soup With Poblano Peppers
  • Chowder With Potatoes, Sweet Corn & Dill PIckles

ROASTED POTATOES IN INSTANT POT

  • Instant Pot Ranch Potatoes
  • Crispy Pressure Cooker Potatoes
  • Baby Potatoes With Dill & Butter
  • Instant Pot Salt Potatoes
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