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Instant Pot Garlic Mashed Potatoes (Pressure Cooker Recipe)
These Instant Pot Garlic Mashed Potatoes are super creamy, take 30 minutes and one electric pressure cooker from start to finish. They should be called melt-in-your-mouth mashed potatoes, because they are THAT good!
You are just 20 minutes from the most amazingly soft and creamy mashed potatoes of your life! My goal was to make these the easiest garlic mashed potatoes you will ever make, and I think I have totally nailed the brief! Mess free, one pot and ready in 30 minutes; these Instant Pot Garlic Mashed Potatoes is the only recipe you’ll ever use once you try it.
If you have never tried to cook mashed potatoes in an instant pot or pressure cooker, you’re missing out! The double action of steam and high pressure makes sure the potatoes cook evenly and give you a fantastic texture and great tasting potatoes.
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Why Make Mashed Potatoes In An Instant Pot
- Everything is one pot so you have only one pot to clean
- It takes 30 minutes from start to finish when you are cooking with 1 kg/2 pounds potatoes including the prep time to peel and chop potatoes
- The garlic cooks with the potatoes, infuses them and becomes really soft so that it gets mashed easily
- No fancy ingredients – just simple staples that are available in your pantry
Don’t have an Instant Pot? Try these Slow Cooker Mashed Potatoes or Stovetop Garlic Mashed Potatoes
Ingredients for Garlic Mashed Potatoes
Here’s what you’ll need. Really short ingredient list I promise!
Potatoes: Yukon Gold is the best choice for mashed potatoes thanks to their creamy texture and lower starch content, but russet potatoes work too. However, since they’re not easily available in India, you can opt for older potatoes. Avoid using new potatoes as they leave more water and don’t cook evenly, which also makes them harder to mash.
Seasoning: Salt, freshly ground pepper, and garlic add lots of flavor.
Butter and milk: For richness, flavor, and that silky smooth mashed potato texture
Cream cheese and sour cream: Cream cheese adds body and a rich, slightly tangy creaminess that help make mashed potatoes extra smooth and luxurious, while sour cream brings a lighter tang that balances the starch and keeps the mash soft and moist.
Water: To add to the instant pot or pressure cooker
How to Make Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes – Step by Step
This is the quickest mashed potatoes you’ll ever make and you’ll never go back.
1. In the inner pot of the Instant Pot add potatoes, garlic, water, salt and one and a half tablespoons butter.
2. Put the lid on, turn the valve to sealing and cook on high pressure for 8 minutes. (My Instant Pot took 10 minutes to come to pressure, so the total time taken was 18 minutes). Release pressure immediately by turning the knob to ‘vent’, and open the lid once the pressure is released.
3. Using a potato masher, mash the potatoes in the Instant Pot for really creamy potatoes. For fluffier mashed potatoes, you can drain the water and then mash the potatoes.
4. Once the potatoes are mashed, mix in the remaining butter, sour cream and cream cheese.
5. Mix well while the potatoes are still steaming hot.
6. Pour in 1/4 cup hot milk. Don’t worry if it looks like too much – the potatoes will just soak it up
7. Mix well again – taste and add more salt if required. Top with more butter and chives and serve.
8. This is an optional step – if you see lumps in your mashed potatoes, you can run them through a sieve for really smooth and creamy mashed potatoes
The One Pot Mashed Potato Technique
The technique that we are using with these instant pot garlic mashed potatoes may seem a bit weird, because we are adding only 1/2 cup water to about 1 kilogram/ 2 pounds potatoes and then mashing the potatoes with a potato masher right in there with the remaining water, without draining them. We like our potatoes really creamy and smooth which is why this works really well for us. In the beginning, things may look a bit runny, but just keep going and as you finish mashing, the consistency will thicken and everything comes together. Add the sour cream, cream cheese, milk and butter and you have potatoes that are the perfect creamy consistency and almost feel like soft pillows of whipped cream.
Mashed Potatoes Customisation & Toppings
We like keeping things simple with just some more butter and chopped chives but here are some ideas for other toppings that can take any mashed potatoes to superstar levels:
- Add-ins such as cheddar, ranch and parmesan can add a lot of subtle flavors to mashed potatoes. For cheese, mix in 1/4 cup while the potatoes are still hot. For ranch, mix in a teaspoon or two
- Herbs like rosemary and thyme or even sage add more earthiness and bold flavors
- You can also top your mashed potatoes with cooked chicken, steamed broccoli, bacon or if you feel super fancy – some browned butter
Serving Ideas
- Serve alongside comforting mains like this Chicken in Mushroom Sauce, Bacon & Chicken Roulade, or a hearty Lentil Stew.
- Pair with roasted sides such as Honey Roasted Carrots, Brussel Sprouts, or Roasted Vegetables for an easy, cosy meal.
- Add a generous ladle of Vegetarian Gravy, Mushroom Gravy, or Onion Gravy to make it extra comforting.
I have now tried these garlic mashed potatoes multiple ways – by infusing the garlic in oil and mixing it in, by roasting the garlic in the oven and then mixing it in and by just straight up adding them to the Instant Pot. Also always with my favourite Roast Chicken with Crispy Skin or if I’m in a hurry a Spatchcock Chicken Roast
I hope you enjoyed this handy dandy post which seems to have become a tutorial on how to make mashed potatoes in an Instant Pot/ Pressure cooker and trust me, the day you attempt these – you will never look back!
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Instant Pot Garlic Mashed Potatoes (Pressure Cooker Recipe)
Ingredients
- 1 kg Potatoes peeled and cut into even 1 inch pieces
- 6 Garlic Cloves peeled and smashed
- 2/3 cup Water or Chicken Stock with no added salt
- 3/4 teaspoon Salt
- 3 tablespoons Butter divided
- 1/4 cup Sour Cream
- 1/4 cup Cream Cheese
- 1/4 cup Hot Milk
- More butter and chopped chives for topping
Instructions
- In an Instant Pot add potatoes, garlic, water, salt and one and a half tablespoons butter. Put the lid on, turn the valve to sealing and cook on manual high pressure for 8 minutes. (My Instant Pot took 10 minutes to come to pressure, so the total time taken was 18 minutes). Release pressure immediately by turning the knob to 'vent', and open the lid once the pressure is released.
- Using a potato masher, mash the potatoes in the Instant Pot for really creamy potatoes. For fluffier mashed potatoes, you can drain the water and then mash the potatoes. Once the potatoes are mashed, mix in the remaining butter, sour cream and cream cheese. Mix well while the potatoes are still steaming hot. Taste and add more salt if required. Top with more butter and chives and serve.
- Pour in 1/4 cup hot milk. Don't worry if it looks like too much – the potatoes will just soak it up. Mix well again – taste and add more salt if required. Top with more butter and chives and serve.
- This is an optional step – if you see lumps in your mashed potatoes, you can run them through a sieve for really smooth and creamy mashed potatoes
Video
Notes
- For fluffier potatoes use starchy potatoes like Russet or Yukon Gold. Those are not available here in India though but these mashed potatoes are still awesome!
- To prep potatoes in advance, you can peel and cut them and keep them soaked in water for a couple of hours in the refrigerator. This helps avoid oxidization and keeps them from turning brown.
- You can also substitute with baby potatoes, in which case you don’t need to cut them. You can also avoid peeling them, if you are okay with the texture, but make sure you wash them really well.
- Chicken Stock or even bone broth adds a ton of flavour to mashed potatoes so feel free to use that instead of water. It’s important to use stock/broth that doesn’t have any added salt or you may need to adjust the amount of salt used in the recipe.
- Feel free to add any of your favourite herbs like rosemary or thyme. You can sprinkle dry herbs right on top once the dish is ready to serve.
Nutrition
gluten-free
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