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Make Ahead Instant Pot Mashed potatoes are super creamy and fluffy and packed full of nutrition. Plus there ready in less than 15 minutes, talk about and easy side dish.

Serving these potatoes up for the holidays? Then you may want to add some other holiday favorites to the table such as my Homemade Cranberry sauce and my Roasted Turkey or Tourtiere Pie

Mashed potatoes are a staple during the holidays, but can take up a huge chunk of time preparing. 

But they are a must have right? So if you are in a pinch or just want to focus more on other dishes you have to prepare.

This recipe will be a life saver, you can make these ahead of time the night before or morning off and set aside to re-heat once your ready to serve. 

Make Ahead Instant Pot Mashed potatoes WITH SKIN

The reason, I like to prepare my mashed potatoes this way it to save time of course. But also because they are healthy with the skin as long as it is washed well prior. Because the russet potato skin has more nutrients than the potato itself.

And honestly, the instant pot cooks them so well.  And is the ONLY way I will ever prepare mashed potatoes in the future. 

I like to use Russet Potatoes for this recipe. Because they are fluffy and creamy all in one! YOU can omit the skins if you want which will make them more creamy but that is up to you.

HOW TO INSTANT POT MASHED POTATOES

There are a few tricks to getting your potatoes so fluffy and it starts with the potato. Russet is the type of potato that really is known to produce the fluffiest potatoes. 

Then you will simply want to dice those potatoes and cover them with water to pressure cook.

Once cooked, strain the water out. Add in remaining ingredients and mashed to desired consistency!

HOW LONG INSTANT POT MASHED POTATOES

As long as your adding enough water, 5 cups for this recipe. They should be ready in 8 minutes. 

ARE MASHED POTATOES HEALTHY

Yes, it is a vegetables. That are low in fat on their own. So instead of adding to much butter, I like to balance these potatoes with butter, sour cream and milk. 

INSTANT POT MASHED POTATOES GARLIC

If you want a really creamy potato, make sure that you are pressing the garlic prior to pressuring cooking with the potatoes. This will ensure REALLY CREAMY mashed potatoes.

You can use a hand held blender or potato ricer vs a potato masher if desired. 

I used a masher for this so that the recipe would be ready in the 15 minute to frame!

You can cook these potatoes on the stove top if desired as well! 

Just keep in mind that the stovetop method takes a bit longer to prepare. 

WANT TO SERVE THESE POTATOES WITH CRANBERRY SAUCE & TURKEY?

Check out my homemade Cranberry Sauce with Orange Juice & Spiced Turkey recipes below!

Beef and Mushroom Wellington

Tourtiere recipe

HOW ABOUT SOME OTHER SIDES AND MAIN COURSE THAT WOULD GO WELL WITH THESE POTATOES?

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Make Ahead Instant Pot Mashed potatoes

Yield: 8

Cook Time: 8 minutes

Total Time: 8 minutes

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Ingredients

• 6 large russet potatoes, diced with the skin on
• 5 cups of water
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/3 cup Sour Cream
• 1/4 Cup Milk
• 2 cloves of garlic, smashed
• 1 tsp Garlic Powder
• Salt and Pepper to taste
• 2 chives, chopped to garnish

Instructions

1. On a large cutting board, dice the potatoes into fours. Leaving the skin on.
2. Do the same for the garlic, but remove the skin and smash with a knife.
3. Place the potatoes and garlic in the instant pot and cover with 5 cups of water.
4. Add a pinch of salt and put the lid on and and set the valve to seal.
5. Pressure cook for for 8 minutes.
6. When the timer goes off, quick release the pressure from the pot if your in a hurry.
7. Drain the potatoes and return to the instant pot.
8. Add the garlic powder, salt, pepper, butter, milk and sour cream to the potatoes.
9. Mash until smooth and fluffy.
10. Enjoy!

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Nutrition Information:

Yield: 8 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 295Total Fat: 8gSaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 21mgSodium: 129mgCarbohydrates: 50gFiber: 5gSugar: 3gProtein: 7g

These calculations are based off Nutritionix

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