The Best Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes

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Prep Time
10m
Cook Time
20m
Total Time
30m
This creamy and flavorful recipe for the Best Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes is a game-changer. With the perfect balance of butter, garlic, and herbs, these mashed potatoes are a crowd-pleaser. The addition of cream cheese and Parmesan cheese adds extra richness, making this dish the perfect side for any meal.
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Ingredients

Servings: 8
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Notes

If you want the potatoes to be a little thinner, add 1/4-1/2 cup milk or broth.

A few comments have noted that 12 minutes was not enough time to cook their potatoes. This is most likely because of the size variation of potatoes. I like to try to get evenly sized potato pieces without spending a lot of time cutting them up all (you’re just going to mash them anyway!) so I usually cut the big ones in half and leave the rest alone. But if you’re working with very large potatoes, you may want to cut them into quarters, or cook them for closer to 15 minutes.

To prevent lumpy potatoes, mash them right after they’re done cooking. Don’t let them sit around for too long. They’ll develop a skin and it will be harder to get them to mash smoothly and evenly.

This is the Instant Pot that we use. (affiliate link)

A previous version of this recipe was written for half of this amount.

Nutrition Facts

  • Calories
    548kcal
    27%
  • Fat
    28g
    1%
  • Saturated Fat
    18g
    0%
  • Carbohydrates
    63g
    3%
  • Fiber
    5g
    0%
  • Sugar
    3g
    0%
  • Protein
    8g
    0%
  • Cholesterol
    83mg
    4%
  • Sodium
    825mg
    41%
Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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