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Instant Pot Garlic Mashed Potatoes

so easy to make a big batch of comfort food. Or, a side dish.
Course Side Dish

Equipment

  • 1 pressure cooker

Ingredients

  • 2 pounds potatoes, peeled & cut to uniform size if sizes are unruly
  • 1 tbsp Kosher salt, course ground
  • 2 cloves garlic, peeled and smashed
  • 1 cup milk, whole
  • 1/4 cup butter

Instructions

  • In the Instant Pot insert add your potatoes, salt, garlic and 1/2 cup water. Stir around a bit and set the lid on the pressure cooker. Set the vent to sealing and cook on STEAM setting for 20 minutes.
  • Allow the pressure to release naturally. Remove the lid.
  • Drain the potatoes and garlic. let stand in the colander for 5 minutes and then return to your pressure cooker.

While the potatoes are draining:

  • Heat the milk and butter in a small saucepan over medium heat until the butter is melted. Remove from heat.

Mash the potatoes and garlic until mostly smooth.

  • Stir in the milk/butter mixture. Taste and season with salt and pepper as desired. Serve warm and top with chives or parsley and a pat of butter.

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