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Instant Pot Diced Potatoes

Jenni Cole
Cook cubed potatoes in a pressure cooker the easy way for either mashed potatoes or potato salad.
4.48 from 21 votes
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Course Pressure Cooker
Cuisine American
Servings 2 -3 lb potatatoes
Calories 330 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients
  

  • 2-3 lb Russet potatoes washed, peeled, and cubed into 1 ½" chunks.
  • 1 cup water

Instructions
 

  • Prep the Russet potatoes by washing, peeling, and cubing them into 1 ½" pieces.
  • Add 1 cup of water to the bottom of the pressure cooker and insert a vegetable steamer. Place the diced potato cubes into the Instant Pot and close the lid.
  • Pressure cook the potatoes for 5 minutes on high for mashed potatoes or pressure cook for 4 minutes if you're making potato salad, the pot will take about 10+ minutes to come to pressure beforehand. Do a Quick Release of the remaining pressure.
  • The cubed potatoes will be very soft and ready to use for another recipe!

Notes

  • Yukon Gold or red potatoes can be used instead of Russet potatoes. Russet are great for mashed potatoes, Yukon gold or red work well for potato salad.
  • You can cook up to 5 lb of potatoes at a time with this method, you'll still just need to use 1 cup of water.
  • Keep the potatoes out of the water to prevent them from getting sticky. Use a steamer basket or the rack that came with your unit.

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 330kcalCarbohydrates: 73gProtein: 9gSodium: 49mgFiber: 8gSugar: 4g
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