Elle's Elegant Everyday Mashed Potatoes

Mashed potatoes shouldn’t be complicated — they should be creamy, dreamy, and effortless. This gives you beautifully tender potatoes in minutes, with that smooth, rich - never gluey - texture that we all crave. 

When you want silky, no-fuss mashed potatoes without babysitting the stove, the Instant Pot is your best friend. This recipe gives you consistently fluffy, perfectly seasoned potatoes in a fraction of the time — and once you try them the “Elle way,” you’ll never go back.

Elle's Elegant Everyday Mashed Potatoes

Ingredients

2 pounds potatoes washed, peeled, and cut into 1 inch cubes (Yukon, Russet or Red Potatoes all work)
1 cup water or chicken broth, to cover bottom of instant pot
1/2 cup butter (1 stick), mic to melt
1 cup milk or half and half, mic 15 seconds to warm (you may not need all of this)
salt and pepper to taste
good dollop of sour cream
parsley

Steps

I start this 25 to 30 minutes before I need to mash the potatoes to allow for pressurizing. Allow more time than you think as you can always put it on 'keep warm' and let it release naturally.
In Instant Pot, put in water or broth to cover the bottom
Place a trivet or steamer basket and add prepared potatoes
Lock and seal the lid then cook on manual high pressure for 8 minutes (Add additional time for larger potato cubes, about 2-5 minutes)
Let naturally release or perform a quick release to release all the steam and pressure.
Open the lid and check the potatoes with a knife. If there is any resistance, the potatoes are not cooked all the way. Add 1 more cup of water, replace the lid, and cook for an additional 2 minutes.
Drain the water out of the Instant Pot.
Mash potatoes to your desired consistency. Add melted butter, warmed milk (add as much or little as you need), salt and pepper, sour cream and mix in. Sprinkle parsley on top and you can also add more melted butter (makes it look pretty and is so decadent)
The mashed potatoes may be kept on "keep warm" in the Instant Pot until ready to serve.