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Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes

A guide for how to make Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes.  This easy mashed potatoes recipe can be made with Russet potatoes or Yukon Gold potatoes and is an easy side dish for a crowd.

You can make this an all-in-one instant pot meal by making Meatloaf with mashed potatoes!  I also love to serve mashed potatoes with lemon chicken piccata, slow cooker ribs, and easy, no fuss turkey!

Mashed potatoes in an instant pot with a wooden spoon lifting out a spoonful.

Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes

I’ll be the first to admit that I’m usually not a fan of “cheater” methods for mashed potatoes, particularly mashed potatoes made in a slow cooker. I just think they taste better the old-fashioned way, made on the stove. However, these Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes have changed my tune! They are delicious, extremely easy, and every bit as tasty.

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