Need an easy side dish recipe? In just 10 minutes this Quick and Easy Instant Pot Potatoes Recipe is on the table! A family classic made even faster for an easy side dish recipe that your family will love.
I grew up on butter potatoes. Did you?
It is such an easy recipe that you practically don’t need to call it a recipe. But as I was talking to others, I realized not other families grew up on this easy side dish so I had to share. Normally you boil the potatoes until tender and then add butter and salt and pepper and let it the butter melt all over your potatoes leaving you with a delicious side dish.
However, thanks to the trusty Instant pot (or any electric pressure cooker for that matter) this family favorite side dish just got even easier because the cooking time just got cut in half!
This pressure cooker potatoes recipe is ready in 10 minutes!
This is an easy side dish recipe that I think you are going to love. Give it a try!
Ingredients:
- 3 lbs of red potatoes (any potatoes will do though)
- 1 stick of butter
- 1/2 cup of water
- salt and pepper to taste (you will want lots of salt)
How to make Quick and Easy Instant Pot Potatoes Recipe
- Cut your potatoes into quarters, leaving the skin on. You can peel them first, but the skin will fall right off if you have picky eaters.
- Place in your Instant pot or any electric pressure cooker.
- Pour your water over the top. Season with salt and pepper and then add your butter to the top (not melted).
- Place lid on top and set to sealing.
- Click your manual button and set the pressure time to 5 minutes.
- Allow it to cook and when finished manually remove the pressure.
- Remove lid and stir the potatoes coating it in the delicious buttery sauce.
- Enjoy!
This butter potatoes recipe is that easy.
We love to serve it with some easy grilling food. Here are a few grilling recipes to try:
- Easy Grilled Chicken Kabob Recipe
- BBQ Ranch Grilled Chicken Marinade
- Bacon Wrapped Asparagus Recipe
- Parmesan Grilled Zucchini
- Grilled Balsamic Glazed Chicken
Combine this pressure cooker recipe with some grilling food and you have yourself an easy dinner idea!
Print your recipe below:
In just 10 minutes this Quick and Easy Instant Pot Potatoes Recipe is on the table! A family classic made even faster for an easy side dish recipe.
- 3 lbs red potatoes (any potatoes will do though)
- 1 stick of butter
- 1/2 cup water
- salt and pepper to taste (you will want lots of salt)
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Cut your potatoes into quarters, leaving the skin on. You can peel them first, but the skin will fall right off if you have picky eaters.
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Place in your Instant pot or any electric pressure cooker.
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Pour your water over the top. Season with salt and pepper and then add your butter to the top (not melted).
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Place lid on top and set to sealing.
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Click your manual button and set the pressure time to 5 minutes.
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Allow it to cook and when finished manually remove the pressure.
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Remove lid and stir the potatoes coating it in the delicious buttery sauce.
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Enjoy!
A family classic made even faster for an easy side dish recipe that your family will love.
Try these other Easy Instant pot recipes:
-
Mississippi Pot Roast Pressure Cooker Recipe
-
Brown Sugar Carrots Pressure Cooker recipe
-
Brown Rice Pressure Cooker Recipe
-
Healthy Chicken Tacos Pressure Cooker Recipe
Cheryl says
If I wanted to cut this in half, do I also cut the amount of water in half? I know the IP requires a certain amount of water