Pressure Cooker Mashed Potato Dishes

If you read pressure cooker reviews as much as I do, then you come to the realization that people are cooking a lot more than roasts and stews in their cookers. They are cooking a variety of different things in them. In fact, just about anything you can imagine can be cooked in a pressure cooker.

The one thing that I like to cook in my pressure cooker is potatoes. It seems like this kitchen device was made to cook this root vegetable. Not only does it speed the cooking time up considerably, but it also makes them perfectly every single time.

I love to make potatoes in my cooker so much, I have quite the collection of recipes saved that are devoted to nothing but potatoes. Recipes that I am going to show you today, so if you love potatoes as much as I do, then you might want to check out the following recipes.

Mashed Potatoes

Making mashed potatoes in your pressure cooker is as easy as pie. All you do is wash them, remove the eyes and any bad spots and then cut them into quarters. After that, add some water to them and cook them for 15 minutes at 15 psi. When they are done cooking, you can then mash them with some butter and milk. I told you it was easy.

After you have mastered mashed potatoes you can make all kinds of different dishes out them. Below are two of my favorite recipes using mashed potatoes. Champ and Colcannon.

Champ

Champ is basically just mashed potatoes with spring onions added. All you do is melt 4 tablespoons of butter in your pressure cooker; add 2 pounds of quartered potatoes; 4 diced green onions and ¾ of a cup of milk or cream. Then place the lid on the cooker, and cook it at high pressure for 6-7 minutes. Quick release the pressure and then remove the lid when the cooker is depressurized. Then you can mash them right in the cooker and season with salt and pepper to taste. The dish is now ready to be served.

Colcannon

Colcannon is pretty much the same as Champ except that it uses kale or cabbage in place of the green onions. Use a pound of kale or cabbage for each pound of potatoes. You can still add the diced green onions if you want as well. And just cook it like Champ is cooked.

All of these dishes are easy and prove that the best pressure cookers aren’t just for meats anymore. Potatoes are a great thing to cook in your cooker and as you can clearly see they can be used for a variety of different recipes. You’d be surprised how many recipes call for potatoes in all of its glorious forms. Try these out and I bet that in no time flat you will have your own potato recipes dreamed up.