Quick And Simple Baked Potatoes In The Instant Pot

Do you ever find yourself staring into the refrigerator at 5:00 hoping some great idea will come to you as what to fix for dinner? I was doing that the other day. I could see all this food but nothing was coming to me. Then I remembered how yummy the baked potatoes tasted when I was on my detox, and how quick they were to make up in.So I pulled out my trusty pressure cooker and gathered some produce I had kicking around in the fridge. This is what I came up with. Quick and easy baked potatoes in the Instant Pot, steamed mixed vegetables, sliced cucumbers with lemon, bell pepper slices, a little green salad and sauteed mushrooms.

Just so you know, all of my meals do not turn out this vegetably. I am working on eating more vegetables and sometimes I do good and other times not so great. This was a pleasant meal, even with all the veggies. The best part was that I didn’t have to spend the whole night cooking. I know you have heard this before, but I am going to tell you again. I LOVE MY INSTANT POT!

I am sure you can do this in a regular pressure cooker, but the Instant Pot makes it so much easier. I don’t have to sit and baby sit it. I used it two times while cooking this meal. I will show you what I did.

HOW TO USE THE INSTANT POT TO MAKE BAKED POTATOES

1- Wash potatoes

2- Place 1 cup water in the bottom of the Instant Pot pan

3- Put a steamer basket in

4- Place the potatoes in the pan

5- Close the lid and flip the pressure valve to steam

6- Turn it on and press MANUAL

7- Manually adjust time down to 14 minutes

It takes 20-25 minutes total with the natural pressure release.

8-Leave it alone and go start working on something else

9- When the timer beeps, just leave it alone and let the pressure release naturally. (about 10 minutes)

After the potatoes were finished, I took them out and placed them in a casserole dish and covered them with tinfoil to keep them warm while I steamed the mixed vegetables.

I like the frozen organic mixed vegetables and the frozen broccoli that Costco sales.

I used the instant pot again to steam the mixed veggies.

1-Make sure you have at least 1 cup of water in the bottom and set to steam.

2-Adjust timer to 3-4 minutes depending on how cooked you like them.

3-When the timer goes off, flip the pressure valve to quick release and wait till steam has stopped.

4-Remove the lid. The pressure cooker will stay on a warm setting until you turn it off.

There you have it, a QUICK, EASY, TASTY, and HEALTHY meal.

Jan Howell

My intention for this website is to share tips and tutorials that I have found on my journey of life that has brought me joy, improved health, and peace, in hopes that it will do the same for you. I hope you'll join me on this journey!

Quick And Simple Baked Potatoes In The Instant Pot