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baked potatoes
5 from 3 votes

Instant Pot Baked Potatoes

Author Andrea + Stef

Course Side Dish
Cuisine American
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
4 potatoes
Tender, fluffy potatoes in record time. No foil needed!

Equipment

  • 1 pressure cooker
  • 1 pressure cooker rack

Ingredients
  

  • 4 potatoes
  • 2 tablespoon oil
  • 2 tablespoon coarse salt
  • 1 cup water

Instructions

  • Wash and scrub dirt off potatoes. Pat dry.
    clean, dry raw potatoes in a bowl next to small jar of oil and small bowl of salt
  • Brush potato with oil.
    Raw potato on a plate being brushed with olive oil.
  • Sprinkle potato with salt, liberally.
    Potato being sprinkled with salt.
  • Use a fork to poke each potato 6-8 times all over the potato.
    fork poking holes in potatoes
  • Place rack in the bottom of instant pot. Place potatoes on the rack. Add 1 cup of water to the instant pot.
    pouring water over potatoes in instant pot
  • Close and secure the lid of the Instant Pot. Turn the release valve to closed.
  • Turn on Instant Pot and set for 18 minutes. Allow for a 10 minute natural release.
  • Carefully turn valve to release setting. When all the pressure has been released and the Instant Pot stops steaming, open the lid.
    cooked baked potatoes in instant pot
  • Serve and enjoy!
    fully cooked baked potatoes stuffed with cheddar cheese and bacon.

Notes

  • Never operate an instant pot without liquid. A pressure cooker needs water to pressurize in order to cook the food. If you have a lot of liquid in your Instant Pot make sure you do a natural release to allow the liquid that’s been pressurized to naturally release. Otherwise you’ll have an instant pot spouting too much liquid (soup, water, whatever is in the pot) into the air when you release it.
  • When turning the release valve to the release setting, use a heavy duty pot holder or thick towels to prevent the steam from burning your skin.
  • There is no need to wrap your potatoes in foil. Doing so, might actually make your potatoes soggy because the steam from the potato cannot escape.
  • Once cooked, while still hot, make a large slice down the center of the potato and fluff up the center of the potato a little. Add toppings that melt first, like butter or cheese. Then add some more toppings like sour cream, chives, bacon or any of your favorite toppings. 

Nutrition

Serving: 1potato | Calories: 230kcal | Carbohydrates: 38g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 1g | Sodium: 3502mg | Potassium: 889mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 2IU | Vitamin C: 12mg | Calcium: 32mg | Iron: 2mg

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