Want to make Baked Potatoes but pressed for time? Instant Pot Baked Potatoes are ready in no time!
I love baked potatoes but I loathe the time it takes to bake them. Most nights, I don’t have the hour before dinner that it takes to make a great baked potato. On nights that I do have the time, I’m generally focusing on another piece of the meal.
Instant Pot Baked Potatoes
Using the Instant Pot is a great way to speed up this side. The cook time for your average Instant Pot baked potato is just 12 minutes – you can decrease the time by a few minutes for small potatoes, or increase it a few minutes for very large potatoes. Either way, it’s significantly shorter than making them in the oven.
The one compromise you do make is that Instant Pot baked potatoes won’t have crispy skin. They will be fluffy and delicious inside, though, so given the time savings, I’m okay with that trade-off.
While this recipe says 8 potatoes, you can use the same method for more or fewer potatoes too. Even if you decrease the number of potatoes, you’ll still want to use 1 cup of water to make sure that the Instant Pot comes to pressure properly.
These Instant Pot baked potatoes are great as a side, but also awesome as the base for a meal. My family loves to top off baked potatoes with Chili or Buffalo Chicken. Brie, Bacon, and Chicken Stuffed Baked Potatoes are another favorite of mine.
Regardless of what you use them for, making your baked potatoes in the Instant Pot is sure to get them on the table fast!
Instant Pot Baked Potatoes
Ingredients
- 8 potatoes
- 1 cup water
Instructions
- Wash the potatoes and prick each potato 4-5 times with a fork.
- Pour the water into the pressure cooker pot, and add the rack.
- Place the potatoes on top of the rack.
- Using the manual setting, set the cook time for 12 minutes.
- Let the pressure release naturally for 10 minutes, then release any remaining pressure.
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