If you’re looking for an easy meal for two or a cheap side dish, Instant Pot baked potatoes (large) are just that. They can be stuffed or made crispy in a Ninja Foodi and they are super cheap.
Cooking baked potatoes in an Instant Pot are perfect for busy days when you want a quick dinner! That is why I love Instant Pot recipes. It allows our family to eat together more often and stuffed with chili these are a family favorite meal I make monthly.
School is back in session and busy is probably an understatement if I were to describe your household right now huh?? No, I didn’t look into your window but I’m right there with you with 3 girls in 3 different schools.
Now is the time to start using your multi cooker pot y’all. I am telling you that it will save so much time, your sanity and allow y’all to eat more often together. I have several brands and make lots of Ninja Foodi recipes (with the lid not attached) but basically they all work just the same to make these.
How to Cook Baked Potatoes in Instant Pot without Trivet
If you have misplaced this don’t worry, you can wad up some foil balls and set those below. If you have a few oven safe ramekins those can be used too, you just want to keep the food out of the liquid below so they don’t get mushy.
Takes a little longer than Baked Potato in the Microwave, about 30 minutes but then you’ll have a few delicious taters that everyone will love. You can see just how delicious these are below.
Should you wrap potatoes in foil?
No, baked potatoes in foil is not necessary here. You do want to keep them out of the water as they steam to fluffy so a trivet is needed. Use the one that came with your machine and you will be set to move forward from here. Just set on top!
I like using sea salt that is a bit larger than table salt. It sticks well and when done gives you that restaurant texture and taste. Especially if you are going to throw them under the broiler or air fryer at the end you want that added goodness to make the skins delicious beyond belief. You may want cheddar cheese or 5 ingredient chili to stuff.
How Long to Cook Baked Potatoes in Instant Pot
I have found for medium / large size baking potatoes 15 minutes gets the middle done and insides tender). This is typically what you would find at the grocery store. That isn’t to say that if you went to a farm or farmers market you couldn’t find HUGE ones, which maybe you increase another 3 minutes, but in any case you want them all to be very similar to one another so they cook evenly.
Instant Pot Baked Potatoes Recipe
Video
Equipment
- 1 trivet
Ingredients
- 5 large potatoes, we used brown Idaho potatoes
- 1.5 cup water
- 1 tsp salt
Instructions
- Wash and then pierce potatoes with a fork all the way around each potato. Rub salt on the outside of the skins
- Put a trivet inside your pressure cooker with 1.5 c. water, make sure water doesn’t touch trivet itself (don’t want potatoes touching water)
- Place 4-5 potatoes inside your pressure cooker, they can be stacked but try to keep in a single layer as much as possible.
- Close lid and steam valve and set to high pressure for 15 minutes. (note, time will vary according to how large your potatoes are but I have found 15 minutes gets the middle done and insides tender).
- When done allow to naturally release pressure for 10 minutes, release rest of pressure. Use a fork to pierce to ensure middle of potato is done. If not, put back and set for additional 5 minutes if needed. Enjoy!
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
How do you make the potato skins crispy?
My Ninja Foodi air fryer is a game changer to get crispy skin at the end too. Just a spray of olive oil, sprinkle of salt at 400 F for about 5 minutes and OMG. Use any brand of air fryer basket y’all but to air fry after tender is a must for sure.
Other easy potato recipes you’ll love
Baked potatoes without foil in the oven – so the skins are crispy, insides are fluffy. If you want air fryer baked potatoes we have those too. Just as fluffy inside but with crispy potato skins you’ll love.
They are great served as a meal too like pulled pork baked potato topped with cheese! You can make Instant Pot potatoes and carrots together. Smoked baked potatoes – the taste of these is amazing Crockpot baked potatoes are great if you’re gone for the day
We’ve cooked Ninja Foodi french fries in our air fryer too which were a wonderful side dish. AND potato skins are killer if you want to take the extra step of stuffing each of them. Try our pressure cooker baked potatoes and stuffed chicken and let us know what you think.
Is it necessary to use a specific type of pressure cooker? I noticed the phrase “instant pot”.
Thank you
Nope. That is just the one I have. Just use pressure high setting on the model you have.