Ninja Foodi Pressure Cooker Mashed Potatoes

Pressure cooker mashed potatoes in your Instant Pot, Crockpot Express or Ninja Foodi. The easiest way to create this classic buttery side dish for Thanksgiving or year round!

Ninja Foodi Mashed Potatoes

You can use any brand that you might have at home. I have 2 “IPs” and a Ninja Foodi as well which is nice. The latter gives me the ability to melt a layer of cheese on top after mashing. ;0

Both work the same to make these or our garlic mashed potatoes recipes for the holidays. I mean the add ins are all up to you in that sense. I love all the things and sometimes making them cheesy too on the top. Once you get the hang of how the basics are done you can make tons of variations to this Old Fashioned side dish.

You know a holiday meal isn’t complete without homemade mashed potatoes! It’s probably the most well known side dish for Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter, but great year round too.

They’re really easy to make, inexpensive, and when loaded up they’re full of flavor! If you’re new to pressure cookers, or the well known Instant Pot I’d highly recommend one. if you’re a busy mom like myself you seriously can cook an entire dinner in about 15 minutes! 

• 1 great thing about making them this way is during the holidays there is never enough room on the stovetop.

Ninja Foodi Mashed Potatoes Recipe

When you make them in your pressure cooker you can mash them and add all your other ingredients right in the pot! Put the lid on when they’re done and they’ll be kept warm until you’re ready to eat!

Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes

You can definitely follow our directions to make pressure cooker gravy to serve on top if you like, or just go with them plain. The years my husband was going dairy free it was an easy tweak using lactose free milk and vegan plant based butter sticks!!

1. Potatoes – I prefer red or russet potatoes
   1. Yukon golds are too soft in my opinion
2. Potato masher – no trivet or steamer basket necessary
3. Chicken broth – or water but broth is better
4. Sour cream – or cream cheese
5. Milk and butter
6. Season with salt and pepper to taste

Add ins are then up to you but typically I will add sour cream, butter and just enough dairy to thin it out to the right thickness and consistency.

Instant Pot Mashed Red Potatoes

You could use any variety you wanted. The biggest difference with red is they are firmer with less starch. That means the texture will not be quite as smooth but you could certainly make that change if desired. I will say these are the easiest and most amazing 6 minute pressure cooker mashed potatoes. It’s an Instant Pot side dish we not only make during the holidays but throughout the year too.

And of course if you’re making a meatloaf recipe with Ritz these pressure cooking mashed potatoes are the perfect side dish done in 20 minutes flat!

Mashed potatoes in the Instant Pot

What are the best Instant Pot mashed potatoes?

Well, I’d have to say this recipe is because it has TONS of flavor and takes about 15-20 minutes total to make with bacon if you want!

• This also an easy Instant Pot mashed potatoes NO drain recipe which makes it SO much easier to prepare. I’d say safer too since you’re not dealing with scalding hot water and a wobbly strainer. 😉

Can you fry mashed potatoes?

YES! Follow our easy potato cake recipe for a new side dish idea! Here’s a video and printable directions to follow for pressure cooker Instant Pot or Crockpot Express mashed potatoes in the recipe card below.

Mashed potatoes in Ninja Foodi

If this is for the holiday season you could combine these two favorites to make green bean mashed potato casserole too.

1. Add 6 peeled and cut into large chunks potatoes + 1/2 c. chicken broth (or water) to the inner pot
2. Cook the potatoes with the pressure lid on (the one that isn’t attached), close steam valve
3. Turn Ninja Foodi pressure cooker on (bottom right button)
4. Press pressure button, high for 6 minutes (will automatically turn to high temp.)
5. Press start
6. Do a quick release
7. Add the butter, kosher salt and following ingredients below during mashing process

Want to make pressure cooker sausage and mashed potatoes? I mean bangers and mash are the thing for dinner year round. You just lay them on the top and follow the same steps below!!

You can make them together all at once for an easy one pot meal!!

• You just follow the directions below putting the diced potatoes at the bottom.
• Add your broth inside too.
• Sprinkle with salt and pepper at this time.
• Lay uncooked sausages right on the top! These were beer brats.
• Pressure cook on high for 6 minutes with a 3 minute natural release.
• Remove sausages and prepare mashed potatoes right in the pot, then serve.

We have made Ninja Foodi french fries and Ninja Foodi steak and mashed potatoes cooked together too.

If you’re looking for more potato recipe ideas and/or Instant Pot side dishes you should try these:

• Cheesy Instant Pot scalloped potatoes are great, or make frozen pierogies in air fryer as a side.
• Tender and delish Instant Pot cheesy bacon ranch potatoes
• Pressure cooker baked potatoes
• Air fryer mashed potatoes are great too
• Mashed cauliflower can be made on your stovetop too

How long does it take to boil a potato?

It takes A LOT longer than in a pressure cooker I will say that. Depending on your stovetop it typically takes 20 minutes for water to come to boil and potatoes to be fork tender.

From there you have to mash them and add tasty ingredients. Don’t forget the time to peel and cube those suckers. I’d say the traditional boiling method would take 20 minutes to tender vs. 11 with time it takes to come to pressure.

What is the quickest way to boil potatoes?

In your multi cooker pot nowadays for sure! This isn’t the only reason I cook potatoes in my pressure cooker. I use this method to make Instant Pot potato salad too. Those are a few questions you might have before you get started on these:

How long do leftover mashed potatoes last?

We rarely have any but typically if kept in an air tight container or freezer bag they’ll be good in your refrigerator for 3-5 days. The longer you keep them the drier they will become. Either make air fryer mashed potato balls with them or stir in some sour cream and/or cream cheese to add fat back in, and then reheat them in the microwave in 30 second intervals stirring in between.

Instant Pot mashed sweet potatoes

This mashed potato recipe is really no different. If you want to make this adjustment, follow the same directions below but cut pieces smaller. You want to do this because they’re a bit firmer and need extra time or smaller pieces to get as tender as you want to mash.