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potatoes and carrots

Instant Pot Potatoes & Carrots

Instant Pot Potatoes & Carrots are a great side dish for anything you're serving, and they can be made in just 3 minutes in the Instant Pot, cooked to perfection with just the right amount of bite left.

Note: Made in a 6-qt Instant Pot

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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 3 minutes
Pressurize Time 5 minutes
Total Time 13 minutes
Course Side Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 4 Servings
Calories 204 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients
 

  • 4 medium potatoes peeled or unpeeled and cubed
  • 4 medium carrots peeled and cubed
  • 1 cup (237 ml) hot water
  • Salt & pepper to taste
  • 1/2 tablespoon (7 ml) olive oil for garnish if you want

Instructions
 

  • Wash the potatoes and carrots well, then peel and cube them keeping them as close to the same size as possible.
  • Pour the hot water into the inner pot. Place a steamer basket in the inner pot with the potatoes and carrots. If you don’t have a steamer basket, you can place a piece of tin foil on the trivet and put the veggies in there.
  • Season the veggies with salt and pepper. Close and lock the lid. Set the vent to sealing.
  • Press the Pressure Cook button and set to 3 minutes. It will take about 5 minutes to come up to pressure.
  • After cooking, do a quick release of the pressure.
  • Season as you like and drizzle with olive oil before serving, if you like.

Notes

  • If you don't have a steamer basket, you can use the trivet that came with your Instant Pot to get the veggies out of the water. Just add a piece of tin foil on top and make it into a sort of boat to hold the veggies. I also like to put a few small holes in the tin foil so the steam can get through.
  • Using hot water in the Instant Pot helps bring the pressure up quicker.
  • The potatoes and carrots will cook more evenly if you try to cut them all roughly the same size.
  • Remove the potatoes and carrots right away to avoid a change in texture. Even a couple of minutes on Keep Warm will change the texture and could make them soggy.

Nutrition

Calories: 204kcalCarbohydrates: 43gProtein: 5gFat: 2gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 55mgPotassium: 1092mgFiber: 6gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 10195IUVitamin C: 46mgCalcium: 46mgIron: 2mg
Keyword Carrots, Potatoes
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