Instant Pot Potato Salad

Instant Pot Potato Salad is the perfect side dish. This cheesy and bacon loaded potato salad stands out from the rest. Serve up this pressure cooker potato salad for an easy side dish.

Course Side Dishes

Cuisine American

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 5

Total Time 15

Servings servings

Calories 372kcal

Author Kelsey

Ingredients

3 pounds red potatoes cut into small bite-size pieces
1 cup of water
2 teaspoons season salt
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pepper
1 cup mayonnaise
6 slices bacon chopped
1/2 cup sour cream
1 cup sharp shredded cheese
Green onions for garnish optional

Instructions

Add 1 cup of water to the pot in the Instant Pot. Take a steamer basket and place your potatoes in the basket and place in the Instant Pot.
Place lid on the Instant Pot and make sure the valve is sealed. Do 5 minutes of high manual pressure with a quick release.
Once potatoes are done remove and place in a bowl and run water over the potatoes to cool them down faster. Be careful as the potatoes will be very hot.
Once the potatoes have cooled you will drain off water and pour into a mixing bowl. Toss in the salt, pepper, and season salt, and coat your potatoes in seasoning. This is a flavor ot your preference. If you find it needs a bit more seasoning to go ahead.
Add in mayonnaise, sour cream, cheddar cheese, and chopped bacon.
Stir to combine. Then store in the fridge until you are ready to serve.
Feel free to top your Instant Pot potato salad with green onions if you would like before you serve. This is an easy side dish great for weeknights or even summer cookouts.

Notes

I used red potatoes but you can use any new potato you would like. Or cut up russet potatoes and make sure to peel them. The skins are chewier.

You can use Greek plain yogurt in replace of sour cream if you would like.

Feel free to leave the bacon out if you want a vegetarian potato salad.

Add in hard-boiled eggs if you want a potato salad with eggs.

Store the loaded potato salad in the fridge until you are ready to serve. Toss before serving.

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