A few years ago we made some simple Roasted Baby Potatoes to accompany my Top Round Roast for a photo shoot. It was like an accidental recipe. Something I threw together on a whim. But we totally fell in love with it. It became our go to recipe anytime we needed a side dish. Since then, I’ve been wanting to make an Instant Pot version. I am lucky that I have a double oven and can make roast beef in one and potatoes in the other, but I know not everyone has that. This Instant Pot potato recipe takes care of that. In fact, it cooks the potatoes faster than the original, while still being just as buttery and delicious.
What Potatoes to Use for Instant Pot Potatoes
For this recipe, I love using baby Boomer Gold Creamer Potatoes. They are so soft and buttery. They cook perfectly and they really lend themselves to this simplistic recipe with minimal seasoning. That being said, you could use any baby potatoes for this. This same recipe will work with red potatoes and it would be delicious. Just cut them to a similar size as what you see here, about 1 1/2 inches by 1 1/2 inches.
Seasoning Baby Potatoes
In this recipe we are simply using butter, fresh garlic, kosher salt, and pepper. Because the garlic doesn’t get cooked in this recipe, it has a strong taste. We love that, but if your family isn’t as over the moon for garlic as we are, I suggest cooking the garlic with the potatoes in the water. Then use a fine mesh sieve to drain it so you retain the garlic. Please also note that we used kosher salt. If you don’t have kosher salt and instead are using table salt, you will want to cut back on the amount you are using.
Other Side Dish Recipes
Parmesan Roasted BroccoliTomato BisqueCucumber Avocado Salad
If you make these Instant Pot Potatoes or any of my other recipes leave me a comment and let me know what you think!
