Instant Pot Salmon and Mashed Potatoes
Our easy Instant Pot Salmon recipe is the perfect quick dinner for a busy weeknight meal! It cooks in one pot, the side of mashed potatoes cooks right with the salmon, and your whole family is going to love it!
Ingredients
- 2 skin-on center-cut salmon fillets 5-6 ounce each
- ½ teaspoon chili powder
- ½ teaspoon salt divided
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper divided
- Nonstick cooking spray
- ½ pound russet potatoes 2 small potatoes, scrubbed and cut into 1-inch pieces
- ¼ cup water
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter divided
- 2 tablespoons half and half
- Chopped fresh parsley and lemon wedges for serving
Instructions
- Rub tops and sides of salmon fillets with chili powder, 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper. Spray Instant Pot cooking rack with nonstick spray and place salmon fillets on rack.
- Place potatoes, water, 1 tablespoon butter and remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper in bowl of 6-quart Instant Pot. Place rack with salmon over potatoes. Secure lid and set Pressure Release to Sealing. Select Pressure Cook or Manual Setting and set cooking time for 3 minutes at high pressure (pot will take about 10 minutes to come to pressure before cooking time begins).
- When cooking time ends, move Pressure Release to Venting to release steam.
- Carefully remove rack with salmon and set aside. Add half and half and remaining 1 tablespoon butter to Instant Pot and select Sauté setting. Use potato masher to mash potatoes until smooth and creamy.
- Divide mashed potatoes and salmon between two plates and sprinkle with parsley. Serve with lemon wedges.
Notes
It's kind of hard to get the rack out after the cook time, because the rack is so hot! I used tongs to help lift the rack, and then used a pot holder to grab the hot rack. Be careful, please!
Calories: 413kcal, Carbohydrates: 22g, Protein: 31g, Fat: 22g, Saturated Fat: 10g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g, Monounsaturated Fat: 6g, Trans Fat: 0.5g, Cholesterol: 113mg, Sodium: 670mg, Potassium: 1204mg, Fiber: 2g, Sugar: 1g, Vitamin A: 610IU, Vitamin C: 7mg, Calcium: 55mg, Iron: 2mg
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