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
- Home Chef Tip: 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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