If you're looking for an easy meal for two or a cheap side dish, Instant Pot baked potatoes (large) are that. They can be stuffed or made crispy in a Ninja Foodi and they are super cheap.

Five unpeeled potatoes sit on a metal rack in the Instant Pot, ready to be transformed into perfectly fluffy instant pot baked potatoes.

Cooking baked potatoes in an Instant Pot are solid for busy days when you want a quick dinner! That is why we love Instant Pot recipes. It allows our family to eat together more often and stuffed with chili these are a family favorite meal we make monthly.

School is back in session and busy is probably an understatement if we were to describe your household right now huh?? No, we didn't look into your window but we're right there with you with 3 girls in 3 different schools.

Now is the time to start using your multi cooker pot y'all. We are telling you that it will save so much time, your sanity and allow y'all to eat more often together. We have several brands and make lots of Ninja Foodi recipes (with the lid not attached) but basically they all work the same to make these.

Four whole russet potatoes are nestled on a metal rack inside an Instant Pot, ready to become good instant pot baked potatoes, with a food box nearby on a wood table.

How to Cook Baked Potatoes in Instant Pot without Trivet

If you have misplaced this don't worry, you can wad up some foil balls and set those below. If you have a few oven safe ramekins those can be used too, you want to keep the food out of the liquid below so they don't get mushy.

Takes a little longer than Baked Potato in the Microwave, about 30 minutes but then you'll have a few good taters that everyone will love. You can see how good these are below.

Should you wrap potatoes in foil?

No baked potatoes in foil is not necessary here. You do want to keep them out of the water as they steam to fluffy so a trivet is needed. Use the one that came with your machine and you will be set to move forward from here. set on top!

We like using sea salt that is a bit larger than table salt. It sticks well and when done gives you that restaurant texture and taste. Especially if you are going to throw them under the broiler or air fryer at the end you want that added goodness to make the skins good beyond belief. You may want cheddar cheese or 5 ingredient chili to stuff.

Three images illustrate making pressure cooker baked potatoes: potatoes inside a pressure cooker, a hand turning the valve, and perfectly cooked potatoes being removed.

How Long to Cook Baked Potatoes in Instant Pot

We have found for medium / large size baking potatoes 15 minutes gets the middle done and insides tender). This is typically what you would find at the grocery store. That isn't to say that if you went to a farm or farmers market you couldn't find HUGE ones, which maybe you increase another 3 minutes, but in any case you want them all to be similar to one another so they cook evenly.

Instant Pot Baked Potatoes Recipe

By How long to cook Instant Pot baked potatoes (large size) without foil to fluffy and tender for an easy side dish or stuffed with chili. Prep: 5 minutes minsCook: 15 minutes minsTotal: 18 minutes minsServings: 5 Save Recipe Saved! Pin Recipe Comment Print Recipe

Equipment

Ingredients

5 large potatoes, we used brown Idaho potatoes
1.5 cup water
1 tsp salt

Instructions

Wash and then pierce potatoes with a fork all the way around each potato. Rub salt on the outside of the skins
Put a trivet inside your pressure cooker with 1.5 c. water, make sure water doesn't touch trivet itself (don't want potatoes touching water)
Place 4-5 potatoes inside your pressure cooker, they can be stacked but try to keep in a single layer as much as possible.
Close lid and steam valve and set to high pressure for 15 minutes. (note, time will vary according to how large your potatoes are but we have found 15 minutes gets the middle done and insides tender).
When done allow to naturally release pressure for 10 minutes, release rest of pressure. Use a fork to pierce to ensure middle of potato is done. If not, put back and set for additional 5 minutes if needed. Enjoy!

Nutrition

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

Additional Info

Course: Appetizer, Entree, Main CourseCuisine: American Tried this recipe?Mention @thetypical_mom or tag #thetypicalmom!

How do you make the potato skins crispy?

My Ninja Foodi air fryer is a game changer to get crispy skin at the end too. a spray of olive oil, sprinkle of salt at 400 F for about 5 minutes and OMG. Use any brand of air fryer basket y'all but to air fry after tender is a must for sure.

Other easy potato recipes you'll love

Baked potatoes without foil in the oven – so the skins are crispy, insides are fluffy. If you want air fryer baked potatoes We have those too. as fluffy inside but with crispy potato skins you'll love.

They are great served as a meal too like pulled pork baked potato topped with cheese! You can make Instant Pot potatoes and carrots together. Smoked baked potatoes – the taste of these is good Crockpot baked potatoes are great if you're gone for the day

We've cooked Ninja Foodi french fries in our air fryer too which were a wonderful side dish. AND potato skins are killer if you want to take the extra step of stuffing each of them. Try our pressure cooker baked potatoes and stuffed chicken and let us know what you think.