In around 20 minutes flat, you can do it!

This easy recipe shows you just how ridiculously easy it is to cook things last minute in the Instant Pot. Minimal work and time required to get a side dish complete for dinner.

What you need:

• Instant Pot pressure cooker
• Immersion Blender
• Chef’s or paring knife
• 1 large head of cauliflower, cored and cut into large florets
• 1 cup of water
• Instant Pot trivet or a steamer basket
• butter (optional)
• salt, pepper, garlic power (optional / to taste)

How you make it:

1. Core your cauliflower and cut into large chunks
2. Add trivet / steamer basket, water, and cauliflower to the Instant Pot
3. Close lid, set valve to sealing

1. Cook on Manual high pressure for 3 to 5 minutes, less for a firmer mash
2. Immediately quick release the pressure and open the lid
3. Carefully remove the inner pot to drain water from
4. Return cauliflower to a cleaned and empty inner pot
5. Add butter and seasonings
6. Use immersion blender to puree until desired consistency is reached
7. Stir, serve, and enjoy!

Summary

Recipe Name

Instant Pot Faux Cauliflower Mashed Potatoes

Published On

2016-12-09

Preparation Time

5 Minutes

Cook Time

15 Minutes

Total Time

20 Minutes

Average Rating

2 Based on 164 Review(s)

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Instant Pot Faux Cauliflower Mashed Potatoes

How to make cauliflower faux mashed "potatoes" in an Instant Pot pressure cooker.

Course

Side Dish

Prep Time

1 minute

Cook Time

5 minutes

Passive Time

15 minutes

Servings

people

Ingredients

• 1 large head cauliflower cored and cut into large chunks
• 1 cup water
• 1 trivet or steamer basket
• 1 Instant Pot
• 1 tbsp butter optional
• 1/8 tsp salt
• 1/8 tsp pepper
• 1/4 tsp garlic powder
• 1 handfull chives optional

Course Side Dish Prep Time 1 minute Cook Time 5 minutes Passive Time 15 minutes Servings people Ingredients 1 large head cauliflower cored and cut into large chunks 1 cup water 1 trivet or steamer basket 1 Instant Pot 1 tbsp butter optional 1/8 tsp salt 1/8 tsp pepper 1/4 tsp garlic powder 1 handfull chives optional

Instructions

1. Core your cauliflower and cut into large chunks
2. Add trivet / steamer basket, water, and cauliflower to the Instant Pot
3. Close lid, set valve to sealing
4. Cook on Manual high pressure for 3 to 5 minutes, less for a firmer mash
5. Immediately quick release the pressure and open the lid
6. Carefully remove the inner pot to drain water from
7. Return cauliflower to a cleaned and empty inner pot
8. Add butter and seasonings
9. Use immersion blender to puree until desired consistency is reached
10. Stir, serve, and enjoy!

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