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Instant pot carrots and potatoes

Instant Pot Carrots and Potatoes

Instant Pot carrots and potatoes Medley is flavorful and super quick when made in the instant pot. This tasty potato and carrots side dish is spicy, well-seasoned and perfect for your holiday spread. And to make this carrots and potatoes, you just need 30-minutes from start to finish.
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Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Keyword: 30-minute vegan dinner, carrots and potatoes, easy sides, instant pot carrots and potatoes, Instant pot side, potato medley
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 3 minutes
Total Time: 13 minutes
Servings: 10
Calories: 175kcal
Author: Sophie
Cost: $6

Equipment

  • Instant pot

Ingredients

Spicy and Herby Version

  • 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon dried onion flakes
  • 3 Cloves garlic finely chopped or minced
  • 1 Lb baby potatoes medley (purple, red and gold)(cubed to 1-inch pieces)
  • ½ Lb carrots – cut into 1-inch thick pieces
  • ½ Cup vegetable broth (no-chicken vegan broth mix mixed in ½ cup water)
  • 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
  • 1 teaspoon Spike original seasoning
  • fresh parsley for garnish

Indian Curry-Spiced Version

  • 1 tablespoon Avocado oil
  • 1 tablespoon dried onion flakes
  • 3 Cloves garlic finely chopped or minced
  • 1 Lb baby potatoes medley (purple, red and gold)(cubed to 1-inch pieces)
  • ½ Lb carrots – cut into 1-inch thick pieces
  • ½ Cup vegetable broth (or water)
  • 1 tablespoon Indian curry powder
  • 1 teaspoon Coriander powder
  • ½ teaspoon red chili powder
  • ½ teaspoon turmeric powder
  • Salt to taste
  • fresh cilantro for garnish

Instructions

How to make Instant Pot Potatoes and Carrots?

  • First, wash and cut your vegetables. Remember to cut them into nearly equal-sized pieces since we will pressure cook them. The size is really important because you will never want mushy carrots and potatoes.
    organic, home-grown carrots and potatoes
  • If you cut them too small, they tend to fall apart at the end of cooking. The carrots and potato pieces need to be similar in size, so they both will cook at the same time. Since I have cut them into 1-inch size pieces, the cooking time is just 3-minutes. If you cut into big chunks, the cooking time may vary.
    carrot and potatoes in instant pot
  • Once the veggies are cut into required sized pieces, take them in a ziplock bag and add all the herb, spice, seasonings and half of the oil. Give a good mix by shaking until evenly coated. Now add the vegetables to a steamer basket or an instant pot pot-in-pot(I used this version) and place on the trivet. Now add the vegetable broth if using pot in pot method.
  • Pressure cook for 3-minutes in the manual setting. After pressure cooking time, carefully quick-release pressure. Remove the carrots and potatoes and set the instant pot into sauté mode.
    Pressure cooking in instant pot
  • Add remaining oil and once hot, add carrots and potatoes. Allow them to brown a little from all the sides and the broth dries up. Add fresh herbs(parsley or cilantro) and switch off the instant pot.
    Instant pot carrots and potatoes
  • Serve warm.
    instant pot carrots and potatoes

Notes

  • Remember, the size of the veggies matters when cooking in the Instant Pot. Therefore, try to keep the size of the carrots and potatoes almost the same.
  • To make this recipe super easy, mess-free and quick, use a steamer basket or pot inside the pot.
  • You can wash and peel the potatoes or leave the skin on them.
  • You can use the cooked broth to make a nice, spicy sauce too. After browning the veggies, add the broth and 1 teaspoon of flour and mix well till the sauce thickens. Add seasoning or water as required.
  • Pour the sauce over the veggies and serve.
 

Nutrition

Serving: 100g | Calories: 175kcal | Carbohydrates: 35g | Protein: 4.5g | Fat: 3g | Sodium: 64mg | Fiber: 9g | Sugar: 5g