{"id":41887,"date":"2026-11-10T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-11-10T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=41887"},"modified":"2026-11-10T18:41:44","modified_gmt":"2026-11-11T01:41:44","slug":"mashed-potatoes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=41887","title":{"rendered":"Mashed Potatoes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-41943\" src=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Mashed-Potatoes-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Mashed Potatoes\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Mashed-Potatoes-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Mashed-Potatoes-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Mashed-Potatoes-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Mashed-Potatoes-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Mashed-Potatoes-405x270.jpg 405w, https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Mashed-Potatoes.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/>Mashed Potatoes<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>1 T. plus 1 tsp. kosher salt<\/p>\n<p>3 lb. Yukon Gold potatoes, peeled and cut into 1-inch chunks<\/p>\n<p>5 T. unsalted butter, at room temperature<\/p>\n<p>1 C. sour cream, at room temperature<\/p>\n<p>1\/4 tsp. freshly ground black pepper<\/p>\n<p>3 T. finely chopped fresh chives<\/p>\n<p>1\/3 C. freshly grated Parmesan cheese, or to taste<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Put 1 C. of warm water and the 1 T. salt in the pressure cooker and stir until the salt dissolves. Insert the steamer basket and place the potatoes in the basket. Cover, and cook on high pressure for 8 minutes. Release the pressure manually. Transfer the potatoes to a bowl. Add the butter, sour cream, remaining 1 tsp. salt, and the pepper and use a potato masher or fork to mash everything together. Add the chives and mix well. Adjust the seasoning to taste, if necessary. Sprinkle with the Parmesan cheese just before serving.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Servings: 8<br \/>\nServing Size: about 3\/4 C.<\/p>\n<p>Calories: 271<br \/>\nFat: 14 g<br \/>\nFiber: 2 g<br \/>\nProtein: 6 g<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mashed Potatoes &nbsp; 1 T. plus 1 tsp. kosher salt 3 lb. Yukon Gold potatoes, peeled and cut into 1-inch chunks 5 T. unsalted butter, at room temperature 1 C. sour cream, at room temperature 1\/4 tsp. freshly ground black pepper 3 T. finely chopped fresh chives 1\/3 C. freshly grated Parmesan cheese, or to taste &nbsp; Put 1 C. of warm water and the 1 T. salt in the pressure cooker and stir until the salt dissolves. Insert the&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=41887\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14,5],"tags":[119,199,135,96],"class_list":["post-41887","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-meat-free","category-starches","tag-herb","tag-instant-pot","tag-nutritional-information-provided","tag-potato"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41887","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=41887"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41887\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":51142,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41887\/revisions\/51142"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=41887"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=41887"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=41887"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}