Making Instant Pot Potatoes and Carrots is a favorite delicious side dish recipe. Roasted Potatoes and Carrots don’t have to be flavorless and boring, so let me help you making the BEST Potato and Carrot recipe that the family will love.
With this delicious recipe, you can make them the star of the show while still complimenting any of the other dishes that you add to the dinner table. I might suggest a Pot Roast Recipe, using a chuck roast as a perfect main course.
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We can all think back to a time when pot roast was cooked in the crockpot or Slow Cooker with potatoes, carrots, and onions. I loved when my mom made this classic recipe. I always went for the vegetables because they were so good. A little salt and pepper was all they needed.
This Instant Pot Carrots and potatoes is a faster way of bringing that nostalgia to the dinner table. This recipe will be ready in about 20 minutes which includes the time to pressure up the Instant Pot.
Roasted potatoes and carrots are a great side dish to any meaty meal. Feel free to use red potatoes if you wish. Or go hog wild and use a little of both!
With delicious flavors, vegetables and starches all contained in one side dish there’s not much more to do for good dinner prep.
Although this recipe would pair amazingly well with my Instant Pot Roast and some delicious homemade bread like this No-Knead Artisan Bread.
What's in Instant Pot Roasted Pot Potatoes and Carrots
- New Potatoes, Golds or Red Potatoes, or a little of both.
- Baby Carrots, are quick and easy to throw in with no fuss, but a delicious garden carrot peeled and chopped in rounds is also wonderful.
- Sweet Onion, yellow or white onion will also be delicious.
- Italian Seasonings, Garlic and Butter.
- Chicken Broth, Swansons has always been my preferred choice.
- Olive Oil, I love an Extra Virgin Olive Oil for the taste and flavor it gives.
How to make Instant Pot Roasted Potato and Carrots
- Take your Baby New potatoes and wash them really well.
- Depending on the size, slice each potato into quarters or halves so that the potatoes are all about the same size.
- Place the cut potatoes in a bowl.
- Add in your baby carrots (slice any thick carrots in half)
- In a small microwave-safe bowl, melt your butter and then add in the seasonings and garlic.
- Stir together and then toss with your potatoes and carrots.
- Heat your pressure cooker to saute’ and wait until it says, “hot”
- Add in your olive oil and onions and saute for about 90 seconds, stirring occasionally.
- Add in potatoes and carrots in Instant Pot and stir to combine.
- Pour in your chicken or vegetable stock
- Set your pressure cooker to manual pressure cook and adjust the cook times to 5 minutes using the +/- keys. Quickly release the pressure when finished.
Can I use regular carrots in place of baby carrots?
Yes, you can! Simply peel the carrots beforehand and slice them into halves or quarters (whichever is needed) to get the carrots to be about the same size in thickness as the potatoes and you’re good to go!
Can I use Larger Potatoes?
Large potatoes can be used, just make sure that you wash and peel them.
You’ll also want to cut the potatoes down in size so that they are cut into 1-inch cubes. Then continue with the recipe as shown.
Which Potato is Best?
I prefer a Yukon Gold new potato or a Mix of Red and Yukon Gold. They give great flavor and less starch.
Can I make Roasted Potatoes and Carrots in the Oven?
You can make this dish in the oven, but it won’t be as quick. If that’s alright with you, then simply follow these adjusted steps below:
- Add your potatoes, onions, and carrots in a bowl.
- Melt the butter and add in the seasonings and garlic. Stir to combine and then toss with your veggies.
- Pour the mix into an oven-safe baking dish and pour in about ¾ cups worth of broth at the bottom of the pan.
- Cover the pan with foil.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes or until your vegetables has reached the desired doneness.
Are Potatoes a Vegetable?
Yes, Potatoes are a vegetable, however they are often classified as a starch as well.
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What goes good with Potatoes?
You can always add to this recipe with your favorite seasons. Here are a few you might like:
- Bacon Crumbles
- Cheese
- Mushrooms
- Curry powder
- Rosemary
- Thyme
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Roasted Potatoes and Carrots
Ingredients
- 1 ½ lb Baby New Potatoes
- 1 lb Baby Carrots
- ½ Medium Sweet Onion Diced - about ¾ Cup
- 1 Tbs Italian Seasonings
- 1 Tbs Crushed Garlic
- 3 Tbs Butter
- ¾ Cup Chicken Broth
- 1 Tbs Olive Oil
Instructions
- Take your Baby New potatoes and wash them really well.
- Then slice each into quarters or halves so that the potatoes are all really close to being the same size.
- Place the cut potatoes in a bowl.
- Add in your baby carrots (slice any thick carrots in half)
- In a small microwave-safe bowl, melt your butter and then add in the seasonings and garlic.
- Stir together and then toss with your potatoes and carrots.
- Heat your pressure cooker to saute’ and wait until it says, “hot”
- Add in your olive oil and onions and saute for about 90 seconds, stirring occasionally.
- Add in your potatoes and carrots and stir to combine.
- Pour in your chicken or vegetable stock
- Set your pressure cooker to manual pressure cook for 5 minutes with a quick release
Notes
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Heather
delicious! quick easy, so yummy!
Kenny
These are definitely one of my go to side dishes!! It is always a hit! And.. if there are leftovers, I throw them on a foil lined sheet pan and heat them in the oven. Soooo good!!
Devour Dinner
Hi Kenny, I love your idea of how you store and reheat leftovers. Great idea! Thanks for a wonderful review too.
Emily
This is such a great comfort food and so easy to make! I love that it only takes five minutes in the instant pot and it’s so delicious!
Devour Dinner
Hi Emily, it is wonderful how quick this recipe comes together. So happy that you loved it too.
Ashley Marie Lecker
I love how quick and easy this side dish is! I know my kiddos will just love it!
Devour Dinner
Hi Ashely, it is a quick side dish recipe for sure. Potatoes and Carrots are wonderful together. So glad you enjoyed this simple recipe.
Inger @ Art of Natural Liivng
Great idea. I love getting more than one veggie in a recipe!
Julie Menghini
I just love my instant pot and how easy this recipe was. No mushy potatoes and carrots either! This recipe will help free up my oven over the holidays too!
Devour Dinner
Hi Julie, you are right...this recipe does help free up the oven when busy making other recipes. It's fantastic!
Amy (Savory Moments)
Two of my favorite vegetables in one yummy side dish! This looks delicious.
Kathleen
These potatoes and carrots were perfect to go with my beef tips I made the other night, I needed something quick and easy and I totally agree, Yukon Golds are my fave!
Devour Dinner
Hi Kathleen, So happy to hear you loved this recipe as much as we do. Thanks for the great review
Ellen
A great side for the holidays and it doesn't take stove or oven space. It's a dish everyone will love too.
Devour Dinner
Hi Ellen, it is a great side for the holidays or any night of the week too.
Karen
My husband, the potato lover, would devour this. He might even eat his carrots!
Devour Dinner
Hahaha, Perfect! Let me know how he loves this recipe.
Hezzi-D
I've never thought to make potatoes in my Instant Pot! Trying this soon!
Devour Dinner
We love this recipe as a quick and easy side. Delish!
Long
It’s the simple, classic recipes that we keep coming back to, time after time. This goes with EVERYTHING!
Devour Dinner
Oh yes, this recipe does go with everything and it's so delicious too.
Stephanie
So delicious with fresh garden herbs! Trying this again tonight and adding cauliflower to the mix as well. I’ll probably need more than one pan, but it’s a good problem to have.
Steph K
Easy to prep, contained the basics and always turned out tasting great.
Devour Dinner
Hi Steph! Thanks for a great review. Love hearing this.
Vickie Jones
I'm just learning how to use my new instant pot that I got for my birthday. I cooked a pork roast and it was delicious! Your recipes give me courage to try more of your easy to understand recipes. Thank you!!
Devour Dinner
I love hearing this Vickie! Happy Birthday and I hope you continue to try recipes, it will only get easier the more you make!
Diya
Excellent recipe! My husband commented how good the potatoes are. Thank you, Holly!
Devour Dinner
Hi Diya, I'm so glad to hear how much your husband enjoyed this recipe. We love them too and they are so simple!
Erika
This is one of my favorite dinner sides, sometimes when I make it i even add bell peppers.
Devour Dinner
Hi Erika! Bell Peppers would be a fun addition to this recipe. So glad you liked it.
ROBYN
“Tastiest potatoes I’ve had in a long time!” said my daughter, when I served these for dinner last night.:)))
Devour Dinner
Love love hearing this! I have to agree, we love making roasted potatoes and carrots. So yummy!
Patricia Woodrich
I use yellow potatoes 5 #'s, mini organic carrots 1# 3
red peppers,one envelope of savory pot roast mix one envelope of lipton onion soup/dip dry mix coat all veggies with 3-6 tbl of olive oil add mix to coat put in Insta Pot add 3/4 cup beef or chicken broth pressure cook for 6-8 mins
Devour Dinner
Sounds delicious and some nice add-ins!
Jennifer Waterston
This was delicious. I used red potatoes cut small (did not peel) and rainbow navy carrots. Super easy and delicious.
Devour Dinner
I love Red Potatoes, I bet your substitutions were so so good!
Elissa
Made these they turned out amazing my daughter Loves them she said they are a while new world of potatoes
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Devour Dinner
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