Instant Pot Colcannon

A bowl of colcannon is shown in a white bowl topped with bacon, butter, and green onions.

4.20 from 5 votes

Instant Pot Colcannon is an Irish potato and cabbage dish, that's made in under 20 minutes. It's the perfect side dish come St. Patricks day, or enjoy with dinner any day of the year. Gluten-free.

Prep Time5

Cook Time5

Total Time10

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: Irish

Keyword: instant pot colcannon

Servings:

Calories: 238kcal

Author: Jodi Danen, RDN / Create Kids Club

Ingredients

2 tablespoon butter
1 large onion, diced
1 head green cabbage, sliced
4 pounds Russet potatoes, peeled and cut into large chunks
1 cup chicken broth ✅
1 cup milk
salt and pepper to taste
4-5 slices bacon, chopped, optional ✅
green onions, sliced, optional

Instructions

Saute onions and cabbage. Set instant pot to saute. Melt butter and saute onions and cabbage until softened - about 5 minutes. Add potatoes and broth and season with salt and pepper.
4 pounds Russet potatoes, peeled and cut into large chunks, 1 head green cabbage, sliced, 1 large onion, diced, 2 tablespoon butter, 1 cup chicken broth, salt and pepper to taste
Cook. Cook high pressure for 5 minutes. Do a quick release until the float valve falls then add the milk and mash the potatoes. Season to taste.
1 cup milk
Serve. Sprinkle with bacon, green onions and extra butter if desired.
4-5 slices bacon, chopped, optional, green onions, sliced, optional

Notes

CCK Features both Gluten-Free Guidance and Kids Cooking Instructions: If you're new to eating gluten-free we understand it's overwhelming trying to figure out which foods may contain gluten and which ones don't. All of our gluten-free recipes marked with this symbol ✅ represent foods that need to be checked for gluten or cross-contamination.

The ⭐️ symbol in the recipe below denotes the steps in which kid cooks may need a helper (depending on age). If there is no ⭐️ symbol, that step (or recipe) doesn't require a helper.

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