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Instant Pot Bacon Ranch Meatloaf And Ranch Mashed Potatoes – Making 2 tasty comfort foods at once in the Instant Pot at the same time is a real time saver.
I absolutely love mashed potatoes. I do not love how long they take to cook. The Instant Pot became my preferred way of making mashed potatoes as soon as I figured out how to make them in it. Besides a reduced cooking time, the other great thing about making them in the Instant Pot is that if it’s summertime you aren’t heating up the house cooking. Mashed potatoes and meatloaf go really well together, it’s a meal containing two comfort foods. Add a little of the ever popular ranch flavor and you have Bacon Ranch Meatloaf and Ranch Mashed Potatoes. Making them both in the Instant Pot at the same time is a real time saver. The simplest way to do this is by using a steamer rack and a pan fo the meatloaf. Eveyone enjoyed the flavor in this dish and there were no leftovers whatsoever. Here’s how I make it.
Instant Pot Bacon Ranch Meatloaf And Ranch Mashed Potatoes
Equipment needed
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- Instant Pot pressure cooker (I used 6 qt model)
- Instant Pot glass lid – I love this lid because it keeps the food warm while I’m serving or while we’re eating
- push pan
- Instant Pot silicone mitts
- mixing bowl
- silicon potato masher
- silicone spoon
- measuring cup – I like the Pyrex glass measuring cups. They are super easy to read, wash well, and are very sturdy when placed on the counter.
- measuring spoon – I love adjustable measuring spoons. You can’t beat replacing a bunch of little spoons that get lost easily with two or three larger spoons.
Ingredients
- 2 lbs potatoes, peeled and diced
- 2 lbs ground beef
- 2 packet ranch dip and dressing mix
- 1/2 cup shredded bacon
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup milk
- 1/4-1/2 cup sour cream
Instructions
Place the potatoes into the Instant Pot and cover with water.
Place the ground beef, 1 packet ranch dip mix and bacon into a large bowl and mix well.
Place the rack into the Instant Pot.
Place the ground beef into the push pan, flattening and evening it out to form a meatloaf, and place that on the rack.
Set the pressure cooker to manual high pressure for 28 minutes.
Do a quick release.
Remove the meatloaf and set aside on a plate.
Use a silicone masher to mash the potatoes.
Add 1 packet ranch dressing and 1/4 cup sour cream to the potatoes and mix well.
Serve immediately with salt and pepper to taste.
21 comments
I have seen so many tasty recipes featuring the Insta Pot and I am considering purchasing one. Meatloaf AND mashed potatoes in 28 minutes.?! Wow! Talk about saving time!
Steam roavck for double duty–hm my Ninja has one.
That sounds amazing! And we have an instant pot and I am trying to get an arsenal of recipes for it so that we can use it more often. I cannot wait to try this.
Ohh now this sounds really good, I totally need to check out instant pots as I keep seeing so many amazing recipes such as this using them.
There are so many cool recipes for the instant pot! I really love how this meatloaf sounds! I can’t wait to try this recipe.
This is perfect comfort meal. What we call real home cooking. I don’t have an instanta pot but can still make this.
This looks so good and I am very well into anything that is going to save time, so I have time to work on other things. I also love that there isn’t TONS of ingredients in this recipe.
I have not tried making meat loaf on the instant pot but can’t wait to try this recipe, it looks delicious and easy!
Another instant pot recipe:) This looks so incredibly yummy and those mashed potatoes!! To die for:)
Bacon ranch meatloaf sounds like something my husband would love. He is a big meatloaf fan and he loves anything bacon ranch.
Meat loaf and mashed potatoes do go together! I like this meal you prepared in your Instant Pot. I still have to practice using mine and come up with great meals like this. Thanks for the recipe. I am going to try my best to make this nice meatloaf too.
I’m liking this way of making meat loaf. It would be a nice change of pace for us and meat loaf is always a good comfort meal.
The Instant Pot is such a lifesaver! I can barely remember how I used to cook dinner for hours each night.
This looks so good. I have been craving my Mom’s meatloaf lately and this looks like a good match!
This recipe looks and sounds so delicious. I would love to try this dish. I have to get an Instant Pot!
Looks like a great recipe would ask my friend who freaks out on non-vegetarian food to give this recipe a try. I am sure she is gonna love it.
Mashed potatoes are one of my favorite side dishes. Honestly any kind of potato is love. I’ve not mastered mashed potatoes form scratch so I use the box.
wow, how easy and quick is that! I would love to try this one. I’ve never tried meatloaf in a pot before. Thanks for sharing!
Wow this looks so tasty! I love using the Instant Pot – it’s SO helpful and it makes the house smell so good!! It’s amazing the recipes you can make in it! This looks great, love the addition of bacon and ranch!
I love the instant pot. It makes such delish food. Gosh, this looks good!
I call this a hearty man’s meat loving meal.