Instant Pot Scalloped Potatoes With Sour Cream Green Chile Cheese Sauce

I love taking a classic recipe and tinkering with it. Sometimes to make it easier, always to make it better, and more than likely to add a little Southwestern flair.

And that usually includes adding New Mexico Hatch Chile Peppers or some New Mexico Chile Powder. And in this case, I’ve done both. 

Hatch Chile Peppers are added to scalloped potatoes for a kick of heat and a beautiful earthy spice. Plus I added some Chimayo Chile Powder. The result? Ole’ delicious.

Using the Instant Pot to make scalloped potatoes is a breeze. There’s something about cooking a starch under pressure that results in a creamy experience. Take for instance, this recipe for Instant Pot Mac and Cheese. There’s science behind those creamy results.

These Instant Pot Scalloped Potatoes are made with chicken broth, rather than drenched in a lot of milk or cream for the sauce. Which makes this a somewhat healthy scalloped potato recipe. The creamy sauce comes from adding ½ cup sour cream and cheese.

With that said, let’s take a look at this recipe for Instant Pot Scalloped Potatoes.

• 3 pounds potatoes, preferably Yukon Gold.
• Chicken Broth
• Pepper Jack Cheese: I’m keeping this potato casserole on the Southwestern side and on the “creamy white” by using Pepper Jack Cheese. You can use any good melting cheese such as Monterey Jack, Muenster or even cheddar cheese.
• Onion, sweet onion please.
• Chile Peppers: Roasted and chopped Hatch Chile Peppers preferred.
• Sour Cream: Full fat please. A scalloped potato recipe is no time to worry about a few fat calories by purchasing low fat sour cream. You’ll be disappointed in the creamy texture by sacrificing fat content.
• Butter
• Kosher Salt and Freshly Ground Black Pepper
• New Mexico Red Chile Powder: If you don’t have access to New Mexico Red Chile Powder, substitute Ancho chile powder. I don’t recommend using Cayenne. It’s a hotter chile powder and more suitable for Southern Dishes.

• Step 1: Select Saute and add butter to the pressure cooker pot. When butter is melted, add the onion and cook, stirring occasionally until the onion is tender, about 5 minutes.
• Step 2: Add 1 cup chicken broth, salt and pepper to the onions.

• Step 3: Put a steamer basket in the pressure cooker pot. Add the sliced potatoes. Lock lid in place, select High Pressure and 4 minutes cook time and start. When timer beeps, turn off pressure cooker and do a quick pressure release. Once the pressure valve pops up, carefully remove potatoes and steamer basket. Place potatoes in a greased 9×13 oven safe casserole.
• Step 4: Stir chile peppers, sour cream and cheese into cooking liquid that’s left in pressure cooker.

• Step 5: Pour the sauce over potatoes. Use a large spoon to gently turn and mix the sauce with the potatoes. Don’t stir, you’ll break the potatoes.
• Step 6: Top with remaining shredded cheese. Cook at 350 degrees for 15 minutes or until cheese is melted and sauce is bubbly.

Tips for Success

About slicing potatoes for scalloped potatoes.

• You will need a steamer basket insert for your Instant Pot. Simply using the trivet will make this recipe more difficult.
• Knife skills. Practice, practice, practice. For this recipe to cook evenly and come out perfect, one must slice the potatoes evenly and at ⅛ inch thick. That way the potatoes will cook evenly and the recipe will work with the cook time of four minutes. If the potatoes are cut thicker, the time setting will need to be adjusted. 
• The best way to insure that those potatoes are sliced evenly is to use a mandoline. My OXO Mandoline has settings for ⅛ inch and it works like a charm. And I highly recommend purchasing a cut-proof glove. Using your hand rather than the slicer device that comes with the mandolin is much more manageable. But also dangerous. These gloves keep those fingers cut-free.

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What To Serve Them With

Anything and everything. Scalloped potatoes are a classic side dish that go well with any main course meat.

Try them with your favorite grilled steak like this Grilled T-Bone Steak. Or with a hearty chicken entree like these BBQ Grilled Chicken Halves.

Scalloped potatoes go hand in hand with Classic Meatloaf. Or take a look at this Perfect Grilled Pork Tenderloin recipe.

This recipe is everyone’s creamy cheesy dream. This unique recipe using a sour cream sauce is one your family will love and devour. And with Hatch chile peppers, these Instant Pot Scalloped Potatoes will warm your soul.