ROASTED GARLIC MASHED POTATOES
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Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes are creamy and rich. They’re delicious enough to serve as a holiday side dish but easy enough to make on a busy weeknight. Roasted garlic makes everything better and it’s sure to make your mashed potatoes your favorite side dish recipe.
ROASTED GARLIC MASHED POTATOES
Garlic mashed potatoes are great for the holidays or any special family meal.
Two things are musts when it comes to mashed potatoes. First, real butter. Second, garlic. Roasted garlic, to be specific! Mashed potatoes, butter, and garlic are the best food combinations. Whether it’s Thanksgiving, Sunday dinner, or a random weeknight like Meatloaf Monday, mashed potatoes are pure comfort.
Along with these mashed potatoes, a few other recipes must be on our celebration table. A big juicy turkey with turkey gravy from drippings, unconstructed green bean bundles, and my favorite corn casserole.
Even if you count calories or carbs sometimes you need to go all out and eat the damn potatoes! I will cut back in other ways to enjoy decadent mashed potatoes about every three or four months! It’s so worth it!
THE POTATOES
My secret to great mashed potatoes is using Yukon gold potatoes. They’re creamy, fluffy, and perfect every time!
Yukon Gold potatoes have the densest and most uniform flesh of the potato varieties. When cooked, they aren’t grainy, watery, or mushy, which all happen to be qualities that ruin mashed potatoes instantly. And as an added bonus, Yukon Golds already have an inherent buttery flavor. So you’re starting with more butter flavor without any actual butter. source
Best Mashed Potato Tips
- Boil the potatoes before peeling or slicing. Unpeeled and unsliced potatoes will absorb less water while being boiled. Less water absorbed in the potatoes means a less gluey, watery mash. As well, it allows the potatoes to absorb the
butter and milk. - Add the melted
butter first. This coats the starch and results in silkier potatoes. - Additionally, have your
cream cheese ,butter , and heavy cream at room temperature when adding it to the potatoes. - Finally, never use a blender or food processor to whip your potatoes! They become a gluey, gummy mess.
I updated this post from an earlier version. I made new photos and simplified the recipe instructions.
Roasting garlic really makes a difference when it comes to mashed potatoes. The time you spend roasting it will be well worth it when you have creamy and flavorful mashed potatoes. The combination of roasted garlic,
In conclusion, roasted garlic mashed potatoes are not just delicious, they are also easy to make. This savory side dish will add flavor to any meal, and is sure to please both young and old. For a perfect balance of smooth and creamy potatoes, don’t hesitate to add roasted garlic to your recipe. As the old saying goes, “A little roasted garlic goes a long way.” So why not give your mashed potatoes an extra flavor boost? Your taste buds will thank you.
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Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes
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Ingredients
- 3 pounds Yukon gold potatoes washed
- ½ tablespoon salt
- 4 ounces cream cheese at room temperature
- ½ cup butter real butter, not margarine
- ½ cup heavy whipping cream or half and half, at room temperature
- 2 cups cheddar cheese shredded
- 3 cloves garlic clove roasted
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Wrap garlic bulb in foil and roast in the oven at 300 degrees 45 minutes. Remove from the oven and smash 3 cloves with a fork. Set aside.
- Wash the potatoes Place the potatoes in a large pot and cover with water. Add ½ tablespoon salt to the water. Bring to a boil.
- Boil approximately 20 minutes. Cook time will depend on how large the potatoes. They will be done when fork-tender. Rub the skin off with two kitchen towels if you want the skins removed.
- Add the potatoes back to the hot pan. Add the melted butter and stir until it's absorbed
- Add cream cheese, heavy cream, roasted garlic, salt, and pepper to potatoes. Mash and stir until everything is incorporated and potatoes are the consistency you like. Add cheese and stir until cheese melts. Add more heavy cream if necessary.
- Serve immediately.
Nutrition
Nutritional information given is an automatic calculation and can vary based on the exact products you use and changes you make to the recipe. If these numbers are important to you, I recommend calculating them yourself.
“Wash the potatoes Place the potatoes in a large pot and cover with water. Add ½ tablespoon to the water. Bring to a boil.”
Um, a half tablespoon of what? Or just drop a 1/2 tablespoon measuring gizmo to the pot?
It’s corrected now. It’s 1/2 tablespoon salt.