Fast And Delicious Mashed Potato Recipe

You Will Need

The ingredients of this dish are about as basic as you can get. You will need the following:

• Russet Potatoes (Yukon Gold potatoes are good as well)
• Milk
• Butter
• Salt
• Pepper
• Chives or parsley for garnish (optional)

Step By Step

1. Peel And Cut The Potatoes

Peel the russet potatoes. Using a sharp knife quarter them by first cutting them in half then cutting those pieces in half as well.

Boiling these potatoes will take approximately 15 minutes. To speed up the process you can dice these potatoes into approximately 1 1/2 inch pieces and boil them that way. This will cut your time in the boiling water by half.

2. Boil The Potatoes

Add the cut potatoes to cold water in a large pot. Salt the water with 2 teaspoons of salt. Bring the water to boil over high heat and allow them to cook for approximately 15 minutes.

To test the doneness, insert a fork into a piece. If they’re fork tender, the potatoes are done.

3. Warm The Milk And Melt The Butter

While the potatoes are cooking, add 1/2 cup of 4 tablespoons of butter to a small saucepan. Set the heat to low and warm the milk and melt the butter. Stir occasionally.

Do not bring it to a boil. We only want to warm the milk so it blends better with the potatoes. When the butter has melted, reduce to warm.

4. Drain The Potatoes

When the potatoes are done, remove from the heat and drain. Return the potatoes to the warm pan.

5. Mash The Potatoes

Using a potato masher or hand mixer begin to mash the potatoes. Add half of your milk butter mixture to the pan and continue to mash.

When it’s incorporated, add the remaining milk butter mixture and continue to combine using the potato masher or hand mixer.

As the size of potatoes can range wildly, you may need to add a touch more milk to reach your desired consistency.

6. Season The Potatoes To Taste

Using a spoon or fork, give the potatoes a taste and add salt and pepper to your liking. We always add an additional teaspoon of salt or two to ours.

7. Serve

To serve, transfer to a serving bowl and optionally garnish with some chopped parsley or chives.

Conclusion

This recipe makes some decent mashed potatoes and is meant to give people the amounts needed to bang out a quick tasty side dish.

If you’re wanting to step it up a notch, you can add additional garnishes such as sour cream or perhaps a sprinkle or two of bacon.

Want to make them more decadent? Adding a half a cup of parmesan cheese or romano cheese while mashing your potatoes is fabulous. You could also use heavy cream instead of milk (yes!).

Want them extra creamy, add more milk and heavy cream to nail that creamy texture you’re looking for. Better yet, use a potato ricer!

Want a more robust flavor, roasted garlic added will totally give you that. You could even just toss in a few cloves of garlic during the cooking process to add a subtle garlic flavor.

The point is, you can keep it simple and put smiles on everybody’s face. Or you can ramp it up with flavor until it becomes the best mashed potatoes you have ever had.

This homemade mashed potatoes recipe will give you extremely tasty creamy mashed potatoes you’re looking for.

Other Delicious Potato Dishes

• Decadent Whipped Potatoes Recipe
• Potatoes Au Gratin With Gruyere
• Easy Twice Baked Potatoes Recipe
• Creamy Herb Potatoes Gratin
• Roasted Fingerling Potatoes