Cheesy Mashed Potatoes
These Cheesy Mashed Potatoes are creamy, filling and delicious. It's made with seven ingredients. Serve at Thanksgiving, Christmas or Sunday lunch all year round!
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Mashed Potatoes have been a staple in households all over the world for centuries, and rightly so. Creamy, filling and full of good nutrients from the potatoes - it's no wonder we all love this familiar, traditional, family dish! It's one for all ages - kids and grown-ups can have the recipe below, babies and toddlers can have plain boiled potatoes, blended with other veggies and meats for a complete meal.
Serve this delicious side dish with Easy Creamy Chicken and Mushroom Pie, Sticky Oven Chicken Thighs BBQ or Easy Marry Me Chicken.
Why This Recipe Works
- These cheesy mashed potatoes are a mouth-watering side seasoned simply and work well with various dishes.
- The ingredients are inexpensive and easy-to-find.
- It is easy to double or triple this recipe to feed more people.
- You can adjust the seasoning to suit your taste.
Cheesy Mashed Potatoes Ingredients
See the recipe card for full information on ingredients and quantities.
- Potatoes: Selcet ripe potatoes for this recipe and wash and peel them before preparing.
- Milk: Use full-fat milk to add creaminess to the dish.
- Garlic: Use fresh garlic or garlic powder to season the potatoes.
- Butter: Select unsalted butter to control the level of salt in the dish.
- Cheese: Use grated parmesan or cheddar for this recipe.
- Parsley to garnish.
- Salt and pepper to taste.
Tips and Substitutions
- Potatoes: Ensure that potatoes are cooked properly before mashing. If they are still hard then it will be difficult to sift the potatoes and it will be lumpy.
- Cheese: Feel free to add more than one cheese to this recipe for extra cheesy potatoes.
- Potato: Avoid using baking potatoes for this cheesy mashed potatoes recipe as they take longer to cook and are not as easy to mash.
How to Make Cheesy Mashed Potatoes
- Wash and peel potatoes.
2. Then, add potatoes to a large saucepan and fill the saucepan with enough cold water to cover the potatoes. Bring to a boil. Then cook on a low/medium heat for 15-20 minutes. Once the potatoes are cooked, drain out all of the water.
3. Add the potatoes to a sieve and push them into the saucepan using a wooden spoon. Repeat this step for the remaining potatoes.
4. In the same saucepan, add unsalted butter, milk, salt, pepper, garlic powder and cheese. Heat until they begin to bubble.
5. Turn off the heat and mix all of the ingredients in the saucepan together (adjust seasoning if necessary).
6. Serve this delicious cheesy mashed potatoes with Oven-Baked Salmon with Lemon and Pepper or Simple Beef Brisket Joint.
Recipe FAQs
Yes. Milk adds a rich and creamy flavor to the mashed potatoes.
Refridgerate them in an airtight container for 3-4 days. Reheat them in the microwave. Yes! Seal in a freezer-friendly bag or container and store for up to 1 month.
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Cheesy Mashed Potatoes
Equipment
- Saucepan
- Sieve
- wooden spoon
Ingredients
- 1 kg Potatoes
- 3.5 tablespoon unsalted butter Add more or less to your preferred taste!
- ¾ cup milk
- Salt to taste
- Pepper to taste
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder to taste
- 50 g grated cheese optional, cheddar works well
- herbs of your choice to garnish
Instructions
- Wash and peel potatoes
- Add potatoes to a large saucepan. Fill the saucepan enough cold water to cover the potatoes.
- Bring to a boil. Then cook on a low/medium heat for 15-20 minutes.
- Once the potatoes are cooked drain out all of the water.
- Add ¼ of the potatoes to a sieve and use a wooden spoon to push them through into the sauce pan. Repeat this step for the remaining potatoes.
- Use a wooden spoon to push the mashed potatoes to one side of the sauce pan. In the same saucepan (in the space you've just created), add unsalted butter, milk, salt , pepper, garlic powder and cheese. Heat until they begin to bubble.
- Turn off the heat and mix all of the ingredients in the saucepan together (adjust seasoning if necessary).
- Plate up, add butter, a pinch of salt and pepper and garnish with fresh herbs.
