Creamy Mashed Potatoes

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Creamy Mashed Potatoes is?comfort food at it's simplest. This is a very basic recipe. I usually spruce up my potatoes a little more, but I always start with this basic formula.

Now these potatoes are not the healthiest, but if you use some substitutions you can cut down the calories quite a bit (I will include the substations in the "notes" section of the recipe).

Yummy creaminess... I usually add Roasted Garlic to my potatoes. I like roasted garlic in just about everything.

Learn how to roast garlic here!

Also check out my Roasted Garlic Smashed Potato recipe. I serve mashed potatoes with my Balsamic Chicken?and my Skillet Chicken with Bacon Mustard Sauce.

Creamy Mashed Potatoes

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• Author: The Hungry Waitress
• Total Time: 35 minutes
• Yield: 4 1x

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Description

Creamy Mashed Potatoes are a classic side dish. Everyone should know this basic recipe. You can make several variations from this simple recipe.

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Ingredients

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• 5 potatoes, peeled and cut in half
• 8 cups of water
• 1 teaspoon of salt
• 8 Tablespoon butter, melted
• ? cup milk
• ? teaspoon salt
• ? teaspoon pepper

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Instructions

1. Place the halved potatoes, 8 cups of water, and 1 teaspoon of salt in a medium pot on the stove. Bring the water to a boil. Boil the potatoes for 20 minutes or until the potatoes are fork tender (time varies depending on how big the potatoes are).
2. Once the potatoes are finished turn of the burner, and strain out the water by dumping the potatoes into a colander. Place the empty pot back on the hot burner. Then place the cooked potatoes back in the pot. Let the potatoes sit for 1-2 minutes. By placing them back into a hot pot, most of the water soaked into the potatoes will evaporate.
3. Add the melted butter, milk, salt and pepper to the potatoes, and mash everything together until smooth. You can add more slat and pepper to taste.

Notes

For a lighter version cut the butter in half, and just use 4 Tablespoons. Also, use 2% milk instead of whole milk.

• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 25 mins
• Cuisine: Side