Description
Delicious creamy mashed potatoes perfect for any meal.
Ingredients
Scale
- 5 pounds potatoes
- 6 oz cream cheese
- 6 oz sour cream
- 4 oz butter
- 2 tsp salt
- 1/3 cup milk
- 1/2 cup water reserved from cooking the potatoes
Instructions
- In a large pot, boil peeled and halved potatoes in 1 1/2 quarts of water for 25 minutes or until fork-tender.
- Drain and reserve the water. Add the cream cheese, butter, and sour cream directly into the pot of potatoes.
- Cover the pot with a lid and allow the potatoes to steam until the butter melts (5 minutes).
- Using a hand mixer, beat the potatoes for 5 minutes until no chunks of the potatoes remain.
- Mix in the salt, milk, and reserved water. Continue to beat until well blended.
- Serve immediately or keep warm over low heat until serving.
Notes
- For an extra touch, add garlic or herbs to the mixture before blending.
- These mashed potatoes can be made ahead of time and reheated.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Side Dish
- Method: boiling
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 500mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 36g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 35mg