Garlic Mashed Potatoes With Cream Cheese
These mashed potatoes are creamy, buttery, smooth, and full of cream cheese flavor with a hint of garlic. This is the recipe you will come back to over and over again!
INGREDIENTS
- 4-5 pounds potatoes
- 2 large cloves garlic, or more, minced
- fine sea salt
- 6 tablespoon butter
- 1 cup whole milk, or oat milk
- 4 oz cream cheese, room temperature
- chopped fresh chives or green onions, for garnish
- freshly-cracked black pepper, for garnish
INSTRUCTIONS
- Cut the potatoes into chunks and transfer them to a large pot with cold water. Feel free to leave the skins on for extra nutrition. Stir in the garlic, salt, and pepper. Boil the potatoes until a knife inserted in the middle of the potato goes in easily.
- Meanwhile, as the potatoes are boiling, in a medium saucepan heat the butter, milk, and an additional 2 teaspoons of salt until butter is melted. Don’t boil the milk! Set aside until ready to use.
- After potatoes are boiled, drain the water and return the pot to the stove and turn the heat to low. Pan-dry the potatoes.
- Mash the potatoes with a potato masher or electric hand mixer until desired consistency.
- Next, slowly stir in the melted butter mixture over the potatoes until potatoes have soaked up all the liquid. Fold in the cream cheese, and gently stir again until well combined.
- Add more seasoning to taste if needed.
- Garnish with freshly sliced green onions, pepper, some gravy, and serve hot with more butter on top.
ADD YOUR OWN PRIVATE NOTES
NUTRITION
Calories: 402kcal
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