Garlic Cream Cheese Mashed Potatoes
Servings 6
Equipment
- Large pot
- Strainer
Ingredients
- 8 Yukon gold potatoes peeled and cut into like-sized chunks
- 5-6 cloves of garlic thinly sliced
- 4 tbsp butter
- ½ cup of milk
- 4 oz cream cheese cut into little cubes
- Sea salt and freshly cracked pepper to taste
- Fresh chives to taste
Instructions
- Peel and cut the potatoes into like-sized pieces.
- Place the potatoes and peeled garlic, along with a sprinkling of salt, into a large pot and add enough water to cover the potatoes by 1 inch.
- Bring the water to a boil over high heat then reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer until the potatoes are fork-tender, about 15-18 minutes. Drain the potatoes in a strainer.
- Heat the butter and milk in a small saucepan over medium-low heat until the butter is melted and it's very warm. Remove from the heat.
- Place the drained potatoes and garlic back into the pot you cooked them in.
- Add the cubed cream cheese and the warm milk mixture.
- Season with sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste.
- Mash the potatoes using a hand masher until creamy and smooth.
- Place into a serving bowl and sprinkle with fresh chives and a dollop of butter, if desired.
- Serve immediately. Enjoy.