Mashed potatoes are one of my husband’s absolute favorite foods. After trying many recipes, using half and half, whipping cream, and sour cream, I found milk tastes just as good as it’s less calories.
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Simply Delicious Mashed Potatoes
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 50 minutes
- Total Time: 55 minutes
- Yield: 12 1x
- Diet: Vegetarian
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Ingredients
- 1.5 pounds red potatoes
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 cup of milk
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Wash and cut any visible bad spots or large eyes off potatoes
- Add potatoes to pot
- Cover with water and boil for 40 minutes or until tender
- Drain and set aside to cool for 30 minutes or more
- Cut into large dice for easier mashing
- Remove any skins that come off while slicing
- Melt butter in the stock pot
- Add potatoes, butter and salt
- Bring to a simmer
- Mash potatoes and continue simmering until liquid starts absorbing about 10 minutes
- Category: Sides
- Method: Stove top
- Cuisine: American
Keywords: stove-top mashed potatoes from scratch, easy mashed potatoes, best mashed potatoes