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Herbed Mashed Potatoes
Ingredients
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4
pounds round red or white potatoes
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3
cloves garlic, minced
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6
tablespoons butter
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1
cup water
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1
teaspoon salt
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2
tablespoons snipped fresh parsley
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2
tablespoons snipped fresh chives
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2
tablespoons snipped fresh oregano
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2
tablespoons snipped fresh thyme
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2
tablespoons snipped fresh rosemary
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1/4
cup mayonnaise
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1/4
cup dairy sour cream
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Half-and-half, light cream, or milk
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Salt and ground white or black pepper
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Snipped fresh herbs (optional)
Directions
1. Peel potatoes, if desired, and cut up. In a Dutch oven combine potatoes, garlic, 4 tablespoons of the butter, the water, and salt. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer, covered, for 20 to 25 minutes or until tender. Stir in parsley, chives, oregano, thyme, and rosemary. Let stand 5 minutes.
2. Using a potato masher, mash mixture until nearly smooth. Stir in mayonnaise and sour cream. Add enough half-and-half (about 1/2 cup) to desired consistency. Season to taste with salt and pepper (about 1/2 teaspoon each).
3. Melt remaining 2 tablespoons butter and drizzle over potatoes. Sprinkle with additional fresh herbs, if desired. Makes 8 to 10 servings.
From the Test Kitchen
- Make Ahead Tip Test Kitchen Tip:The mashed potatoes can be prepared ahead of serving time and kept warm up to 2 hours in a slow cooker. Before topping with butter, transfer prepared potatoes to a slow cooker, then drizzle with butter and sprinkle with herbs. Cover and keep warm on low-heat setting.
Nutrition Facts
(Herbed Mashed Potatoes)
- Servings Per Recipe 8,
- Calories 269,
- Protein (gm) 5,
- Carbohydrate (gm) 31,
- Fat, total (gm) 15,
- Cholesterol (mg) 35,
- Saturated fat (gm) 7,
- Monosaturated fat (gm) 5,
- Polyunsaturated fat (gm) 1,
- Dietary Fiber, total (gm) 3,
- Sugar, total (gm) 3,
- Vitamin A (IU) 534,
- Vitamin C (mg) 28,
- Sodium (mg) 568,
- Calcium (DV %) 61,
- Iron (DV %) 3,
- Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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I served these for Easter & everybody loved them---a delicious keeper! And that was with substituting 2 teaspoons each of dried oregano & rosemary because I didn't have fresh of those 2.
4/17/2012 12:15:35 PM Report AbuseSounds great. I use a sour cream chip dip instead. The brand I use has a lot of flavor and lots of bits of chive, parslay and tiny bits of green onion. Family raves!
11/10/2011 05:45:01 PM Report Abuse