Description
These creamy garlic mashed potatoes are incredibly rich and flavorful, featuring yukon gold potatoes, butter, and mascarpone cheese. Ideal for a quick dinner, this dish elevates any meal with its homemade comfort that everyone will love.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 pounds yukon gold potatoes, peeled and quartered
- 3/4 cup whole milk or milk of choice, lightly warmed- plus more if needed
- 1/3 cup sour cream or crème fraîche
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, plus more for topping
- 4 ounces mascarpone cheese
- 3 tablespoons boursin® garlic & fine herbs cheese- optional
- 1 tablespoon garlic paste
- kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- 1 tablespoon freshly chopped chives, as garnish- optional
Instructions
- Peel and quarter the yukon gold potatoes.
- Place the potatoes in a large dutch oven or stock pot, covering them with cool water and adding a pinch of kosher salt.
- Heat the pot over medium-high heat and cook the potatoes for 20-25 minutes until fork-tender.
- Drain the potatoes and use a ricer to process them back into the warm pot.
- Combine the riced potatoes with milk, sour cream, butter, mascarpone, boursin cheese (if using), and garlic paste, stirring until well mixed.
- Season with salt and black pepper, adjusting the milk for desired consistency.
- Serve in a large bowl with melted butter, cracked pepper, and garnished with chives if desired.
Notes
Feel free to adjust the amount of garlic paste according to your taste preference.
You can add more milk until you achieve your preferred consistency for the mashed potatoes.
Ricing the potatoes gives them a light and fluffy texture.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 304
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 400mg
- Fat: 16g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 37g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 43mg