Add garlic flavor to cheesy smashed potatoes and have it ready in 45 minutes – perfect for a side dish.
Cheesy Garlic and Chive Smashed Potatoes
- Prep Time 20 min
- Total 45 min
- Ingredients 6
- Servings 8
Ingredients
- 4 medium russet or Idaho baking potatoes (about 1 1/2 lb.), unpeeled, cut into 1-inch cubes
- 2 garlic cloves, quartered
- 1/2 cup warm buttermilk or milk
- 1 1/3 oz. (1/3 cup) shredded Cheddar cheese
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh chives or 1 teaspoon freeze-dried chopped chives
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Instructions
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Step1Place potatoes and garlic in large saucepan; add enough water to cover. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low; cover loosely and boil gently 15 to 20 minutes or until potatoes break apart easily when pierced with fork. Drain well.
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Step2Return potatoes and garlic to saucepan; shake saucepan gently over low heat for 1 to 2 minutes to evaporate any excess moisture.
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Step3Mash potatoes and garlic with back of spoon or potato masher, leaving some potato pieces in chunks. Add all remaining ingredients; mix gently.
Nutrition
90
Calories
2g
Total Fat
3g
Protein
16g
Total Carbohydrate
1g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1/2 Cup
- Calories
- 90
- Calories from Fat
- 20
- Total Fat
- 2g
- 3%
- Saturated Fat
- 1g
- 5%
- Cholesterol
- 5mg
- 2%
- Sodium
- 120mg
- 5%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 16g
- 5%
- Dietary Fiber
- 1g
- 4%
- Sugars
- 1g
- Protein
- 3g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 0%
- 0%
- Vitamin C
- 10%
- 10%
- Calcium
- 6%
- 6%
- Iron
- 4%
- 4%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 1 Other Carbohydrate;Tips from the
Pillsbury Kitchens
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