Roasted Garlic and Herbed Cheese Mashed Potatoes Recipe
Roasted Garlic and Herbed Cheese Mashed Potatoes Recipe
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Here's a delicious and savory side dish to serve at a holiday feast or weeknight supper.
My roasted garlic and herb cheese mashed potatoes are a crowd pleaser with just the right mix of taste and seasoning without sacrificing the creaminess we all crave!
Mashed Potato Prep Tricks
Probably like you, I cook a lot for my family. Early in my cooking life, I instituted the 'clean as you go' method for meal and recipe preparation.
I absolutely live by this mantra and I hope you'll adopt it too!
Here are some ways to use the clean as you go method for garlic and herbed cheese mashed potatoes.
- Use a scrap bowl for potato peels
- Peel potatoes over the bowl and when peeling is complete immediately dump scraps into food waste bin, garbage disposal or compost.
- Put ingredients away as you are finished with them: cream cheese, herbs, butter
- Have tools out and ready to use
- When tools have been used, drop them into the scrap bowl that you used for potato peels (empty now!) and fill with hot soapy water.
- When mashed potatoes recipe is complete, set aside and load dishwasher.
- If transferring mashed potatoes to a baking dish, immediately fill mixing bowl with hot soapy water to sit.
More Savory Recipes to Try
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Crispy Savory Seasoned Potato Wedges Recipe
How To Roast a Garlic Bulb in the Oven
How To Shop for and Select Potatoes
Shopping for potatoes at the grocery store is easy to do! Unlike other produce, potatoes show you who they are at a glance.
Choose potatoes with the following features.
- Limited 'eye' or indents
- Full skin, not shriveled
- No sprouting or the little green or white 'spikes' that indicate over exposure to light.
- No green spots
How Should I Store Potatoes?
Store potatoes in a cool, dark location in your kitchen, pantry, storage room or even garage.
Don't refrigerate potatoes as storing them at temperatures below 40 degrees F can increase the amount of sugar they contain.
More sugar in potatoes results in producing higher levels of a chemical called acrylamide when the potatoes are baked, fried or roasted at high temperatures.
If potatoes sprout or show green patches, compost them and don't cook them.
Sprouted or green on potatoes indicates the presence of solanine and chaconine, two natural toxins that in certain amounts can make a person ill.
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What Type of Potato Should I Use for Different Recipes?
My savory roasted garlic mashed potatoes recipe calls for a classic tuber option, the russet potato.
This starchy version is ubiquitous in the market and very affordable making it a great option for lots of potato recipes.
Here's a short breakdown of tuber types for reference.
Starchy Potatoes
Varieties: Russet, yams
Characteristics: beautiful when mashed and whipped, break down when boiled
Uses: great for baking, roasting, mashing, double-baking, frying
Waxy Potatoes
Varieties: red, fingerlings
Characteristics: dense, hold their shape when boiled
Uses: roasting, boiling, frying, smashed/baked
All Purpose Potatoes
Varieties: Yukon Gold, white, yellow
Characteristics: blend of starchy and waxy, medium density
Uses: great for roasting, smashing, mashing
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