Ok world, I’m going to share with you the best garlic mashed potatoes recipe I know of, right up there with my white wine mashed sweet potatoes and my bacon-rosemary mashed potatoes. Whenever I bring these damn things to a dinner party, people beg me for the recipe like it’s the most complicated thing in the world. Folks ask if it’s a difficult recipe, and how long it took to make the dish. I tell them it took three hours and about $20 worth of ingredients. The funny part is that they believe me.

Mashed potatoes go great with corned beef or pork chops. It’s definitely one of those “quick and easy” recipes, so you can throw it together in a matter of minutes when you’re exhausted and really don’t want to cook. I can’t think of a single kid who doesn’t like mashed potatoes.

Really, mashed potatoes are super easy to make. The process is straightforward: scrub, boil, mash, season, eat. You don’t have to peel the potatoes if you don’t want to. I don’t for three reason: I’m lazy, it adds texture to the finished product, and I hate peeling potatoes (peeling over those little bumps and valleys drives me insane). Plus, the skins add some vitamin content to mashed potatoes, which is always a good thing, right?

The World's Best Garlic Mashed Potatoes Recipe

Author: Stephanie Stiavetti

Servings: 6 servings

Course: Side

Cuisine: American

Prep Time: 10 mins

Cook Time: 15 mins

Total Time: 25 mins

Nutrition Facts

The World's Best Garlic Mashed Potatoes Recipe

Amount Per Serving

Calories 282 Calories from Fat 72

% Daily Value*

Fat 8g12%

Saturated Fat 5g31%

Monounsaturated Fat 2g

Cholesterol 22mg7%

Sodium 414mg18%

Potassium 94mg3%

Carbohydrates 44g15%

Fiber 3g13%

Protein 7g14%

Vitamin A 300IU6%

Vitamin C 69.3mg84%

Calcium 70mg7%

Iron 2.2mg12%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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Get ready! This is the best garlic mashed potatoes recipe you'll find on the internet. I dare you to prove me wrong, with these rich, fluffy spuds.

Ingredients

• 1 whole head garlic
• 3 pounds of Yukon Gold potatoes, cut into 1-inch cubes
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1/4 cup unsalted butter
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly-ground black pepper

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 400°F (204°C). Peel away just the outer layers garlic skin. Cut between 1/4 and 1/2-inch off the top of the whole bulb, exposing the open tops of the individual cloves of garlic.
2. Place the whole garlic bulb in a small baking dish and dribble with a few drops of olive oil, making sure the entire top is thinly coated. Cover with foil and bake for 35 minutes. The cloves of garlic should be soft. Allow to cool completely before squeezing out the garlic into a small bowl.
3. Bring a large pot of water to boil. Add potatoes and boil them for 15 minutes. Drain potatoes and mash them with buttermilk, butter, salt, pepper, and the roasted garlic.
4. If you really want to get all spiffy-do, spread the mashed potatoes into a casserole pan, dot with butter and sprinkle with cheese and/or breadcrumbs. Bake at 350F for 15 minutes, or until you get a nice golden crown.

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