Creamy Herb Mashed Potatoes Recipes

GARLIC-HERB MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• Place potatoes in 4-quart saucepan; add enough water to cover potatoes. Add 1 teaspoon salt. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer uncovered 20 to 30 minutes or until tender; drain. Mash with potato masher or electric mixer on low speed.
• While potatoes are cooking, melt butter in 1-quart saucepan over medium-low heat. Cook garlic in butter 3 to 4 minutes, stirring frequently and being careful not to brown butter, until garlic is very soft. Stir in milk and herbs. Cook until thoroughly heated.
• Add milk mixture to mashed potatoes; beat until smooth and creamy. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

CREAMY HERB MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• Place potatoes and garlic in a large pot and civer with water.
• Bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 20-25 minutes until potatoes are very tender.
• Drain well.
• Return potatoes to pot and add the cream cheese, half n' half, butter, salt, pepper and dill.
• Mash and whip until smooth and creamy.
• Stirr in snipped chives.
• Transfer to a serving bowl and sprinkle with paprika.

CREAMY HERBED MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• Put potato chunks in a large saucepan over high heat and cover with cold water. Add salt and bring to a boil. Lower heat and simmer until potatoes are tender, about 20 minutes.
• In a small saucepan over medium heat, combine cream and all the herbs except parsley and bring to a simmer. Turn off heat and cover, allowing herbs to infuse for 15 minutes.
• Drain potatoes well and pass through a food mill (or use a masher). Add butter and gradually stir in cream until potatoes have the desired consistency (you may not use all the cream).
• Stir in parsley, season with additional salt and pepper, and serve immediately. Serve with cornmeal fried tomatoes.

MASHED POTATOES WITH HERB BUTTER

Steps:

• Beat the butter in a small bowl with a rubber spatula until creamy. Add the parsley, 1/4 teaspoon salt and the nutmeg and mix to combine. Scrape the butter onto a piece of plastic wrap and form into a log. Wrap tightly and refrigerate until firm, at least 30 minutes, or freeze up to 1 week.
• Combine the milk, 1 teaspoon salt and the bay leaf in a large saucepan. Peel the potatoes and cut into 1-inch pieces, adding them to the pot as you go so they don't discolor. Bring to a gentle simmer over medium heat; cook, stirring to prevent the milk from scorching, until the potatoes are very tender, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Drain the potatoes, reserving the milk in a liquid measuring cup or bowl; discard the bay leaf. Return the potatoes to the saucepan and add all but about 1 tablespoon of the herb butter. Mash with a potato masher, gradually adding the reserved milk as needed, until creamy (you may have leftover milk). Season with salt. Transfer to a serving dish and top with the remaining 1 tablespoon herb butter just before serving.

HERBED MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• Place potatoes in a large saucepan and cover with water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and cook for 10-15 minutes or until tender. Meanwhile, in a small skillet, saute onion and garlic in butter until tender. , Drain and mash potatoes; add the onion mixture, sour cream, dill, salt, rosemary, lemon zest and red pepper flakes if desired., Spoon into a greased 1-1/2-qt. baking dish. Sprinkle with paprika if desired. Cover and bake at 350° for 25 minutes or until heated through.

MASHED POTATOES WITH HERB BUTTER

Steps:

• Place potatoes into a large pot and cover with salted water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until tender, about 10 minutes. Drain.
• Meanwhile, combine butter, rosemary, sage, thyme, and marjoram in a large microwave-safe bowl. Microwave on high power until melted, about 30 seconds.
• Add potatoes to the herb butter mixture. Beat with an electric mixer until almost smooth with a few lumps remaining.

COUNTRY HERB MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• Place potatoes and garlic in a heavy saucepan, cover with cold water and bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer partly covered about 15 minutes or until potatoes are fork-tender.
• Drain well, return the potatoes to the pan and place over high heat.
• Briefly stir or shake the pan to keep potatoes from sticking or burning until the outside of the potatoes begin to dry to a white color (1 to 2 minutes).
• Remove from heat.
• While the potatoes are cooking,chop the herbs, add the milk and butter to a small sauce pan and heat until butter is melted.
• Remove from heat and stir in the rosemary, chives and parsley.
• With an electric mixer, beat the potatoes and garlic until smooth.
• Beat in the milk-herb mixture, sour cream and season with the salt and pepper.

HERBED MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• Place potatoes in a large pot; cover with cold water by 1 inch, and add 1 teaspoon salt. Bring to a boil; reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer until potatoes are tender, 15 to 18 minutes. Drain; return potatoes to pot.
• Stir potatoes over medium heat until dry (a film of starch will form on bottom of pot), about 1 minute. Remove from heat.
• In a small saucepan, combine half-and-half and butter; bring to a simmer over medium heat. Pour half of hot liquid over potatoes. Mash just until smooth, adding more liquid to reach desired consistency. Stir in parsley and chives; season with salt. Garnish with more herbs.

GARLIC AND HERB MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• Place potatoes and water to cover in a 6-qt. stockpot; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cook, uncovered, until tender, 10-15 minutes. Drain potatoes; return to pot. Mash potatoes, gradually adding cream cheese and butter. Stir in remaining ingredients., Transfer to a greased 3- or 4-qt. slow cooker. Cook, covered, on low to allow flavors to blend, 2-3 hours.