Creamy Mashed Potatoes With A Crunchy Parmesan Crust Recipes

CREAMY GARLIC-PARMESAN MASHED POTATOES

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, 20 to 25 minutes.
• While potatoes are cooking, melt butter over medium-low heat in a small saucepan. Add garlic and saute until soft, about 5 minutes.
• Drain potatoes and return to the pot. Add garlic-butter mixture, milk, Parmesan cheese, parsley, sea salt, and pepper; mash until smooth.

RICH & CREAMY PARMESAN MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• Place potatoes in a large saucepan; add broth. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, until potatoes are tender, 15-20 minutes. Uncover; cook until broth is almost evaporated, 4-6 minutes longer, stirring occasionally., Reduce heat to low; stir in cream cheese until melted. Mash potatoes slightly, gradually adding sour cream, Parmesan cheese and salt; heat through. If desired, serve with butter and additional Parmesan cheese.

CREAMY MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Peel the potatoes and rinse them in cold water. Chop the potatoes in fourths. Place the potatoes into a large pot and cover with water. Bring to a boil and cook until fork tender, 20 to 25 minutes.
• Drain the potatoes, and then return them to the pan. With the burner on low heat, mash the potatoes with a potato masher; the more steam that's released while you mash, the better. Mash for about 5 minutes. Turn off the burner.
• Add the butter, cream cheese, half-and-half, and seasonings. Stir to combine, and if the mixture needs thinning, add milk. Check the seasonings, adding salt and pepper, to taste.
• Pour the mashed potatoes into a large casserole pan. Dot the surface with butter. Cover with foil and bake in the oven for 15 minutes. Remove the foil and continue baking for 10 more minutes. Serve immediately.

EXTRA-CRISPY PARMESAN-CRUSTED ROASTED POTATOES

Steps:

• Adjust oven rack to center position and heat to 425 degrees, or 400 degrees if using convection. (Convection is recommended, if available.) Combine potato chunks, 2 quarts water, baking soda and salt in a large saucepan.
• Cut a 10-by-10-inch square out of cheesecloth and place bay leaves, peppercorns, garlic cloves and herb sprigs in the center. Gather up the corners of the cloth into a pouch, and tie off with butcher's twine. Add bundle to the pot with potatoes, and set over high heat. Bring to a boil, and cook until you can poke a knife into a larger chunk of potato without any resistance, about 10 minutes after the water comes to a boil.
• Drain potatoes in a colander and discard aromatic bundle. Line a 13-by-18-inch rimmed aluminum baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Transfer potatoes to a large bowl. Add melted butter and Parmesan. Season lightly with salt and pepper. Toss and fold with a rubber spatula until Parmesan, butter and starch form a slurry over the surface of the potatoes, about 30 seconds. Transfer potatoes to the prepared baking sheet and spread out so they are mostly separated from one another. (At this point, they can be allowed to cool, then transferred to a sealed container and stored in the refrigerator until ready to roast.)
• Transfer baking sheet to oven and roast potatoes until pale golden brown and sizzling on the bottom, about 20 minutes. Flip potatoes using a thin metal spatula and continue roasting until crisp and blond-gold on most sides, about 15 to 20 minutes longer. (Check frequently toward the end, and don't allow the potatoes to cook beyond a deep gold, or they will turn bitter.)
• Remove potatoes from oven and allow to cool for 5 minutes on the pan before transferring to a serving platter.

CRUNCHY MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, bring broth to a boil. Remove from heat. Add the milk, garlic and pepper. Whisk in potato flakes and sour cream until smooth., Spoon potato mixture into a greased 9-in. square baking pan. Sprinkle with onions and cheese. Broil 4-6 in. from heat for 20-30 seconds or until golden brown.

CREAMY MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• Boil the potatoes in their skin, adding a pinch of salt to the water.
• When the potatoes are tender, allow to cool slightly, then peel them off and add to a large bowl.
• Add the salt, pepper, butter, milk, cream and parmesan, and use a potato masher to mash well until smooth and creamy.
• Serve hot!

CHEESY AND CREAMY PARMESAN MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• Place potatoes in large saucepan. Add broth; bring to boil on medium heat. Cover; simmer on medium-low heat 15 min., stirring after 8 min. Uncover; simmer 5 to 6 min. or just until potatoes are tender and most of the broth is absorbed.
• Add Neufchatel; mash potatoes on low heat just until Neufchatel is melted and mixture is well blended. Add sour cream and Parmesan; mash and stir until potato mixture is blended and heated through.

CREAMY BAKED PARMESAN POTATOES

Steps:

• Lightly grease a 2 quart baking dish.
• Arrange potatoes in bottom of baking dish, then top with onions.
• Sprinkle salt, pepper and garlic over potatoes and continue layering, ending with potato layer.
• Pour cream over and sprinkle with parmesan cheese.
• Cover and bake at 350° for 45 minutes to an hour or until tender.
• Garnish with parsley before serving.

CREAMY PARMESAN MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• Place potatoes in stock pot with 1 tbsp salt and enough cold water to cover.
• Bring to a boil and simmer potatoes for 25-30 minutes, or until tender.
• Drain and return to pot.
• Heat half-and-half and butter in a small sauce pan until butter is melted.
• Add warm mixture to potatoes, and mash with potato masher until smooth- (mine are never perfectly smooth) Fold in sour cream, Parmesan and mix well.
• Add salt and pepper to taste.
• If the potatoes seem thick, you may add a bit more cream and/or butter until the texture suits your taste.