Award Winning Mashed Potatoes
This Award Winning Mashed Potatoes recipe is sure to make you feel like a winner anytime you serve them. Whether for a holiday or any day you'll always end up with a creamy, fluffy result.
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Serves4
Cooking Time25 min
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 pounds Idaho Russet potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks
- 1/2 stick butter, softened
- 4 ounces cream cheese
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1/4 cup sliced chives or 4 scallions, sliced thin (optional)
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
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Nutritional InformationShow More
Servings Per Recipe: 4
- Amount Per Serving % Daily Value *
- Calories 504
- Calories from Fat 300
- Total Fat 33g 51 %
- Saturated Fat 20g 102 %
- Trans Fat 0.9g 0 %
- Protein 7.2g 14 %
- Amount Per Serving % Daily Value *
- Cholesterol 93mg 31 %
- Sodium 927mg 39 %
- Total Carbohydrates 47g 16 %
- Dietary Fiber 6.8g 27 %
- Sugars 5.0g 0 %
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Test Kitchen Team
Nov 26, 2013
Thank you for your concern, however, the pot that Howard used has a black ceramic, scratch-resistant interior surface which is nickle-free and anti-bacterial. We can easily see how you might confuse this with a traditional non-stick coating. The pot he used in this segment is made by Silit. Hope you have a happy Thanksgiving. Enjoy!
Cindi Bauer
Nov 25, 2013
blackshoe I cringed when I happened to see Howard beating those potatoes with an electric hand held mixer in a non-stick coated pot Doing that also ruins your pot That's as bad when you see people using a wire whisk on those non-stick skillets as well Guess it's not their own cookware they're using so why should they care As for the mashed potatoes I always make mine with real heavy whipping cream and butter heated together in a small saucepan first then I add that along with some black pepper and a good sprinkle of Mrs Dash Table Blend Seasoning to my potatoes I use to beat the mashed potatoes with an electric hand held mixer but the potatoes never stayed 'hot' for very long so I just mash them thee old fashion way with a potato masher I surely don't mind if my potatoes end up with a few…Read More small lumps
blackshoe2000 7901 945
Nov 25, 2013
Just watched him make this. He dumps spuds back into a NON-STICK coated soup pot and beats with electric mixer. NO NO NO, your a professional? You like eating tiny bits of chemical laden non-stick coating in your mashed potatos? Unbelievable.
crystalgirl50 3005 354
Aug 22, 2012
I've also used buttermilk in place of milk - uuummmm! Haven't used cream cheese but will try it!!
PA Momma
Aug 22, 2012
I use a recipe very close to this but use new potatoes instead (the ones with red skins) and I dont peel them! Just wash them, dry them, cut them into chunks and cook the same way. If you eat the skins on baked potatoes youre gonna love this style AND you keep all the vitamins and nutrients in the dish instead of peeling them away ... oooh its sooooo gooood!
crystalgirl50 3005 354
Aug 22, 2012
I LOVE the potato skins. I hate it when I order a baked potato at a restaurant & the skins are not scrubbed at all, some still have little dirt clumps in & around the eyes.
S48tal 8171427
Jul 31, 2012
Thank you "Mr. Food" for all the wonderful and tasty recipes! I'm never disappointed. These potatoes are great. The kind I've made for years, I've added the butter, salt and pepper, along with 'onion powder' and use sour cream, then mix it. Pretty tasty that way, and can even add shredded cheddar cheese. Thanks again and keep those great recipes coming! One of your fans, sincerely, Sherry
MMSands
Nov 26, 2011
>> jnm1223 2361319 >> Need this recipe for 10 lbs. of potatoes.. Just multiply everything by 4: Figure on 1cup of butter (2 sticks), 16 oz. cream cheese, 1 cup milk, 1 cup sliced chives, 4 tsps. salt, 1 tsp. pepper. Of course, cooking is all about personal taste, so you can adjust quantities to suit what tastes right to YOU.
boykin1 7392781
Nov 22, 2011
@svenska. Do you have XP or Vista computer. Those older models do not upload the videos as nicely or as quickly as the two I have just mentioned. Feel free to go to the library and look at the video there. Their computers are more up to day. Just a thought.
svenska 6519469
Nov 21, 2011
When I try to watch the video, nothing happens, and I'm logged in. Any suggestions?
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