Recipes for Garlic Mashed Potatoes
The delicious flavor of Garlic mixed with mashed potatoes is a perfect combination. Garlic adds flavor to the blandness of mashed potatoes. You can even turn your plain garlic mashed potatoes into a tasty recipe by adding other ingredients like butter, cheese and bacon. There are so many other mashed potatoes recipe variations that you can create and even invent something that you can call your own. Read through the simple but delectable easy to do garlic mashed potatoes recipes below.
Easy To Make – Garlic Mashed Potatoes
Ingredients:
1 ½ lb potatoes
1 whole garlic head with skin
1 tsp olive oil
1 tbsp unsalted butter
2 tbsp milk
salt and pepper
Preparation:
Preheat the oven to 450 degrees. Expose the garlic cloves by chopping the head off and rub it with the olive oil. Add salt and pepper to taste. Use foil to wrap the garlic and roast until tender. Heat 2 cups of water in a saucepan. While waiting, peel and cut the potatoes into 1 inch pieces. Put the sliced potatoes in the saucepan and wait until its boiling. Reduce the heat and simmer until the sliced potatoes are already tender. Drain off the water; add the rest of the ingredients – butter, milk and the roasted garlic. Mash the potatoes and add salt and pepper for seasoning. Serve your garlic mashed potatoes while hot.
Garlic Mashed Potatoes with Cheese
Ingredients:
1 ½ lb potatoes
1 garlic clove
½ cup grated mozzarella cheese
1 egg
1 tsp olive oil
1 tbsp unsalted butter
2 tbsp milk
salt and pepper
Preparation:
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Rub the garlic with the olive oil and bake for 15 minutes. Peel and cut the potatoes into halves. Heat 2 cups of water in a saucepan add the sliced potatoes and boil until tender. Drain off the water and add the milk. Mash the potatoes while adding the garlic, cheese and egg. Add salt and pepper for seasoning to your garlic mashed potatoes.
Cheesy Garlic Mashed Potatoes with Bacon
Ingredients:
1 ½ lb large potatoes
Garlic powder
Bacon Bits
½ cup grated mozzarella cheese
1 egg
1 tsp olive oil
1 tbsp unsalted butter
2 tbsp milk
salt and pepper
Preparation:
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Rub the garlic with the olive oil and bake for 15 minutes. Peel and cut the potatoes into halves. Heat 2 cups of water in a saucepan add the sliced potatoes and boil until tender. While waiting, fry the bacon bits in a pan until golden and set aside. Drain off the water and add the milk. Mash the potatoes while adding the garlic, cheese and egg. Add salt and pepper for seasoning. Sprinkle the bacon bits on top of the garlic mashed potatoes and serve.
Serving new recipes to your family is like creating something special for them. But this does not have to be expensive and tiring. You can look for simple recipes that will give your loved ones a great dinning experience. Try to make your own garlic mashed potatoes today!