Cream cheese mashed potatoes. Cream cheese makes these mashed potatoes extra rich and creamy. These are already some of the easiest mashed potatoes to make but if you need the extra stove space Crock-Pot Garlicky Mashed Potatoes are here to save the day. A favorite side dish that can be made ahead of time and reheated just before dinner.
The flavor of these cream cheese mashed potatoes is downright perfect! I know… they aren't waistline-friendly but your taste buds will thank you! Cream Cheese Mashed Potatoes - I'm not sure why I never thought of this before, but it just hit me the other day like a ton of bricks. You can have Cream cheese mashed potatoes using 7 ingredients and 2 steps. Here is how you achieve it.
Ingredients of Cream cheese mashed potatoes
- 🢂 12 of medium red or gold potatoes.
- 🢂 8 oz of cream cheese.
- 🢂 1/2-3/4 cup of sour cream.
- 🢂 2 tbsp of butter.
- 🢂 1/2 cup of milk.
- 🢂 2 tsp of garlic salt.
- 🢂 1 of salt & pepper to taste.
J-man is going through a little bit of a picky phase right now, but I can always get him to eat mashed potatoes. Now, mashed potatoes aren't exactly my most favorite side. I just love cream cheese mashed potatoes. I know, not the healthiest, but try telling my taste buds that!
instructions Cream cheese mashed potatoes
- Peel and boil potatoes until soft. Mash with fork or masher. Add all ingredients and mix..
- Note: You can use a mixer, but don't over mix as this will break the starches down and make potatoes very thick..
You can always find a hot pot of these mashed potatoes on my table during holidays. They are always one of the first side dishes to get devoured! This easy recipe for cream cheese mashed potatoes is a great way to jazz up simple weeknight meals. They're as much a part of Thanksgiving dinner as pecan pie and Uncle Festus. Now, let me just say that Marlboro Man would never—NEVER—touch cream cheese with a ten-foot pole.