Garlic Mashed Potatoes

Bryan is a potato lover! If he can, he would have potatoes everyday. This garlic mashed potatoes recipe is so easy and delicious. Even I have a busy day, I can still whip up this dish at the last minute. This dish is creamy, and the garlic is incredible. Everything with garlic is better. Yum yum…

Garlic Mashed Potatoes (Adapted from Food Network Kitchens)

2 – 3 servings

Ingredients:

–   4 medium red potatoes

–   2 – 3 tablespoons unsalted butter

–   ¼ cup whole milk

–   2 teaspoons store-bought garlic paste

–   Salt

–   Ground black pepper

Directions:

1. Peel and clean the potatoes. Cut the potatoes in half. Put them in a medium pot with cold water, and make sure the water cover the potatoes completely. Season with salt. Bring to a boil over high heat. Once the water starts to boil, simmer and cook until the potatoes are fork tender, about 35 – 45 minutes.
2. Drain the potatoes, and return them to the pot. Mashed the potatoes with a masher or big spoon until there is no lump.
3. Meanwhile, heat the milk in the microwave for 30 seconds until warm.
4. Put the butter and warm milk into the mashed potatoes. Mix together with a spatula. Stir in the garlic paste. Season with salt and pepper. Serve immediately.

Tips:

1. If you cannot get any garlic paste, you can use garlic powder. The flavor is not as strong, but it is still ok.
2. Mashed potatoes can be kind of fat sometimes. You can use reduced fat milk and margarine instead. I have tried that before, and it was perfectly fine.

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