The first cool breeze of fall showed up last week and it always means one thing in our house – fall recipes for dinner. Actually, I’m surprised it took this long. Usually I start craving chili and chicken noodles long before September and typically cave. But, I held off this year and yesterday, we finally had crock-pot roast and easy garlic mashed potatoes. One of our absolute favorite combos.
Such a simple side dish – mashed potatoes – and a very common one in the Midwest at least. I’ve spent a few years refining my recipe to our liking. My “experiments” began with adding a dash of this here and that there until I finally took the time to pay attention to what I was doing. We like our potatoes flavorful and my answer was adding lots of garlic and Italian seasoning. I prefer red potatoes with skins on and a creamy texture. There are so many ways to make the delicious side dish, but below, I’ve (finally) written out my recipe.
These easy garlic mashed potatoes are such a good compliment to almost any main course. We make them with a lot of chicken dishes, with grilled steaks, alongside pork chops – and honestly, I could eat them as a meal on their own.
So good – enjoy!
Easy Garlic Mashed Potatoes
Easy Garlic Mashed Potatoes
Ingredients
- 10-12 medium red potatoes, diced into 1 inch pieces
- 3 tbsp unsalted butter
- 1/4 cup milk
- 3 cloves crushed garlic
- 1 tbsp Italian seasoning
- 1 tsp salt
Instructions
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Place diced potatoes (with skin) in large pot & add water until potatoes are covered. Boil until potatoes are soft and ready to be mashed.
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Once potatoes are ready, drain water & mash. It's ok to leave some chunks.
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Add in the butter and milk & stir until butter is melted and milk is incorporated - this will make the potatoes nice and creamy.
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Next, add the garlic, Italian seasoning & salt. Mix well.
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Serve immediately!
Recipe Notes
*It's ok to use salted butter - simply add less salt if you do.
