Mashed Potatoes with Garlic

Name: Mashed Potatoes with Garlic
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 6-8 servings.
Cuisine: Comfort Food Recipes, Comfort Food Side Dishes, Comfort Food Vegetarian Recipes, Italian Recipes, Italian Side Dishes, Italian Vegetarian Recipes
Ingredients: 2 pounds potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks; 8 garlic cloves, peeled; 1 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon coarsely ground pepper; 1/4 cup olive oil, warmed

If you'd like a new twist on mashed potatoes, try this recipe from Jennifer Adams of Plymouth, Massachusetts. She adds garlic to the potatoes and then places a cruet of olive oil on the table for guests to drizzle on the potatoes.

Ingredients

2 pounds potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks
8 garlic cloves, peeled
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon coarsely ground pepper
1/4 cup olive oil, warmed

Directions

Place the potatoes and garlic in a large saucepan; cover with water. Cover and bring to a boil. Cook until tender, about 20 minutes. Drain, reserving 3/4 cup cooking liquid.
In a large bowl, mash the potatoes and garlic. Beat in the salt, pepper and enough reserved cooking liquid to achieve a creamy consistency. Drizzle with oil.

Nutrition Facts

2/3 cup: 130 calories, 7g fat (1g saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 298mg sodium, 16g carbohydrate (1g sugars, 1g fiber), 2g protein.

Originally published as Garlic Mashed Potatoes with Olive Oil in Country Woman March/April 2006

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HeidiWahlstrom

Oct 24, 2010

Better than a Columbia Gorge restaurant we ate at yesterday:)
lurky27

May 29, 2009

We love these potatoes because they taste great, plus they are low in fat - made without milk or butter!