Looking for a side dish that is fast, easy, tasty and good enough to serve to guests or your family? Why not speed up your regular process for mashed potatoes by adjusting 2 steps and make garlic mashed potatoes? So many of us have very busy lives and need ways of speeding up the cooking process. In addition, I keep hearing from some of my readers that they make instant mashed potatoes. Why not go the fresh route instead? You can make mashed potatoes for 4 in as little as 20 minutes, if you leave on the peel, otherwise about 30 minutes. The smaller you cut the pieces of potatoes, the faster they cook. And if you’re a garlic mashed potatoes lover, simply adding whole cloves of garlic to your potatoes while they boil will create creamy garlic mashed potatoes.
The trick to making garlic mashed potatoes quickly is to cut the potatoes small. So easy and delicious!
Ingredients
- 2 lbs. (about 6 small) potatoes, peeled, and cut into 1/2" cubes
- 7 very large cloves garlic ( a little more than 1/2 head of garlic)
- 4 Tablespoons butter or buttery spread
- 1 Tablespoon milk of your choosing, including dairy
- salt and pepper to taste
Directions
- Boil potatoes and garlic together in enough water to cover them. To speed up boiling process cover pan with a lid. Cook until knife tender, about 15 minutes.
- Drain. Add potatoes and garlic to a food processor, blender, or mash by hand.
- Add butter, milk salt and pepper and mash or blend until creamy.
Tips
(1) * Earth Balance Soy-Free contains flavor derived from corn. (2) An even faster way of making garlic mashed potatoes is to use red potatoes and leave on the skins. (Make sure they are washed well.)
