Three Ingredient Mashed Potatoes
These Three Ingredient Mashed Potatoes are the perfect easy side dish recipe. This easy mashed potato recipe is simple enough for a weeknight meal, but delicious enough to make for holidays.
Servings: 10 servings
Ingredients
- 5 pounds Yukon gold potatoes peeled or not, and quartered
- 3 tablespoons kosher salt
- 1 pound butter room temperature and cut into 1 inch pieces
- 8 ounces cream cheese softened to room temperature
Instructions
- Add the potatoes to a large stock pot. Fill with water and cover so that there is an inch of water above to top of the potatoes. Bring to a boil.
- Once at a roaring boil, add the salt. Boil, uncovered, for 15 minutes or until you are able to easily mash a potato with the back of a spoon.
- For rustic potatoes, as pictured here, transfer the potatoes to a bowl with a slotted spoon. Add in the butter and cream cheese. Mash with a hand masher, and then stir with a sturdy spoon until desired consistency.
- For smoother potatoes (make sure to peel them before cooking), pass the potatoes through a potato ricer or food mill. Then transfer to a bowl with the cream cheese and butter. Stir with a sturdy spoon until smooth.