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French Garlic Mashed Potatoes

Here's how you make French Garlic Mashed Potatoes
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  • Servings: 8
  • Prep: 15m
  • Cook: 30m
    • The following recipe serves 8 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 2 pounds potatoes, peeled, cut into 2 inch chunks
  • 4 garlic cloves, peeled
  • 1⁄2 cup milk
  • 4 tablespoons butter
  • 4 ounces swiss cheese, shredded
  • 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
  • 1⁄4 teaspoon white pepper
  • 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, minced
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Put potatoes and garlic into a large pan

  • Step 2: Add enough water to just cover & bring water to a boil reduce heat to medium low & simmer, covered, 30 minutes until potatoes & garlic are very tender.

  • Step 3: Drain well keeping 1/2 cup water

  • Step 4: Return to Pam sprayed saucepan

  • Step 5: Put over low heat for a minute or so to dry out potatoes, shaking the saucepan so they don't stick.

  • Step 6: Combine milk and butter

  • Step 7: Nuke on high for 2 minutes until milk is steaming and butter starts to melt

  • Step 8: Stir milk mixture and cheese(save some to sprinkle on top) into potatoes.

  • Step 9: Mash roughly with a fork, especially the garlic

  • Step 10: Then beat until smooth with an electric mixer, being careful not to overdo it or they will become gluey.

  • Step 11: If you need more moisture use potato water

  • Step 12: Season to taste

  • Step 13: Sprinkle with parsley

  • Step 14: Mix

  • Step 15: Sprinkle leftover cheese over top

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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