Best Christmas Mashed Potatoes Recipes

Hungarian Christmas Mashed Potatoes image

Provided by Elmotoo

Time 50m

Yield 8-10 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 tablespoon black mustard seeds
2 tablespoons butter
3 large onions (coarsely chopped)
2 tablespoons sweet Hungarian paprika
10 potatoes, peeled and quartered
1/2 cup butter (1 stick)
3/4 cup sour cream
1 egg
salt, to taste

Steps:

Boil peeled and quartered potatoes in salted water till tender.
While potatoes are cooking --.
Heat skillet. Add mustard seeds. Cover & shake until the popping slows. Add the butter & when melted, add the onions. Cover and cook over low heat for 15 minutes. Uncover, continue cooking over low heat for until very soft, dark & caramelized. Add the paprika. Stir over lowest heat for a minute or two until the paprika has lost its raw taste. Set aside.
Back to the potatoes --.
Strain off cooking water & mash. Add 1/2c of the sour cream and blend into potatoes. Add the egg into the potatoes and whip. Add the stick of butter & the remaining sour cream to taste. Stir in the onion mixture. Add salt to taste.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 414, Fat 20, SaturatedFat 11.9, Cholesterol 72.6, Sodium 172.2, Carbohydrate 53.6, Fiber 7.5, Sugar 5.5, Protein 7.8

Christmas Mashed Potatoes Recipe - (4.4/5) image

Provided by slane2

Number Of Ingredients 7

5 lbs potatoes (approximately 9 large)
8 oz. low-fat cream cheese
1 C low-fat sour cream
2 t onion salt
1 t salt
pinch pepper
2 T butter

Steps:

Cook and mash potatoes. Add all ingredients except butter and combine. Put into large greased casserole. Dot with butter. Bake, covered, at 350 F for 30 minutes.