Best Creamy Herb Mashed Potatoes Recipes

CREAMY HERBED MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• Peel the potatoes and medium dice, making sure to keep pieces about the same size. Place the potatoes into a large pot, cover with cold water, and add a few generous sprinkles of salt. Cover and bring the pot to a boil. Once boiling, remove the lid and bring down the temperature so that the potatoes are simmering and cook until fork tender. This should take about 15-20 minutes. Once cooked through, drain in a colander.
• Meanwhile, finely chop the fresh herbs. Once the potatoes are draining add the butter and herbs into the now empty pot. Place over medium heat and let the butter melt and the herbs soften for about a minute. Add the cream, salt, pepper, and drained potatoes into the pot. Mash with a hand masher or hand mixer until desired smoothness.
• Taste and adjust seasonings as necessary.
• If making ahead of time and reheating, add a few tablespoons of cream and a few pats of butter to the potatoes and heat. I like to put the potatoes back in a pot over medium heat and re-mash while heating.

BUTTERY HERBED MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• 1. In a large pot of cold water, bring the potatoes and garlic to a boil. Salt the water and cook until the potatoes are tender, about 20 to 30 minutes.2. Meanwhile, heat the cream, 4 tablespoons butter, 1 tablespoon chopped sage, and the thyme sprigs over medium heat until the butter has melted. Remove from the heat and let the herbs sit in the warm cream until the potatoes are done. Remove the thyme sprigs before adding to the potatoes. 3. Drain the potatoes, return the potatoes to the pot and mash over low heat, or mash in the bowl of stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Add the herbed cream and crème fraîche. 4. In a skillet, melt 6 tablespoons butter and the sage leaves over medium heat until just browned. The butter will melt, foam and froth, then begin to brown along the bottom. Whisk browned bits off of the bottom of the pan. Remove the sage leaves. Pour the browned butter into the warm mashed potatoes. Taste and season with salt and pepper.5. Serve the potatoes warm, topped with the remaining 2 tablespoons butter, sage and fresh chopped chives.

CREAMY HERBED MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• Put potato chunks in a large saucepan over high heat and cover with cold water. Add salt and bring to a boil. Lower heat and simmer until potatoes are tender, about 20 minutes.
• In a small saucepan over medium heat, combine cream and all the herbs except parsley and bring to a simmer. Turn off heat and cover, allowing herbs to infuse for 15 minutes.
• Drain potatoes well and pass through a food mill (or use a masher). Add butter and gradually stir in cream until potatoes have the desired consistency (you may not use all the cream).
• Stir in parsley, season with additional salt and pepper, and serve immediately. Serve with cornmeal fried tomatoes.

GARLIC AND HERB MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• Place potatoes and water to cover in a 6-qt. stockpot; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cook, uncovered, until tender, 10-15 minutes. Drain potatoes; return to pot. Mash potatoes, gradually adding cream cheese and butter. Stir in remaining ingredients., Transfer to a greased 3- or 4-qt. slow cooker. Cook, covered, on low to allow flavors to blend, 2-3 hours.