Best Mashed Potato Gratin Recipes

MASHED POTATO AND CAULIFLOWER GRATIN

Steps:

• Put potatoes and 2 teaspoons salt in a large heavy saucepan and generously cover with cold water (about 2 1/2 quarts). Bring to a boil, then reduce heat, and simmer, partially covered, until potatoes are tender, 15 to 20 minutes.
• While potatoes are boiling, heat 3/4 cup milk and 3 tablespoons butter in a small saucepan until butter is melted and milk is hot but not boiling. Keep warm off heat, covered.
• Drain potatoes well in a sieve or colander and return to hot saucepan. Add milk mixture, Fontina, and pepper, and mash with a potato masher or fork to desired consistency. Season with salt and keep warm, covered.
• Bring a pot of well-salted water to a boil, then add cauliflower and garlic and simmer until cauliflower is very tender, 13 to 15 minutes.
• Drain cauliflower in a colander and pulse with remaining 1/2 cup milk, 1/2 cup Parmigiano-Reggiano, and 3 tablespoons butter in a food processor until it's a chunky purée.
• Stir together mashed potatoes and cauliflower mixture in a large bowl and season with salt and pepper. Transfer to a buttered 3-quart flameproof shallow baking dish (not glass).
• Heat oven to 425°F with rack in middle. Melt remaining 2 tablespoons butter and gently brush over potato-cauliflower mixture, then sprinkle evenly with remaining 1/4 to 1/2 cup Parmigiano-Reggiano (to taste). Bake until potato mixture bubbles around edges, about 20 minutes.
• Turn on broiler and broil 6 to 8 inches from heat until topping is browned in spots, 1 to 2 minutes.

MASHED POTATO AND TURNIP GRATIN

Steps:

• Butter 11x7x2-inch glass or ceramic baking dish. Cook potatoes and turnips in heavy large pot of boiling salted water until tender, about 35 minutes. Drain. Cool vegetables slightly and peel. Cut into large chunks; place in food processor. Add butter and process until smooth, scraping down sides of bowl occasionally. Add 1/4 cup cheese and pinch of ground nutmeg; blend briefly. Season puree to taste with salt and pepper. Spoon into prepared dish. Sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup cheese. (Gratin can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and chill.)
• Preheat oven to 425°F. Bake gratin uncovered until vegetables are hot and top is golden, about 25 minutes.

MASHED POTATO, CHEESE, AND CHIVE GRATIN

Steps:

• Butter 6- to 8-cup ovenproof dish. Cook potatoes in large pot of boiling salted water until tender, about 12 minutes. Drain potatoes; return to same pot. Add cream cheese and mash well. Mix in sour cream and milk, then chives. Season potatoes with salt and pepper. Spoon potatoes into prepared dish; dot with chilled butter. (Can be made 2 hours ahead; let stand at room temperature.)
• Preheat oven to 375°F. Bake potatoes until heated through and beginning to brown on top, about 30 minutes.

GARLIC MASHED POTATO GRATIN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375˚. Slice off about 1/4 inch from the top of the garlic head. Place cut-side up on a piece of foil. Top with the olive oil and a pinch of salt; snap a rosemary sprig in half and place on top of the garlic. Wrap in the foil. Roast until the garlic is soft and golden, about 1 hour. Carefully open the foil and let the garlic cool slightly, then squeeze the cloves out of the skin; discard the rosemary.
• Meanwhile, butter a 2-quart baking dish. Smash the remaining 2 garlic cloves; add to a large pot along with the potatoes and the remaining 3 rosemary sprigs. Cover with cold water by 1 inch and season generously with salt. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to a simmer and cook until the potatoes are tender, 15 to 18 minutes. Drain well; discard the rosemary sprigs.
• Increase the oven temperature to 450˚. Press the potatoes, boiled garlic and roasted garlic through a ricer or food mill back into the pot. (Alternatively, return the potatoes and boiled garlic to the pot along with the roasted garlic and mash with a potato masher.)
• Fold in the butter until melted. Gradually stir in 3/4 cup milk until smooth. If the potatoes still seem thick, gradually add the remaining 1/4 cup milk as needed. Season with salt.
• Transfer the mashed potatoes to the prepared baking dish. Bake until browned on top, 30 to 40 minutes.

MASHED-POTATO GRATIN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Butter a shallow, 1 1/2-quart baking dish. In a large pot, cover potatoes with water by 1 inch; add 1 tablespoon salt. Bring to a boil; reduce heat. Simmer until easily pierced with a paring knife, about 20 minutes. Drain. Wipe pan; return potatoes.
• Add butter; mash with a potato masher until creamy. Cool slightly. Fold in egg yolks, milk, 1 1/4 cups cheese, and 2 teaspoons salt. Spread in prepared dish.
• Top with remaining cheese. Bake until golden brown in spots, rotating dish halfway through, about 30 minutes.

GOLDEN MASHED POTATO GRATIN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large pot, bring potatoes to a boil in salted water over high. Reduce heat to a rapid simmer and cook until potatoes are tender when pierced with a knife, about 12 minutes. Drain, return to pot, and mash. Add 6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) butter and stir until melted. Stir in half-and-half and sour cream and season with salt and pepper. Transfer to a shallow 2-quart baking dish.
• In a medium bowl, stir together 2 tablespoons melted butter and mustard; add breadcrumbs and stir until coated. Sprinkle over potatoes and bake until breadcrumbs are golden brown, about 20 minutes.

MASHED POTATO GRATIN

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. Lightly butter 2-quart casserole. Pour broth into 2-quart saucepan. Add potatoes; stir in 1 teaspoon salt. Heat to boiling. Reduce heat; cover and simmer about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until potatoes are tender. Place colander over medium bowl; drain potatoes, reserving broth.
• Rinse and dry saucepan. In saucepan, cook 2 tablespoons of the butter and the garlic over low heat 2 minutes, stirring occasionally. Return potatoes to saucepan with butter and garlic; mash with potato masher.
• Add 1 cup of the reserved broth to potatoes; mix until smooth. Stir in remaining 2 tablespoons butter and 1/4 cup of the cheese. Adjust seasoning to taste with salt and pepper. Spoon potato mixture into casserole. Top with remaining 1/4 cup cheese and the bread crumbs.
• Bake about 20 minutes or until golden brown.

MASHED POTATO GRATIN

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375 degrees F. Lightly butter 2-quart casserole. Pour broth into 2-quart saucepan. Add potatoes; stir in 1 teaspoon salt. Heat to boiling. Reduce heat; cover and simmer about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until potatoes are tender. Place colander over medium bowl; drain potatoes, reserving broth.
• Rinse and dry saucepan. Cook 2 tablespoons of the butter and the garlic in saucepan over low heat 2 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Return potatoes to saucepan with butter and garlic; mash with potato masher.
• Add 1 cup of the reserved broth to potatoes; mix until smooth. Stir in remaining 2 tablespoons butter and 1/4 cup of the cheese. Adjust seasoning to taste with salt and pepper.
• Spoon potato mixture into casserole. Top with remaining 1/4 cup cheese and the bread crumbs. Bake about 20 minutes or until golden brown.

MASHED POTATO GRATIN

Steps:

• Simmer 1 1/2 pounds cubed peeled Yukon Gold potatoes in salted water with 1 sprig rosemary and 2 crushed garlic cloves until tender, 15 minutes; drain and discard the rosemary. Mash with 1/2 cup low-fat milk, 2 tablespoons each olive oil and chopped parsley, and salt and pepper. Transfer to a baking dish; top with grated parmesan. Broil until golden.

CHEDDAR AND MASHED POTATO GRATIN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F. Cook bacon and shallots in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat until bacon is crisp, stirring frequently, about 10 minutes. Stir in mashed potatoes and herbs. Mix in 1/4 cup milk, adding more milk if mixture is dry. Season potato mixture with salt and pepper. Transfer to 2-quart gratin dish. Sprinkle cheese over and bake until cheese is beginning to brown, about 30 minutes.

MASHED POTATO-PUMPKIN GRATIN

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375. Spray 1 1/2 to 2 qt gratin or baking dish with cooking spray. Boil potatoes and garlic in large pot of salted water over medium heat 15 to 20 minutes or until tender. Drain; return potatoes to pot. Stir over low heat 1 minute or until excess moisture has evaporated.
• Mash potatoes until smooth. Stir in mascarpone cheese, half and half, and butter until mascarpone and butter are melted. Vigorously stir in pumpkin, salt, and pepper until smooth. Spoon into baking dish; sprinkle with gruyere (gratin can be made to this point 4 hours ahead. Cover and refrigerate.).
• Bake 30-35 minutes or until hot and cheese is lightly browned.

MASHED POTATO AND RUTABAGA GRATIN

Steps:

• Butter an 8x11-inch baking dish and set aside. Put the potatoes and rutabaga in a 5- to 6-quart saucepan or Dutch oven and cover with cool water by about 1 inch (the rutabaga will float to the top). Add 1/2 tsp. salt and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce the heat to medium, cover partially, and cook until the potatoes are very tender and the rutabaga is soft, about 25 minutes. Drain the vegetables and return them to the pot. Set over medium heat for a minute or two, shaking and stirring to rid them of excess moisture and steam. Transfer the vegetables to a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment (or use a large mixing bowl and an electric hand mixer). On low speed, break up the vegetables until the potatoes are smooth and there are small chunks of rutabaga in the mixture. Gradually add the cream cheese, increase the speed to medium, and beat until absorbed. Gradually add the butter and beat until absorbed. Add the mustard and half of the pecorino and beat until combined. If the purée seems too dry, add enough milk to make it light and fluffy but not wet. (You may not need to use any milk.) Season to taste with salt and pepper. Transfer the mash to the prepared baking dish, smoothing the top with a spatula. Sprinkle the remaining cheese on top. Serve Position a rack in the center of the oven and heat the oven to 375°F. If the gratin was made assembled ahead and refrigerated, let it sit at room temperature while the oven heats. Bake uncovered until heated though and the top is golden, about 40 minutes for a refrigerated gratin or about 20 minutes for a freshly made gratin. Let sit for 15 minutes before serving.

GOAT CHEESE MASHED POTATO GRATIN

Steps:

• Boil potatoes in salted water until tender.
• Drain and peel when cool enough to handle.
• Boil garlic with potatoes until soft.
• Remove and peel.
• Mash potatoes with garlic, cream, butter and cheese.
• Stir in scallions.
• Spoon into buttered casserole dish.
• Run under the broiler until golden-brown on top.

GARLIC MASHED-POTATO GRATIN

Steps:

• Grease a 3-quart ovenproof dish with 1 Tbsp. butter. In a large pot, cover potatoes and garlic with cold water and add 2 tsp. salt. Bring to boil and cook over medium heat until tender, about 30 minutes. Drain and return potatoes and garlic to pot.
• While potatoes are cooking, bring cream, grated Parmesan and 2 Tbsp. butter to simmer in a medium saucepan, stirring until Parmesan melts. Remove mixture from heat and set aside. Preheat oven to 350
• Mash potatoes and garlic with cream cheese until smooth. Add cream mixture to potato mixture and stir well to combine. Stir in chives, season with salt and pepper and spoon potato mixture into prepared baking dish.
• Dot potatoes with remaining 1 Tbsp. butter and bake until potatoes are heated through and golden brown on top, about 45 minutes. Serve immediately.

MASHED POTATO, CHEESE AND CHIVE GRATIN

Steps:

• Butter a 6 to 8-cup ovenproof dish.
• Cook potatoes in large pot of boiling salted water until tender, about 12 minutes.
• Drain potatoes; return to same pot.
• Add cream cheese and mash well.
• Mix in sour cream and milk, then chives.
• Season potatoes with salt and pepper.
• Spoon potatoes into prepared dish; dot with chilled butter.
• (Can be made 2 hours ahead; let stand at room temperature.).
• Preheat oven to 375°F
• Bake potatoes until heated through and beginning to brown on top, about 30 minutes.

GOAT CHEESE MASHED POTATO GRATIN

Steps:

• In a large saucepan combine the potatoes, peeded and cut into 1 1/2 to 2 inch pieces, and the garlic with enough salted water to cover the potatoes by 1/2 inch and simmer them, covered for 15 to 25 minutes, or until they are tender but not falling apart. While the potates are cooking, in a small saucepan heat the cream with the butter, the goat cheese and salt and pepper to taste over moderately low heat, stirring, until the butter and cheese are just melted and smooth and keep the mixture warm. Drain the potatoes and garlic and force them ghrough a food mill fitted with the medium disc or a ricer into a bowl. with an electric mixer beat in the butter mixture, scallion, and salt and pepper to taste, beating just until the potatoes are fluffy and smooth (do not over-beat), and transfer the mixture to a 1-quart shallow flameproof baking dish. The potatoes may be prepared up to this point 2 days in advance and kept covered and chilled. Reheat the potatoes in a preheated 400 degree oven for 20 minutes or until they are heated through, before broiling them. Broil the potatoes under a preheated broiler about 4 inches from the heat for 3 to 5 minutes, or until the top is golden.

MASHED POTATO GRATIN

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350. Spray 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray. In 4-quart saucepan or Dutch oven, place potatoes; add enough water to cover potatoes by 1 inch. Heat to boiling over high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low; simmer uncovered 20 minutes or until potatoes are tender and can be easily pierced with fork.
• Drain potatoes; return to saucepan. Add butter; mash with potato masher until creamy. Stir in egg yolks, salt, milk and 1 cup of the cheese. Spread potato mixture evenly in baking dish. Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup cheese.
• Bake 30 minutes or until edges are light brown. Sprinkle with chopped parsley.

GOAT CHEESE MASHED-POTATO GRATIN

Steps:

• IN A LARGE SAUCEPAN COMBINE THE POTATOES, PEELED AND CUT INTO 11/2 TO 2 INCH PIECES AND THE GARLIC WITH ENOUGH SALTED COLD WATER TO COVER BY 1/2 INCH AND SIMMER THEM COVERED FOR 15 TO 20 MINUTES UNTIL THEY ARE TENDER BUT NOT FALLING APART. HEAT THE CREAM, BUTTER, GOAT CHEESE, SALT AND PEPPER OVER MODERATELY LOW HEAT STIRRING UNTIL MELTED AND SMOOTH. KEEP MIXTURE WARM FORCE THE DRAINED POTATOES AND GARLIC THROUGH A RICER. COMBINE WITH THE BUTTER MIXTURE AND SCALLIONS. USE AN ELECTRIC MIXER,BEATING ONLY UNTIL FLUFFY.(DO NOT OVERBEAT_ TRANSFER TO A SHALLOW FLAME PROOF 1 QUART BAKING DISH. BROIL UNDER A PREHEATED BROILER 4 INCHES FROM THE HEAT 3 TO 5 MINUTES UNTIL TOP IS GOLDEN.

MASHED POTATO, CHEESE, AND CHIVE GRATIN

Steps:

• 1. Butter 6- to 8-cup ovenproof dish. Cook potatoes in large pot of boiling salted water until tender, about 12 minutes. Drain potatoes; return to same pot. Add cream cheese and mash well. Mix in sour cream and milk, then chives. Season potatoes with salt and pepper. Spoon potatoes into prepared dish; dot with chilled butter. (Can be made 2 hours ahead; let stand at room temperature.)
• 2. Preheat oven to 375°F. Bake potatoes until heated through and beginning to brown on top, about 30 minutes.

MASHED POTATO & RUTABAGA GRATIN

Steps:

• 1. Butter an 8x11 baking dish. 2. In 5-6 quart saucepan cover potatoes & rutabaga with cool water by 1" (rutabaga will float). 3. Add 1/2 tsp salt, 2-3 sprigs of rosemay and bring to boil over med-high heat. Reduce heat to medium, cover partially, and cuul until tender and soft, about 25 mins. 4. Drain, remove rosemary sprigs, return to pot over medium heat for 2 mins, shaking and stirring to rid of excess moisture. (Don't worry if some loose rosemary leaves are included.) 5. Transfer to a stand mixer fitted with paddle attachment. On low speed, break up vegs untilpotatoes are smooth and rutabage is in small chunks. 6. Gradually add cream cheese, increase speed to medium and beat until absorbed. 7. Gradually add butter and beat until absorbed. 8. Add mustard, half the rosemary leaves, and half the cheese, and beat until combined. 9. If too dry, add some milk to make light & fluffy, but not wet. Season to taste with salt & pepper. 10. Transfer to prepared baking dish, smoothing the top with a spatula. Sprinkle remaining cheese and rosemary leaves on top. - May be prepared to this point up to 2 days ahead. Cover and refrigerate. 11. Preheat over to 375 degree F. If refrigerated, let gratin sit at room temperature while oven is heating. 12. Bake uncovered in middle of over until heated through and top is golden. About 40 mins if refrigerated or 20 mins for freshly made. 13. Garnish with sprigs of rosemary and let sit for 15 mins before serving.