Mashed Potatoes with Garlic
5
Points®
Total Time
18 min
Prep
10 min
Cook
8 min
Serves
8
Difficulty
Easy
This seven-ingredient garlic mashed potato recipe takes less than 20 minutes to make and packs a punch of flavor, thanks to a heavy dose of fresh garlic and a handful of fresh chopped parsley. We boiled the garlic with the potatoes so the softened cloves would infuse a deep garlic flavor throughout the potatoes when they're mashed. Idaho potatoes have a fluffy, creamy, and soft texture and are perfect for mashing, but you can also use red potatoes—unpeeled for color—or Yukon Golds—for a natural buttery flavor. Feel free to swap plain Greek yogurt for the sour cream, if you prefer.
Ingredients
Uncooked potato
4 large, Idaho variety, peeled and cut into 2-inch chunks
Garlic
8 clove(s), peeled
Light sour cream
1 cup(s)
1% low fat buttermilk
½ cup(s)
Fresh parsley
¼ cup(s), fresh, chopped
Table salt
¾ tsp, or to taste
Black pepper
¼ tsp, or to taste