Creamy Parmesan Mashed Potatoes

Kozmic Blues's Note:

Another deliciously different way to serve mashed pototoes

• Total Time: 40 mins
• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 3 lbs potatoes , peeled or
• 3 lbs red potatoes , unpeeled (your choice)
• 1 ½ cups half-and-half or 1 ½ cups milk
• ¼ lb unsalted butter
• ½ cup sour cream
• ½ cup parmesan cheese , freshly grated
• 1 tablespoon salt , for boiling water,plus
• 2 teaspoons salt
• fresh ground pepper , to taste

Directions:

1. Place potatoes in stock pot with 1 tbsp salt and enough cold water to cover.
2. Bring to a boil and simmer potatoes for 25-30 minutes, or until tender.
3. Drain and return to pot.
4. Heat half-and-half and butter in a small sauce pan until butter is melted.
5. Add warm mixture to potatoes, and mash with potato masher until smooth- (mine are never perfectly smooth) Fold in sour cream, Parmesan and mix well.
6. Add salt and pepper to taste.
7. If the potatoes seem thick, you may add a bit more cream and/or butter until the texture suits your taste.

Reviews

[love4culinary]

You should have heard the MMmmMM's and YUMMMMS! I got out of my family when they started eating dinner. Everyone kept asking what was different about the potatoes... what did I put in them to get this... different and tasty flavor! I said.. PARM CHEESE!!! They really loved these potatoes!!!! I did too...they are fabulous! Ive never added parmesan cheese to mashed potatoes before, but I definitely will again!!! There was just a perfect about of half and half and butter... I didnt need to add any extra :-) A bit of salt and pepper, and TADAA!!! delicious mashed potatoes :-)

[Starlita]

These potatoes were absolutely scrumptious. At first I thought it would be too much milk (I used 2%) but that's what made them so good! I served them with blackeyed peas. Very good, indeed. I also used Brummel & Brown Spread instead of butter.

[Audrey M]

Outstanding! Outstanding! Who would of thought that Parmesan Cheese would make such a difference in mash potatoes. To keep the calories down, I used skim milk, low-fat butter, and nonfat sour cream. I will continue to make my mash potatoes with this recipe.