Smashed Cream Cheese Potatoes
"My son and I saw this on a PBS cooking show (Test Kitchen) and thought that it looked good so we tried it and loved it. I would use this as a base recipe and then added whatever you want afterwards like a package of ranch or bacon. Hope you enjoy. Cooking time will vary."
- Ready In:
- 2hrs 10mins
- Ingredients:
- 6
- Serves:
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5-6
ingredients
- 6 -8 whole potatoes
- 8 ounces cream cheese
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 4 tablespoons fresh chives
- 2 tablespoons salt
- 1⁄2 cup water (reserved from boiling potatoes)
directions
- Boil the whole potatoes in salt water.
- Remove them from the water and allow to dry (it will only take a couple of minutes) Do not pour out all the water. Save about 1/2 cup.
- While they are drying, mix the rest of the ingredients and the 1/2 cup of the potato water. I use a hand mixer for this and that really helps.
- Then, with a spatula or a wooden spoon, simply smash the potatoes. Just enough to break open to spud. Do not mash. Your goal is to have potato chunks.
- Fold the cream cheese mixture in with the potatoes.
- Season to taste.
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Reviews
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These were delicious and easier than mashed potatoes. Using red skinned potatoes makes it very pretty. -
Add this to my preferred comfort foods list. I used garlic and dill cream cheese and resisted the urge to mash the potatoes. My daughter remarked that this was a hot, creamy potato salad. Most of the family ate it just as it, I added a bit of a cayenne pepper dusting as I like my food spicy, even my comfort food. Thanks! -
terrific recipe. tried this today for dinner later as i have to have everything ready early today, and they were delicious. my 3 yr old daugther even loved them and she is not a mashed pot. fan. very simple recipe; short list of ingredients but delicious end result. will make again. thanks for sharing.
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Love taters like this ! I usually toss in bacon and cheddar also. Great Post ! -
So good...definite comfort food. I used 8 potatoes, left the jackets on 4 and peeled the other 4. I did cut back on the salt but even with the alterations that I made, these were still wonderful. :)
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