Last Updated on November 9, 2024 by Michelle Mundy
Garlic Mashed Potatoes are an easy, versatile and delicious side dish. Infused with a mild garlic flavor, they go with pretty much everything!
Mashed potatoes are a common side dish that is served in our home on a regular basis. They can be served alongside holiday dinners and everyday family meals.
Infusing garlic into the potatoes as they cook is an easy hack that takes mashed potatoes to the next level with very little effort!
What You’ll Need to Make Garlic Mashed Potatoes
- Potatoes
- Milk
- Fresh Garlic
- Butter
- Salt & Pepper to taste
How to Make Garlic Mashed Potatoes
In restaurants, Garlic Mashed Potatoes have always seemed like something that would take a lot of extra work to make. I envisioned some super secret culinary technique that was involved to infuse the flavor into the potatoes.
It turns out that making Garlic Mashed Potatoes is super easy. Delicious and a total game changer!
Peel the potatoes and cut them into around 1 inch chunks. Rinse them off and put into a medium saucepan.
Cover with water and add 1/2 tsp salt. The salt flavors the potatoes and also makes the water boil faster.
Using the side of a knife, peel and smash 3-4 cloves of garlic and toss them right into the pot with the potatoes.
While the potatoes cook, the garlic flavor will infuse into the potatoes. This is all there is to it. Who knew?
Bring potatoes to a boil over medium-high heat. Cook until softened, about 20 minutes. Drain and return to the same saucepan. Leave the garlic cloves in with the potatoes.
Add butter and salt and pepper to taste.
Using a potato masher, mash the potatoes until the majority of the large chunks are gone. Try not to over mash!
Add 1/4 cup of milk. Stir with a spoon just until milk is incorporated and potatoes are fluffy. This step is like magic and makes all the difference in the world. Serve Immediately. Enjoy!
Other Delicious Side Dishes You May Like
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Broiled Smashed Baby Potatoes – creamy, tender insides and crispy seasoned outsides.
Roasted Brown Sugar Acorn Squash – tender, delicious and packed full of fiber and vitamins.
Creamy Cucumber Salad – crisp fresh bites of cucumber with thin slices of onion, wrapped in a light and tangy dilly dressing.
Air Fryer Roasted Baby Carrots – Lightly tossed in olive oil with hints of fresh garlic and dill.
Garlic Mashed Potatoes
Ingredients
Method
- Peel and cut potatoes into around 1 inch chunks. Rinse and put into a medium saucepan. Cover with water and add 1/2 tsp salt.
- Peel and smash 3-4 cloves of garlic and add to the pot. Bring potatoes to a boil over medium-high heat. Cook until softened, about 20 minutes.
- Drain potatoes and return potatoes & garlic cloves to the saucepan. Add 1 tablespoon of butter and salt and pepper to taste. Using a potato masher, mash the potatoes until the majority of the large chunks are gone but do not over mash.
- Add 1/4 cup of milk. Stir with a spoon just until milk is incorporated and potatoes are fluffy. Serve Immediately. Enjoy!
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Ashlee says
Mmmmm, yes love garlic mashed pots! Do you think I can use minced garlic, or do you feel like real is better?
The Bandit says
My only worry would be that minced garlic in the jar is so over processed that the flavor might not be as good. Use 1 tsp of minced garlic for every clove of garlic and be sure to let me know how they turn out. I am curious!