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Easy 1-Pot Mashed Potatoes
EASY, fluffy mashed potatoes that are easy to make! Just 1 pot and 5 simple ingredients required for these buttery, garlicky mashed potatoes! Perfect for holiday gatherings and beyond!
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
40 mins
Servings: 6 (Servings)
Calories: 172 kcal
Course:
Side Dish
Cuisine:
Vegan
Ingredients
POTATOES
- 2 lbs golden potatoes, peeled (leave some skin on for more rustic presentation)
- water (enough to cover potatoes by ~1 inch)
- 1 tsp sea salt
SEASONING
- 5 cloves garlic, minced
- 4 Tbsp dairy-free butter (we prefer Miyokos // or sub organic cultured dairy butter)
- 2-3 Tbsp plain unsweetened dairy-free milk (we prefer cashew milk // or sub organic dairy milk)
- ~1/2 tsp each sea salt and fresh ground black pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Peel and cut potatoes into a uniform size. Then add to a large pot or Dutch oven.
- Cover with cool or lukewarm water. They should be entirely submerged by about 1 inch. Adding too much water is okay, it will just take longer to start boiling. However, adding enough water is important because it ensures the potatoes cook evenly and quickly.
- Once water is boiling, add salt and reduce heat to medium-high so it’s still boiling but not quite as rapidly. Boil until potatoes are tender enough to slide off of a sharp knife easily when pierced — about 20-30 minutes depending on type and size of potato.
- Once tender, turn off heat. Strain potatoes and return to cooking pot (again, no further heat required). This will allow any leftover water to evaporate.
- Use a potato masher (or large fork) to mash the potatoes. Then add garlic, butter of choice, milk of choice, and salt and pepper to taste (starting with ½ tsp sea salt and ¼ tsp black pepper as recipe is written).
- Mash until desired consistency is reached. Mash more for creamier potatoes, less for chunkier potatoes.
- Taste and adjust flavor as needed, adding more salt or pepper to taste, butter for buttery flavor / fluffier consistency, or milk as needed to thin (just be sure not to add too much or your mash can become runny).
- Serve hot, garnish with parsley (optional), or more butter, salt, and pepper. Store leftovers covered in the refrigerator up to 3-4 days, or in the freezer up to 1 month (though best when fresh). Reheat in the microwave or on the stovetop, adding more butter or milk of choice as needed.
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Notes
- *Nutrition information is a rough estimate calculated with potato skins included and without optional ingredients.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1servings
Calories
172
(9%)
Carbohydrates
25.1g
(8%)
Protein
3.1g
(6%)
Fat
7.1g
(11%)
Saturated Fat
5.4g
(27%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.1g
Monounsaturated Fat
0g
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
0mg
(0%)
Sodium
658mg
(27%)
Potassium
701mg
(20%)
Fiber
2.7g
(11%)
Sugar
2g
(4%)
Vitamin A
11.86IU
(0%)
Vitamin C
13.78mg
(15%)
Calcium
22.25mg
(2%)
Iron
1.19mg
(7%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6(Servings)
Amount Per Serving
Calories 172
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1servings | |
| Calories | 172 | 9% |
| Carbohydrates | 25.1g | 8% |
| Protein | 3.1g | 6% |
| Fat | 7.1g | 11% |
| Saturated Fat | 5.4g | 27% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.1g | 1% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 0g | 0% |
| Trans Fat | 0g | 0% |
| Cholesterol | 0mg | 0% |
| Sodium | 658mg | 27% |
| Potassium | 701mg | 15% |
| Fiber | 2.7g | 11% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 11.86IU | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 13.78mg | 15% |
| Calcium | 22.25mg | 2% |
| Iron | 1.19mg | 7% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.