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goat cheese mashed potatoes

FLUFFY GOAT CHEESE AND CHIVE MASHED POTATOES

Brenda Lanzilli
Soft, creamy, and fluffy mashed potatoes with tangy goat cheese, chives, and greek yogurt! Easy to prepare in advance and bake later, or eat on the spot!
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Course Side Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 6
Calories 370 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 3 lbs. Yukon Gold potatoes
  • 5 garlic cloves
  • 1 cup whole milk
  • 5 tbsp. butter plus 2 for topping
  • 4 oz. goat cheese softened
  • ½ cup yogurt
  • 2 tsp. salt
  • 1 tsp. pepper
  • ¼ cup Parmesan cheese grated

Instructions
 

  • Depending on the size of your double boiler, add enough water to steam potatoes, about 2 or 3 inches. Add whole garlic cloves and whole potatoes to strainer, cover and bring to boil. It should take about 25-30 minutes to soften. Use a knife to check doneness if you are not sure. The knife should slide in and out easily, without any resistance.
  • Remove strainer from steamer. Take potatoes and garlic out and let cool down a bit on cutting board. Swipe off skins and discard. They should come off very easily; this doesn’t have to be done perfectly. Any skin remaining on potato will be caught in the potato ricer.
  • Push potatoes through ricer in to a large mixing bowl. You will push steamed garlic through ricer as well.
  • Drain water from double boiler. Rinse out any starchy residue. Place the pot back on cooktop and melt 5 tbsp. of butter over medium heat till foamy and just a hint of browned. Lower heat, add goat cheese, salt, pepper, chives and milk. Stir until goat cheese is melted. Make sure not to scorch. Remove from heat and add yogurt and riced potatoes/garlic. Stir to just combined. Do not over mix!
  • Spread potatoes in oven safe baking dish. Add grated Parmesan and 2 tbsp. of butter diced. These can be made up to 2 days in advanced. Just cover and refrigerate.
  • To serve: bake uncovered at 400 degrees for 30 min, until top is nice and brown and potatoes are heated throughout.

Nutrition

Calories: 370kcalCarbohydrates: 44gProtein: 13gFat: 17gSaturated Fat: 11gCholesterol: 44mgSodium: 895mgPotassium: 1051mgFiber: 5gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 603IUVitamin C: 45mgCalcium: 174mgIron: 2mg
Keyword chives, goat cheese, greek yogurt, mashed potatoes, potatoes
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