Easy Garlic Mashed Potatoes

Course: Side Dish, Vegetable

Cuisine: American

Keyword: creamy scalloped potatoes, easy side dish, garlic, garlic mashed potatoes, mashed potatoes, Thanksgiving recipes

Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 15

Total Time: 25

Servings:

Calories: 193kcal

Author: Malinda Linnebur

These Easy Garlic Mashed Potatoes are sure to impress all of your guests this Thanksgiving! All you need are 5 ingredients to make these delicious taters.

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Ingredients

3 pounds (1.3kg) potatoes; peeled and washed
6-7 cloves of garlic
1 cup (235ml) half and half
½ cup (113g) butter
1 bay leaf

Instructions

Cut potatoes into 1 inch cubes. Place in a large saucepan and cover with water. Add in peeled garlic and sprinkle with salt. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer until tender.
Meanwhile, in a small saucepan heat half and half, bay leaf, and butter until butter is melted.
Drain potatoes and mash (do not remove the garlic.) Remove the bay leaf from the half and half mixture and add to the mashed potatoes. Continue mashing until you have reached desired consistency.

Notes

MAKE-AHEAD: transfer to a bowl and cover with cling wrap, pressing onto the potato to remove as much air as possible. Refrigerate for up to 2 days until ready to use. To reheat, place them in a large pot over medium-low heat, stirring constantly and adding additional half and half as needed to achieve the desired consistency.
Mashed potatoes can be kept warm in a crockpot (if serving later the same day)
I do not recommend using pre minced (store bought) garlic for this recipe as the peeled garlic cloves are boiled with the potatoes and then mashed plus pre minced garlic can sometimes have an off taste.
If you like some extra texture in your mashed potatoes use unpeeled potatoes instead.
You can replace the half and half with sour cream or plain greek yogurt however they will be a little thicker so you may still need to use some form of milk.

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