If you love mashed potatoes, you'll definitely want to try this sour cream version! It's just as quick as the regular version, but sour cream adds an extra delicious dimension by nicely balancing the heaviness. Serve them as a side for Thanksgiving turkey, Christmas ham, or weeknight meatballs!
Hearty Dishes Need a Pop of Acidity
When cooking and developing recipes, one of the most important things is balancing flavors. And when it comes to heavier, heartier, dishes like mashed potatoes - balance almost always means adding something acidic.
That's why sour cream mashed potatoes work so well. Take your regular rich, creamy, hearty, buttery, mashed potatoes - and give them an edge. An acidic edge. It lightens the dish and gives the flavor an extra dimension. Just try it, and you'll quickly become a fan!
This version is just as quick as regular mashed potatoes, and the lighter edge makes them perfect for big dinners like Thanksgiving and Christmas. But really, they're delicious anytime!
Just 5 Simple Ingredients
Sour cream is key for this recipe - but I recommend adding another creamy component as well. I opted for cream, but you can also use milk or half and half. Or use more butter, to make a hybrid of this recipe and my mashed potatoes without milk.
Make It in 3 Simple Steps
1. Boil & Mash
Boil potatoes and mash them, then add butter and mash until melted.
2. Add Sour Cream
Fold in sour cream.
3. Make it Creamy
Add cream slowly, until you've reached your desired consistency. Then taste test, season with salt and pepper, and serve!
Tips For Best Results
Cut the potatoes in smaller pieces. This will help them cook faster, and save you time.
Peeling is optional. Peeled potatoes look better in mashed potatoes, but if you don't feel like peeling them that's also fine. Just make sure they're well scrubbed & clean!
Heat the cream. You can use cold cream, but that will cool down the mashed potatoes. Instead use hot cream so you can serve the mashed potatoes really hot and nice.
Don't add all the cream at once. Depending on the potatoes you use and how well you drain them - as well as what consistency you prefer for your mashed potatoes - you might need to use more or less. Start with a little, and go from there!
Don't forget to taste test. Taste testing is super important - for this recipe you can add more butter, sour cream, salt and pepper if you like.
What to Do with Leftovers
Storing: Store leftovers in the fridge in an airtight container for up to 4 days.
Freezing: Store leftovers in the freezer in an airtight container for up to 1 month.
Reheating in microwave: Reheat leftovers in the microwave in 30-second increments, mixing between each segment.
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Recipe
Sour Cream Mashed Potatoes
Print RateIngredients
Cheesy Mashed Potatoes
- 2 lb potatoes peeling optional, cut in smaller pieces
- 1 tablespoon salt for seasoning potato boiling water
- ¼ cup salted butter
- ¼ cup cream or milk/half and half; hot
- ¼ cup sour cream
- ½ teaspoon fine table salt or according to taste
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper or according to taste
Instructions
- To start, boil the potatoes in a large pot with salted water until tender, then drain them. Meanwhile, heat the milk until almost boiling.2 lb potatoes, 1 tablespoon salt, ¼ cup cream
- Mash the potatoes, then add butter and keep mashing until the butter is melted and well mixed in.¼ cup salted butter
- Add sour cream and mix until well incorporated.¼ cup sour cream
- Add hot milk slowly, and mix in between. Add more until you've reached your desired consistency. Then taste test and season with salt and pepper as needed.½ teaspoon fine table salt, ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
Equipment (may contain affiliate links)
- Measuring cups
- Potato masher
Notes
Nutrition
Nutritional information is approximate and automatically calculated, and should only be viewed as an indication.
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