How to Make Basic Mashed Potatoes

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil is healthier with unsaturated fats.

milk

🥗Healthier: almond milk

💰Cheaper: water

Almond milk is lower in calories; water is budget-friendly.

Wash, peel, and quarter the potatoes.

Place the potatoes in a medium saucepan with water and heat.

Add salt to the water.

Bring the water to a boil and cover the pot.

Boil the potatoes for 20-25 minutes until tender.

Check tenderness with a fork; if soft, drain the potatoes.

Transfer the drained potatoes to a bowl for mixing.

Use a potato masher to begin mashing the potatoes.

Add the butter to the warm potatoes immediately after draining.

Season with additional salt and pepper to taste.

Mix until light and fluffy.

Add warm or room temperature milk in sections, mashing between additions.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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