Mashed Potatoes Rachael Ray Style Recipes

HERB MASHED POTATOES WITH GOAT CHEESE

Steps:

• Bring a medium pot of water to a boil. Add potatoes and salt. Boil potatoes 15 minutes or until fork tender.
• Begin other dishes for your menu with the pocket of time you have here.
• Pour the potatoes into a colander to drain. Return pot to stove. Adjust heat to medium. Add oil, then the butter. When butter melts, add shallots and saute 2 to 3 minutes. Add herbs, then potatoes back to the pot. Mash potatoes, adding stock as you work to achieve your desired consistency. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
• Remove goat cheese from packaging and cut the small log into 4 discs. Serve potatoes on dinner plates and top each mound with a disk of goat cheese.

MASHED POTATO SKINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Arrange the bacon on a sheet pan and bake for 12 to15 minutes until crisp. Cool and chop.
• Put potatoes in a medium sauce pot and cover with cold water. Bring the water to a boil and season with salt. Cook until tender, about 15 minutes. Drain and mash potatoes with buttermilk and season with salt and pepper. Stir in the chives, Cheddar and fold in bacon.

GARLIC MASHED POTATOES WITH SPINACH

Steps:

• Place potatoes in a pot and cover with water. Salt water and boil potatoes until tender 12 to 15 minutes.
• Squeeze the water from spinach in a clean dish towel.
• Drain potatoes and melt butter in the hot pot, then add the garlic and cook 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in cream, add the spinach, separating the greens as you do. Season greens with salt, pepper and nutmeg. Add potatoes to the pot and mash to desired consistency.