This Easy Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes are irresistibly creamy, buttery, and the best mashed potatoes recipe you will ever try! Enjoy this side dish recipe for a simple dinner or holidays meals at home.
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Why You Should Try This Recipe?
These creamy garlic mashed potatoes are full of flavorful ingredients such as roasted garlic, butter, and cream. The combination of comforting flavors in this recipe is appetizing and full of rich flavors!
The flavor of these easy mashed potatoes is simply tasty because the roasted garlic is fragrant and robust. This recipe is easy to customize with very straightforward steps and few ingredients.
Great as a side dish or a delicious festive dinner, basically for any occasion. You are definitely going to love these potatoes as much as I do.
Easily leave the flavor of garlic out of this fluffy creamy mashed potatoes recipe for a more subtle flavor. The options are endless!
Ingredients
- Garlic – Fresh garlic is roasted to create savory and aromatic flavors to mix within these fluffy potatoes. There is nothing like using fresh garlic–especially for this recipe. I highly recommend using a fresh head of garlic.
- Potatoes – I used Russet potatoes for this recipe because they are fluffy, soft, and easy to mash once cooked. Feel free to try this recipe with Yukon Gold or waxy red potatoes.
- Water – Just a little bit of water is used to cover the potatoes to make sure they boil until softened.
- Butter – I use a good amount of unsalted butter to make sure these potatoes contain the most buttery rich flavors.
- Cream – Feel free to use either reduced fat or full-fat cream. Both types of cream create potatoes that are smooth, creamy, and delicious.
- Salt – Sea salt is all you need to make these potatoes taste as yummy as ever.
For Serving
- Fresh Herbs – Serve these buttery mashed potatoes with fresh herbs like thyme, rosemary, chives, or parsley. The herbs give these potatoes even more flavor and depth.
How To Make Garlic Mashed Potatoes?
First, preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
Roast the whole head of garlic that has had ¼-inch of the top cut off. Place the garlic cut side up on aluminum foil on a baking sheet.
Pour olive oil on top of the garlic and sprinkle with salt for extra flavor.
Next, wrap the garlic in foil and roast in the oven for 35 to 40 minutes until it is golden and tender to the touch.
Place the peeled and diced potatoes into a large pot and cover with salted water to make sure the potatoes cook perfectly.
Bring the potatoes to a boil and simmer them over medium heat for about fifteen minutes or until fork tender. Be sure not to over-boil the potatoes.
A fork should be able to easily pierce through the potatoes.
Next, drain the potatoes with a colander, then place them back in the pot.
In a small saucepan over medium heat, combine the butter and cream with some salt. Cook the ingredients on low until the butter is fully combined with the cream.
Finally, squeeze the roasted garlic into the cooked potatoes.
Add a little bit of the buttery cream mixture, then mash the potatoes with a potato masher or large fork.
Add the remaining butter and cream mixture to the potatoes and mix with a large wooden spoon until fluffy. Be careful not to overmix the potatoes or they will not turn out good.
Season the potatoes with salt and garnish with freshly chopped herbs of choice. Feel free to add more butter or cream to the potatoes.
FAQs + Storing and Reheating
Russet or Yukon Gold potatoes are great for mashed potatoes because they are starchy, soft, and easy to mash. Golden potatoes are more buttery than Russet potatoes.
It can take anywhere from fifteen to twenty minutes to boil cubed potatoes for these mashed potatoes. Be sure to keep an eye on the potatoes as they cook and remove them from heat once they can be pierced with a fork.
Store the leftover mashed potatoes in an airtight container in the refrigerator for four days.
We like to reheat our mashed potatoes in the oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit with butter and cream until they are fluffy creamy and warm. You can also warm the potatoes in the microwave(stir occasionally) or on the stovetop with a little milk or butter.
Yes, you can freeze mashed potato! Freeze leftover mashed potatoes in an airtight container for two to three months. Allow the potatoes to defrost in the refrigerator before heating.
Tools You can Use
Masher – I use a potato hand masher because it allows me to mash the potatoes to the consistency I desire–which is chunky and smooth.
Potato Ricer – The potato ricer is great for smooth (zero lump) mashed potato. You can use a potato ricer for all sorts of potato recipes or other recipes like, sauces, guacamole, or for crushing cooked vegetables and fruits like pumpkin, apple, sweet potatoes etc. for pies, or purée.
Hand Mixer – These potatoes are whipped until fluffy with a simple hand mixer and bowl. You can also mix these potatoes in a stand mixer if you do not have a hand mixer.
Expert Tips
- Be sure to rinse, peel, and cube the potatoes into even cubes. If the potatoes are uneven, they will cook at different times.
- Leave the peel on the potatoes if using red skin potatoes to Steakhouse style mashed potatoes.
- Make sure to use cold water when starting to boil the potatoes. Do not use boiling water at first.
- Once the potatoes start to boil, season them with your favorite salt.
- Try to pierce the potatoes with a fork to see if they are done. Piercing the potatoes allows the potatoes to avoid lumps in them if they are undercooked.
- Be sure to drain the water well so the potatoes do not absorb all of the water.
- Mash the potateos while they are hot for an easier way to prepare them.
- Heat the butter and cream together before adding to the potatoes. Using cool butter and cream will change the temperature of the potatoes and will make them harder to mash.
Variations
- Use Any Kind of Dairy - For these potatoes, use milk, half and half, sour cream, Greek yogurt, sour cream, cream cheese, Parmesan Cheese, cheddar cheese, etc. There are so many options.
- Vegan Potatoes – Make these roasted garlic potatoes vegan by using vegan butter, dairy-free milk, plant-based oil, and veggie broth.
- Herbs – Top with different herbs like thyme, parsley, chives, green onions or rosemary for different flavors. You can even use sage.
Serving Ideas
Serve these creamy mashed potatoes with an assortment of different side dishes and main courses. They really go very well with gravy, steaks or grilled meats like roast chicken, or turkey meatballs along side with crisp roasted brussels sprouts, roasted asparagus or green beans.
Some of my favorite recipes to serve these potatoes for dinner with include arugula salad, crispy chicken nuggets, and healthy onion cucumber tomato salad.
Potatoes can go with so many different things!
Other Side Dishes You Will Enjoy
- Za'atar Roasted Red Potatoes
- Roasted Potatoes and Carrots
- Maple Roasted Baby Carrots
- Roasted Parsnips
- Sautéed Broccolini with Garlic Butter
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📖 Recipe
Garlic Mashed Potatoes Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 head Garlic (whole, unpeeled and ¼ inch top trimmed)
- ½ tablespoon Olive Oil
- Fine Sea Salt (divided)
- 3 Pounds Russet Potatoes (peeled and cut into 1½" chunks)
- Water as needed
- 5 tablespoons Unsalted Butter
- ½ cup Cream - reduced fat (feel free to use full fat cream)
Instructions
- Pre-heat the oven at 400°F.
- To roast the garlic, place the garlic head with cut-side up on a piece of aluminium foil, pour olive oil on the top and sprinkle salt. Wrap the garlic in foil and roast for 35-40 minutes or until cloves are golden and tender to touch.
- Place the potatoes in a large pot, fill it with enough water to cover the potatoes by an inch and sprinkle 1 teaspoon salt.
- Bring it to a boil and then simmer on medium-heat for about 15 minutes or until fork tender. Pierce the fork to see if it pass through the potatoes smoothly.
- Drain the cooked potatoes well using colander, ensure there is not water left. Put the cooked potatoes back into the pot.
- In a small sauce pan, combine butter and cream along with ½ teaspoon salt. Cook on low heat until butter is melted to combine with cream and the mixture is hot (not boiling).
- Now, squeeze the roasted garlic in to the cooked potatoes, add little butter-cream mixture and mash using a potato masher or a large fork.
- Add the remaining butter cream mixture and using a strong wooden spoon beat it until smooth and fluffy. Do not over beat or they will turn gluey/gummy.
- Taste for salt and add more if needed. You can always add more butter and cream to get the desired consistency.
- Serve hot with butter and some fresh herbs like - thyme, rosemary, parsley, or chives.
Notes
- Use Any Kind of Dairy - For these potatoes, use milk, half and half, sour cream, Greek yogurt, cream cheese, Parmesan Cheese, cheddar cheese, etc. There are so many options.
- Vegan Potatoes – Make these roasted garlic potatoes vegan by using vegan butter, dairy-free milk, plant-based oil, and veggie broth.
- Herbs – Top with different herbs like thyme, parsley, chives, green onions or rosemary for different flavors. You can even use sage.
Jacqueline Debono says
I love mashed potatoes but have never added garlic to it. It really sounds delicious so will definitely try this the next time I'm planning to make potato mash.
Mikayla says
Mashed potatoes are a favorite in our house. We also love roasted garlic, combining the two in a win. Didn't even need gravy, just some butter to top it.
Amanda Dixon says
These mashed potatoes are wonderful! They came out perfectly rich and creamy, and the garlic flavor was spot on. Delicious recipe!
Leslie says
This is exactly how I like my mashed potatoes! Creamy, buttery, and garlic. Best way to eat mashed potatoes!
Colleen says
This is a favorite restaurant dish for us, but for some reason I never thought to make them at home. They turned out perfect!
Allyssa says
Thank you so much for sharing this amazing garlic mashed potatoes recipe! Will surely have this again! It's really easy to make and it tasted so delicious! Highly recommended!
veenaazmanov says
This is such an easy to make dish. Potatoes and Garlic is a great combination too. Perfect meal for Dinner with some starter options.