These classic mashed potatoes are a simple, flavorful mashed potato recipe that uses Yukon gold potatoes for the perfect, easy side dish for a weeknight dinner or holiday meal.
This classic mashed potatoes recipe is made with 4 staple ingredients and use Yukon golds to make a creamy and flavorful classic side dish. Yukon golds are great for making into mashed potatoes because they have a high starch content that absorbs water to give the dish a creamy texture.
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Why You'll Love This Recipe
- Easy Side Dish
- One-Pot Recipe
Ingredients & Substitutions
- Potatoes - We recommend using Yukon Gold potatoes for this recipe, but Russet potatoes are also a great option.
- Milk - Milk makes the potatoes creamy. We recommend using whole milk.
- Butter - Butter enhances the flavors of the dish and adds to the creaminess of the mashed potatoes.
- Salt - Salt enhances the flavors of the recipe.
Complete list of ingredients and amounts is located on the recipe card below.
Kitchen Tools & Equipment
- Potato Scrubber - A potato scrubber helps to easily clean the potatoes before boiling them.
- Large Pot - A large pot or Dutch oven is perfect for boiling the potatoes in.
- Potato Masher - A potato masher helps to easily mash the potatoes.
How to Make Mashed Potatoes
Step 1. Boil the potatoes.
Step 2. Drain the water and add the milk, butter and salt.
Step 3. Mash everything together.
Recipe Serving Suggestions
This recipe makes a large pot of potatoes that can serve 8-10 people as a side dish. We love serving this side dish with steak and vegetables for an easy, healthy dinner.
If you like this recipe, you will love our other potato side dish recipes.
- Smashed Potatoes
- Mashed Sweet Potatoes
- Twice Baked Potatoes
- Sweet Potato Wedges
- Cheesy Scalloped Potatoes
- Mustard Potato Salad
Expert Tips & Variations
- Half the potatoes to boil. We recommend cutting the potatoes in half to boil them. This helps the potatoes to boil quicker.
- Leave the skins on. We like to leave the skins on the potatoes for this recipe. Not only do the skins have many nutrients in them, but they also add texture to the dish.
How to Store Mashed Potatoes
- Refrigerator - in an airtight container for up to 5 days.
Recipe FAQ
The best potatoes are starchy potatoes like Yukon Golds and Russets because they absorb water well which produces a creamy texture.
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Classic Mashed Potatoes
These classic mashed potatoes are a simple, flavorful mashed potato recipe that uses Yukon gold potatoes for the perfect, easy side dish for a weeknight dinner or holiday meal.
Ingredients
- 5lb Yukon Gold potatoes
- 5 Tablespoons butter
- 1 cup milk
- 2 teaspoons salt
Instructions
- Scrub and clean the potatoes.
- Cut each potato in half and place in a large pot.
- Add water to the pot to cover the potatoes.
- Place the pot on the stovetop and bring the water to a boil.
- Allow the potatoes to boil until fork-tender.
- Once the potatoes are fork-tender, drain the water from the pot.
- Add the milk, butter and salt to the pot with the potatoes.
- Use a potato masher to mash to the potatoes until creamy.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 10 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 274Total Fat: 7gSaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 17mgSodium: 503mgCarbohydrates: 49gFiber: 5gSugar: 4gProtein: 7g
