Cheddar Mashed Potatoes Recipe

This cheddar mashed potatoes recipe uses…duh – cheddar cheese to make your mashed potatoes better. Lot’s of times it can happen that your mashed potatoes turn out a bit plain. Maybe your potatoes were not the best kind for this recipe, maybe you forgot to follow some of the tips and tricks we include in our recipes to make mashed potatoes better or just plain and simple you need some more depth to the taste. Cheddar cheese help you add richness to your mashed potatoes. Sure you can use other cheeses but cheddar is the most popular one to add to your mashed potatoes. So what do we need?

Prep time: 30 mins

Total time: 30 mins

Ingredients

2 pounds potatoes (Yukon Golds or Russets)
3/4 cup warm milk
2 tbsp butter
1 cup shredded extra-sharp Cheddar cheese
1/2 tsp onion powder
1 Tblsp chopped chives
salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

Peel the potatoes and cut them into big pieces. Put them into a pot and cover them with cold water. Add some salt and start cooking. When water boils turn the heat down and let it simmer for 15 to 20 minutes. Your potatoes are cooked when they are soft.
Drain them and return them to the pot, put the pot back on low heat. This will make the rest of the water evaporate. Be careful not to burn the potatoes. Now add all the milk (milk must be warm, cold milk can make potatoes gluey and also – it will take longer for cheddar cheese to melt), butter, onion powder and salt and pepper for the taste.
Use a wire masher, potato ricer… to mash your potatoes and only then stir in the Cheddar cheese. You should put your Cheddar cheese mashed potatoes back on low heat so all the cheese melts. But make sure you stir them all the time so you don’t burn them.
At the end, for that extra little bit, sprinkle your cheddar mashed potatoes with chopped chives. 2 pound of potatoes will feed 4 to 6 people. That’s it, cheddar mashed potatoes recipe is easy.