If we could shrink ourselves, crawl into a bowl of these ultra-rich potatoes and take a nap, you better believe we would. This side dish is the most comfortable of comfort foods. Brie cheese gets carefully tucked into warm pillows of mashed Yukon gold potatoes, creating luscious pockets of warm, melty cheese. Who knew potatoes could be this luxurious?
Creamy Brie Mashed Potatoes
- Prep Time 20 min
- Total 45 min
- Servings 8
- Ingredients 7
Ingredients
- 9 medium Yukon gold potatoes (3 lb), peeled and cut into 1-inch cubes
- 1 cup whole milk
- 1/3 cup butter
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 6 cloves garlic, peeled
- 8 oz Brie cheese, rind removed and cut into 1/2-inch cubes
Instructions
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Step1In 3-quart saucepan, place potatoes and enough salted water to cover potatoes. Heat to boiling; reduce heat to medium-low. Cover and simmer 20 to 30 minutes or until tender; drain.
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Step2Return to pan. Shake pan gently over low heat to dry potatoes.
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Step3Meanwhile, in 1-quart saucepan, heat milk, butter, salt, pepper and garlic over medium-low heat 10 to 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until garlic is tender. Pour milk mixture over potatoes. Add half of the cheese; mash with potato masher until fluffy.
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Step4Fold remaining cheese into mashed potatoes, just enough to incorporate. There should still be visible pockets of cheese. Serve hot.
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Nutrition
330
Calories
17g
Total Fat
10g
Protein
34g
Total Carbohydrate
4g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: About 3/4 Cup
- Calories
- 330
- Calories from Fat
- 150
- Total Fat
- 17g
- 26%
- Saturated Fat
- 10g
- 52%
- Trans Fat
- 1/2g
- Cholesterol
- 50mg
- 17%
- Sodium
- 480mg
- 20%
- Potassium
- 670mg
- 19%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 34g
- 11%
- Dietary Fiber
- 2g
- 9%
- Sugars
- 4g
- Protein
- 10g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 10%
- 10%
- Vitamin C
- 15%
- 15%
- Calcium
- 10%
- 10%
- Iron
- 4%
- 4%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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